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The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have something to offer everyone in the Vanderbilt community, whether you’re a student, faculty member or staff. Learn eight essential ways we can help. Read More

Stand-up comedian Dusty Slay, known for his blue-collar observational storytelling style, will discuss his new collection of personal essays, "We’re Having a Good Time," on Thursday, Nov. 12, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have launched a new web platform and improved database for the Vanderbilt Television News Archive, one of the most extensive and complete archives of television news in the world. Read More

Humanities Tennessee, in partnership with Vanderbilt University, has announced exciting updates to the initial author lineup for the 2026 Southern Festival of Books. Read More

Students from the Vanderbilt Cloud Innovation Lab for Libraries and Applied Digital Preservation, powered by AWS, represented Vanderbilt University through technical demonstrations, professional networking, and award-winning innovation at the 2026 AWS Summit Washington, D.C. Read More

Dewey Data, an academic research platform that provides access to commercial, third-party datasets, is now available to Vanderbilt users, courtesy of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will collaborate with global publishing and analytics company Elsevier’s Cell Press to elevate the visibility and impact of Vanderbilt University research. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Digital Lab partnered with Syriaca.org to conduct “Digital Encoding for the Study of Syriac Literature,” an international virtual workshop held from June 29 through July 9. Read More

Erin Geier, cloud innovation lead and manager of the Vanderbilt Cloud Innovation Lab at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, represented Vanderbilt University at the 2026 International Image Interoperability Framework Annual Conference and Showcase, held June 1–4 across Amsterdam, Leiden, and The Hague in the Netherlands. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity Library has launched a comprehensive redesign of its Art in the Christian Tradition website, fully integrating this database of more than 7,000 religious images with the Revised Common Lectionary platform to support digital scholarship and worship. Read More