LISTSERV 16.5 - ISALUMNI Archives

Students, Faculty & Alums,

Who can resist a field trip…complete with special tours of a stellar museum, a public library, an academic special collections, and a special library?! Let your learning come to life, while enjoying the company of fellow SIS folks.

On July 26 through 29, the SIS van will journey to Arkansas to visit four interesting information environments: the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (CBMAA), the Bentonville Public Library (hosted by Director Hadi Dudley, an SIS alum!), the University of Arkansas Fayetteville Special Collections, and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library.

Ride along from Knoxville, join in from Nashville, Memphis, or other Arkansas towns, or for the Arkansas cohort members, drive in for one or more of the specific locations, as you prefer. Note the full itinerary and cost estimates below.

Please email me at [log in to unmask] if you are interested in participating in one way or another. If you would like to attend but need to check on your work situation or other factors to be sure, please email me right away, so we can estimate the potential level of participation. PLEASE RESPOND BY THURS JULY 12, 5PM.

Thanks!

Kitty

Karen J. "Kitty" McClanahan, Ph.D.

Assistant to the Director, Lecturer

Program Coordinator: Practicum and IS&T Minor

School of Information Sciences

The University of Tennessee

451D Communications Bldg.

1345 Circle Park Drive

Knoxville, TN 37966-0341

(865) 974-8942

[log in to unmask]

Trip Details:

Here are the links to the websites of the points of interest:

Crystal Bridges Museum: http://crystalbridges.org/ .

Bentonville Public Library: http://www.bentonvillelibrary.org/ .

U of Arkansas Special Collections: http://libinfo.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/ .

William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum: www.clintonlibrary.gov .

The trip begins in Knoxville, but students or alums from other areas can also participate, by meeting the van along the way, and riding along. If you live east of Knoxville, you will need to arrive at UT by 1pm on the 26th, for the 2pm departure. The van will also pick up passengers in Nashville and Memphis and as needed in Arkansas (along the I-40 and I-540 route). Chattanooga-area participants can choose to come to Knoxville or Nashville to catch the van. Participants who live in Arkansas can also choose to drive their own vehicles and join us at one or more of the location(s). For anyone who wants to ride the van after the Knoxville departure, we will make arrangements to pick you up at a convenient location right off the interstates. See the itinerary below for which days participants from each area need to join in.

General Itinerary:

Thursday, 7/26: Van leaves Knoxville approx. 2pm, pick up Nashville-area participants, dinner on road between Nashville & Memphis. Stay in hotel near Memphis.

Friday, 7/27: Leave Memphis hotel 8am, pick up Memphis area participants (and later Little Rock & other Arkansas participants on way), drive to Bentonville, AR, arrive 2-3 pm. See CBMAA (including dinner at museum restaurant, hosted by SIS); open until 9pm. Hotel in Bentonville.

Saturday, 7/28: Visit Bentonville Public Library in morning. Drive to Fayetteville to see University of Arkansas Fayetteville Library/Special Collections. Late afternoon: drive to Little Rock, dinner & hotel in Little Rock.

Sunday, 7/29: Free time morning, then visit Clinton Library 1-4 pm, and head back to Knoxville. Dinner on road near Memphis, drop offs at Memphis & Nashville, return to Knoxville about 1:30 am.

Cost for participating:

SIS is paying the cost of the van & its fuel, and the dinner at the CBMAA restaurant. Participants are responsible for cost of hotels, other meals, and admission to the two destinations with entry fees (Clinton: reg $7, students $5; CBMAA: $5 for traveling exhibit, general admission free). Hotels will be in the $80-$100 range per night; if you would like to share a room, let me know and I will try to find you a roommate.