Portrait of Information Literacy Librarian John LaDue. | Photo / Pacer Staff
At one point in your life, you may need help researching a subject matter, and Paul Meek Library has seven librarians available to assist you with your research.
Information Literacy Librarian Mr. John LaDue wants all students to be successful and has put together Spring 2023 Lunch at the Library Workshop Series. The workshop will be held on Tuesdays from 12:15- 12:45 p.m. in room 152 at the library. LaDue hopes that the following classes will inform, persuade and entertain students to come to the library to see what is available at the library. He encourages students to bring their lunch and eat while learning about what the library offers.
Lunch at the Library schedule:
- February 14 – Researching Black Liberation Movements – Reconstruction to Jim Crow
- February 21 – Researching Black Liberation Movements – From Civil Rights to Black Power
- February 28 – Researching Black Liberation Movements – Current Events
- March 7 – Lesser Known Women Who Made History (and how to learn more about them)
- March 14 – How to Read an Academic Article
- March 28 – Drop in reference help
- April 4 – Media Literacy
- April 11 – Evaluating Sources on the Web
- April 18 – Citing Sources / Zotero
- April 25 – Drop in reference help
The library also has a writing center and a media center. The writing center is located in the library and is open Monday through Thursday from 6-9 p.m. and Sunday from 6-9 p.m. in room 150. The writing center is available to help with any writing assignments; bring what you have written, and someone will help you at any stage of your writing. To make an appointment, visit the writing center portal at: https://utm.mywconline.net.
The media center is located in room 117 in the library. The media center offers a multimedia classroom, video production studio, 3D scanners, printers, a place to edit presentations, whiteboards, craft supplies, fax machines, sewing machines, digital cutters, etc. Payment for supplies and services is required to be made by Skyhawk card. For more information, call (731)881-7063 or e-mail: rogersmediacenter@utm.edu or psander9@utm.edu.
