Vanderbilt Libraries
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Enroll in Vanderbilt Osher spring 2017 classes
The August total solar eclipse, digital humanities and moral intelligence are among the diverse topics covered during the spring term of Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Read MoreFeb 24, 2017
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Unique exhibition will ‘map’ science and visualize data at four campus locations beginning Jan. 23
"Places and Spaces: Mapping Science," an exhibition showcasing the visualization of complex data in innovative and eye-catching ways, will be on display at four campus locations beginning Jan. 23. Read MoreJan 6, 2017
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Vanderbilt Television News Archive launches new website
Visitors to the Vanderbilt Television News Archive website can enjoy major enhancements to the video, thanks to a complete redesign and updated infrastructure. Read MoreOct 28, 2016
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New technology simplifies copyright clearances on teaching materials
A new technology service secured by Vanderbilt Libraries will reduce the liability of faculty and students from unintentional misuse of copyrighted material. Read MoreJul 22, 2016
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Vanderbilt Libraries to host ‘Cultural Heritage at Scale’ symposium
Scholars, students and other interested individuals are invited to a free Vanderbilt Libraries symposium on the challenges and opportunities for those who build national-scale digital cultural preservation projects. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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Slave records digital archive receives ACLS Extension Grant
The American Council of Learned Societies has awarded a digital extension grant to a project historian Jane Landers has led since 2003 to preserve endangered African and Afro-descended slave records. Read MoreMay 18, 2016
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Student-curated projects launch Vanderbilt Libraries exhibition
Students in two College of Arts and Science classes drew on rare materials from Vanderbilt Special Collections to create exhibits for "The Campus Curates: Illuminations, Enlightenment and Discovery," now on display at the Central Library. Read MoreMay 4, 2016
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Jeff Carr, major force at Vanderbilt and in the community for three decades, dies
A longtime vice chancellor and general counsel who cared deeply about Vanderbilt's integrity and reputation has died at the age of 75. Read MoreApr 12, 2016
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Studio arts class invites you to ‘Dis-connect’ at Vanderbilt Libraries
A studio arts class taught by Mel Ziegler has created a series of installations called "Dis-connect" at the Central and Divinity libraries that explores how rapid advances in technology have impacted our perceptions of libraries in general. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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Periscope at Vanderbilt offers glimpse into campus life
Watching live video of a workshop on a smartphone or tablet is just one of a growing number of ways Vanderbilt Libraries and other groups on campus are using the Periscope app to share information and engage the community. Read MoreApr 6, 2016
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‘Moon Watch and Moon Pies’ on Vanderbilt Library Lawn March 15
Enjoy eating a sweet treat and gazing at the moon through a telescope on Library Lawn when Dyer Observatory and Vanderbilt Libraries present "Moon Watch and Moon Pies" the evening of March 15. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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1960s civil rights ‘voices’ to discuss Warren’s ‘Who Speaks for the Negro?’
Author and alumnus Robert Penn Warren's impact on civil rights is among the topics of a Feb. 10 panel discussion with '60s activists Robert Moses and Ruth Turner Perot along with the Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Jr., pastor of the historic First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill. Read MoreJan 28, 2016
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Slavery historical records topic of Williamson Library talk
Jane Landers, a Vanderbilt history professor who studies slavery from its inception to abolition, will give a free talk Feb. 26 at the Williamson County Public Library. Read MoreJan 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt Libraries invites your input with campus-wide survey
Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff are encouraged to make their voices heard in a Vanderbilt Libraries survey that previously has resulted in renovations and improved services. Read MoreOct 29, 2015
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Vanderbilt Libraries to host two Wikipedia ‘edit-a-thons’
Vanderbilt Libraries will celebrate Open Access Week by hosting two Wikipedia edit-a-thons Oct. 15 and 23. The community is invited to participate. Read MoreOct 14, 2015
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Technology enhances perceptions at Vanderbilt Libraries exhibition
"Picturing Our World," a new exhibition at Vanderbilt Libraries, juxtaposes recent technological advances with more traditional images of the universe and our place in it. Read MoreAug 24, 2015
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Dean of libraries featured at February USAC meeting – watch video
Minutes from the University Staff Advisory Council’s Feb. 11 meeting are now available online on the USAC website. (Meeting minutes are published approximately one week after the council convenes.) Dowell Dean of Libraries Connie Vinita Dowell was the featured guest speaker for February. She discussed… Read MoreFeb 28, 2014
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Vanderbilt Libraries add iPads to list of circulated items
Vanderbilt Libraries have just added iPad2s to the list of items that the university's current students, faculty and staff can check out. Read MoreJan 11, 2013
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Vanderbilt digital archive recovers lost Civil Rights voices
Digitized versions of the original reel-to-reel recordings that author Robert Penn Warren conducted with Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and other key leaders in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement are now searchable through the Who Speaks for the Negro website housed at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreApr 27, 2012
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Preserving endangered slave records focus of Vanderbilt conference
Renowned experts on preservation of African and Afro-descended slave records will gather at Vanderbilt Feb. 2 - 4 to launch the university's new Ecclesiastical and Secular Sources for Slave Societies digital archive and website. Read MoreJan 31, 2012