Jean And Alexander Heard Libraries

The Writing Studio has chosen “Writing as Discovery” as the theme for its 15th annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, which will be Friday, March 31, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Commons Center Multipurpose Room.    Read More

Vanderbilt’s Inclusive Book Group will meet online Wednesday, May 3, to discuss The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Read More

Vanderbilt University is now a member of the International Image Interoperability Framework, an international consortium of universities and other cultural heritage institutions using a standard for viewing, comparing and annotating digital objects. Read More

Tim Gollins, an international information specialist, has been named director of Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, effective March 6. Gollins joins Vanderbilt from the National Records of Scotland, where he was head of preservation and information management. Read More

A new exhibit set to open at Vanderbilt Central Library’s Special Collections will feature Belle da Costa Greene, the famed 20th-century librarian for American financier and investment banker J.P. Morgan. The opening reception on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. will be catered by Hattie B's. Read More

The Center for Digital Humanities is now part of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Established in 2016 with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the center provides a hub for exploration at the intersection of innovative technology and humanities research. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have joined the Share Virtual Discovery Environment, an international collaboration that uses linked data to facilitate the discovery of resources and increase the visibility of library collections. Read More

The ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason, will discuss international relations on Thursday, Jan. 19, at Vanderbilt. The conversation will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Central Library fourth-floor Community Room. The event is open to the public. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are now offering noise-cancelling headphones available for checkout. Each set comes with everything you need to connect and charge them. Read More

Vanderbilt libraries data science and data curation specialist Steve Baskauf recently reached a milestone in a multiyear project to improve access to the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery collections in Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, making the collections easier to use globally. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries recently expanded their partnership with Next Steps at Vanderbilt. The first program of its kind in Tennessee, Next Steps provides neurodiverse students with a college experience that includes academic, social, professional and residential programming. Read More

Join Vanderbilt University Press, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries for the book launch of Journey without End: Migration from the Global South through the Americas. The event will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room and online via Zoom. Read More

The Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the United States H.E. Mikko Hautala and former U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus will discuss themes of international politics, the war in Ukraine, the Finnish-Russian border and European security integration on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Vanderbilt. The conversation will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Central Library’s fourth-floor Community Room. Read More

Vanderbilt-related authors will have a strong presence at the 2022 Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word, which takes place at War Memorial Plaza and Nashville Public Library Oct. 14–16. Read More

Vanderbilt Libraries has uploaded more than 48,000 historic photographs from the Vanderbilt University Photographic Archive to Vanderbilt’s media database in preparation of the university’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2023. Current faculty, staff and students can access the historic photographs in the database after requesting initial access. Read More

Recent policies and legislation across the U.S. have made the reading and teaching of banned books even more difficult in K–12 classrooms and libraries. To help the Vanderbilt and Nashville communities navigate these changes, several offices across Vanderbilt have collaborated on a Banned Books Initiative featuring a series of events offered throughout the academic year. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will host events on Friday, Sept. 16, to celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, observed each year to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” Read More

Vanderbilt’s Digital Commons is now part of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. The Digital Commons provides faculty with dynamic, user-centered services in support of world-class research, teaching and digital learning. Read More

New privacy-friendly capacity-monitoring technology is available at each Vanderbilt Campus Dining location, allowing students to see how busy the dining halls are during business hours. The technology also has been deployed in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, providing real-time capacity data for study spaces across campus. Read More

At Vanderbilt, resources supporting your needs as a student are everywhere. Knowing where to look and whom to ask can help you navigate the university and set you on the right course to success. Read More