Year: 2010

The most recent photographs of the Central Library renovation are available here. Take a look at the latest slideshow to see some of the most recent developments:  the Payne Reading Room on the 6th floor has new paint and carpet,  an interesting wallpaper display with a sampling of digital… Read More

On Thursday, Oct. 7, from 4-5 PM in the Music Library’s seminar room, Jacob Schaub (music cataloger) will give a presentation on the Blair Performance Archive (BPA). This presentation will be part of a conference program for an upcoming meeting of the Southeast Music Library Association. All are invited to… Read More

Blair affiliates who are not eligible for a VUNet ID can now log in to Acorn to renew materials. Users who did not receive a form with their “Alternate ID” and PIN when they received their library card can request an “Alt ID” at the library’s service desk. Read More

A major renovation transforms Central Library into a ‘livable’ learning destination The first thing you notice when stepping into Central Library’s new fourth-floor lobby is a sense of light and space. Gone is the dark, cluttered entryway that more than one student described as “cave-like” on user surveys last year,… Read More

The Libraries are hosting a trial of H.W.Wilson’s Biography Reference Bank product, active through the end of October 2010. http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BIORB The trial is available from on-campus locations only. Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of… Read More

Many online services will be unavailable from 10:00pm Friday September 17th through 7:00am Saturday September 18th. Campus Plant Operations has scheduled a complete power outage for the Central and Divinity Library building in order to clean the electrical transformer and install a new electric panel in the building. As a… Read More

Sheila Paige, frequent visitor to Blair and Executive Director of the Piano Wellness Seminar, has over 30 years experience in the work of Dorothy Taubman and an extensive background in Alexander Technique. She has also been a faculty member of the Dorothy Taubman Institute and is currently a faculty member… Read More

A Blu-ray player is now available for use in the Music Library. A small but growing collection of Blu-ray discs is available for check out. Give us your suggestions on the titles that you would like to see on Blu-ray. Click here to make a suggestion(s). The seminar room… Read More

ProQuest’s US Hispanic Newsstand is on trial, September 2-September 30, 2010.  This trial is available on and off campus to library patrons.  Please send comments to Paula Covington (paula.covington@vanderbilt.edu). US Hispanic Newsstand contains full-text of major Hispanic newspapers published in the United States, representing diverse regions of the country. It… Read More

The library currently has a trial for a database containing the Gran Enciclopedia de España, and the Gran Enciclopedia Iberoamericana, two major universal encyclopedias emphasizing Spain and Latin America.  Access is only available on campus and the trial lasts until September 30.  For access information, please see the E-Trials Blog… Read More