East Tennessee Library Association
East Tennessee Library Association
ETLA Newsletter
January 2009
2008-2009 Board
President, Mary Bartolini
University of Tennessee
Center for Information and
Communication Studies
865-974-2156
[email protected]
Vice President/PresidentElect,Chris Durman
University of Tennessee Libraries
865-974-3474
[email protected]
Secretary, Molly Moore
Amputee Coalition of America
865-524-8772
[email protected]
Treasurer, Jeff Johnston
Knox County Public Library
865-525-5431
[email protected]
http://www.lib.utk.edu/~etla/
Year of the Library Tour Continues:
Powell Branch Library Hosts SIS Students
February 5th, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
ETLA will continue the Year of the
Library Tour on Thursday, February 5th,
6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Powell Branch Library.
Please join us to hear UT School of Information Sciences’ student chapter of TLA
present on Programming for Children. SIS
students who are scheduled to present
include: Sarah Culp Searles, Anna
Galyon, and Lisa Meidl.
Swaggerty, Branch Manager, will lead a
tour of the Powell Branch Library.
Refreshments will be served at 6:00
p.m., providing an informal time to meet
and greet colleagues. The program will
begin at 6:30 p.m. following a brief business meeting and will conclude by 8:00
p.m.
A map to Powell Branch Library may be
found on page 6.
Following the student presentation, Carol
Newsletter Editor,
Becky Smeltzer
University of Tennessee
Municipal Technical Advisory
Service
865-974-9841
[email protected]
Immediate Past President,
Rene Jordan
Knox County Public Library
865-215-8716
[email protected]
Inside this issue:
Webmaster, Frances Adams
– O’Brien
University of Tennessee
Municipal Technical Advisory
Service
865-974-9842
[email protected]
Powell Branch Library and Beargoyle
UT Map Services Tour
2
Rothrock Lecture and Dinner
with Michael Lofaro
3
UT Hodges Library Map
4
Rothrock Reservation Form
due April 15
5
ETLA Membership Form
5
Powell Library Map
6
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Gregory March Leads UT Map Services Tour
March 24th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Speaker: Gregory March
Date: Thursday, March 24th
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Place: Map Services
G21 John C. Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-4315
On Tuesday, March 24th, we will
meet at The University of TennesGreg March
see John C. Hodges Library at 6:30
p.m. Gregory March, will lead us on a tour of UT Map
Services.
Gregory March joined The University of Tennessee Libraries in October 2006 and is Assistant Professor and
Map/GIS Librarian. Greg manages UT Map Services,
assists faculty and students with finding and using geographic resources, and with using Geographic Informa-
Map Services
tion Systems (GIS) technology for their research. Greg
also teaches GIS workshops in the library, and compass/
orienteering outdoor workshops to the UT and surrounding community.
Greg holds an M.S. in Information Science, an M.S. in
Forensic Science, and a B.A. in Anthropology.
Before beginning his library career, Greg spent 10 years
in the field as an archaeologist, the last 2 ½ years were
with The University of Tennessee. Before settling in Tennessee, Greg worked on numerous prehistoric and historic excavations in nine states east of the Mississippi
River.
There will be no refreshments at this program due to the
nature of this special collection.
The UT Map Library is located on the ground floor of the
John C. Hodges Library.
See map on page 4 of the newsletter.
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2009 Rothrock Lecture/Dinner
Dr. Michael Lofaro Discusses James Agee Work
Speaker: Michael Lofaro
Title: Revision of James Agee’s A Death in the
Family
Date: Thursday, April 23rd
Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Place: Naples Restaurant
5500 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 584-5033
and other materials in a restoration of the work more in
accord with Agee’s original vision that Lofaro published
in 2007.
Michael Lofaro is the Lindsay Young professor of English at the University of Tennessee and the editor of the
10-volume The Works of James Agee to be published by
The University of Tennessee Press with a target completion date of 2015.
Lofaro theorizes that other works by Agee were modified
or suppressed because of the political mood of mid-20th
century America.
In 1988, a book dealer offered papers left by Agee’s editor to The University of Tennessee Special Collections
Library. Special Collections contacted
Lofaro because he is a manuscript appraiser. In the collection, Lofaro discovered
two chapters that appeared to have been
written for inclusion in Agee’s posthumously published novel, A Death in the
Family. At that time, the trustee of the
Agee materials refused to allow the papers
to be published. Thirteen years later, after
a new trustee was appointed, Lofaro was
Michael Lofaro
allowed to incorporate these chapters
Naples Restaurant
5500 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
(865) 584-5033
Special Collections has designated the Agee collection as
one of only two collections that receive priority collection
emphases. As new materials are published or rare and
out-of-print items on the subject of James Agee become
available, they are purchased.
James Agee was born in 1909 and as we celebrate the
centennial of his birth, we hope that you will join ETLA
at this exciting Rothrock Lecture and dinner at Naples
Restaurant.
The reservation form is included on page 3.
Please send your completed form to Jeff Johnston by April 15th with a check in the amount
of $15 per person ($10 for students) for each
member of your party. Price covers your choice
of main dish, which you will choose at the restaurant (vegetarian manicotti, veal piccata, or
chicken parmesan), as well as salad, dessert,
and beverage. Alcoholic beverages are not included but may be purchased individually.
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Map Services
John C. Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville, TN 37996
(865) 974-4315
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Annual Mary Utopia Rothrock Lecture
Reservation and Payment Form
Yes, we will attend this event! Here are the names of everyone in my party:
(1) _____________________________________________________________________
(2) _____________________________________________________________________
(3) _____________________________________________________________________
Please return this form by April 15th to Jeff Johnston (address listed below) with a check payable to ETLA in the
amount of $15 per person ($10 for students) for each member of your party. Price covers your choice of manicotti, veal
piccata, or chicken parmesan (you will make your selection at the restaurant) and includes salad, dessert and
beverage. Alcoholic beverages may be purchased separately.
Please return this form by April 15th to:
Jeff Johnston, ETLA Treasurer
East Knoxville/Burlington Branch Library
4614 Asheville Hwy.
Knoxville, TN 37914-3606
Do you need to renew your membership or would you like to join ETLA?
Just complete and return this form.
ETLA membership dues are $10 per year or $15 for two years. Membership runs from July 1 to June 30. Make your
checks payable to: East Tennessee Library Association and mail to Jeff Johnston, ETLA Treasurer, East
Knoxville/Burlington Branch Library, 4614 Asheville Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37914-3606.
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East Tennessee Library Association
University of Tennessee
Municipal Technical Advisory Service
Suite 120, Conference Center Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-4105
Attn: Becky Smeltzer
[email protected]
Electronic versions of current and past newsletters are available at:
http://www.lib.utk.edu/~etla/news.html
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