Trace Provides the Public with Access to Research | Tennessee Today

"Access to research is essential to innovation and fosters the intellectual life of our communities. However, when a UT faculty member’s research is mentioned in the media, there often isn’t a way for the public to access the information. When a direct link to an academic article is provided in a newspaper or blog, the scholarly content is typically accessible only with a subscription or by paying an exorbitant access fee. UT Libraries’ Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange (Trace) offers faculty a way to easily share their research and creative work with other researchers, the media, and the community fee-free while also preserving their materials. Trace is a publicly accessible digital archive of published and unpublished works by faculty, departments, programs, research centers, and institutes, and includes theses and dissertations ..."