Year: 2009

The Library’s Geographic Information Systems service is hosting its second annual GIS Day event this Wednesday, November 18 in the Peabody Library Learning Commons from 12-1:30 pm. Several Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students from various disciplines will speak about how they use GIS. More information, including a printable flier and… Read More

Wondering if you can borrow a calculator from the library, or a digital video camera? Need to use Adobe Acrobat Professional, or SPSS? Browse to the Hardware and Software in the Libraries site, where you’ll find information about computer-related hardware and software as well as things like copiers, printers,… Read More

For your consideration, Central Library has a collection of best sellers in its leisure reading section, as well as a collection of travel guides. Want a quick book exchange? Exchange leisure reading books with the Gnome Tome (Peabody Library) or at the Stevenson Science & Engineering Library. Read More

A professional storyteller will tell ghost stories at the Tree of Knowledge on Library Lawn from 11pm-1:00am on Thursday, October 29th. Bring a blanket and enjoy some hot chocolate at this event. Read More

The Music Library will be open Saturdays from noon-5 PM for the remainder of the semester. Please stop by, use the Music Library and let us know what you think of these additional hours. The Saturday dates are: October 31 November 7 November 14 December… Read More

Blair pre-college students and their parents are invited to a Halloween open house on Oct. 29, from 4-6 in the music library. Wear you Halloween costume, play a game of putt-putt, snack on some Halloween treats, and check out resources that are available in the music library. New this… Read More

Music Library staff will be offering a faculty workshop on searching Acorn today in the Seminar Room from 12-1 p.m. Read More

The prototype J. Leon Helguera Collection of Colombiana is completed and now openly accessible This collection contains digital versions of 66 selected items from the library’s special collection of pamphlets, broadsides and programas acquired by Professor Helguera during his travels to Colombia. The small sample was digitized as… Read More

October is National Information Literacy Month… Read More

Q. What are those colorful stairs in front of the library? A. http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/myvu/news/2009/10/07/art-makes-place-continues-on-vanderbilt-campus.93214… Read More