Year: 2011

Paris Conference to celebrate the international collaboration between Vanderbilt University and the Sorbonne. The theme of the conference is Baudelaire: Translation, Criticism, Reception. “Paris Sorbonne University (Paris IV) is the main inheritor of the old Sorbonne, which dates back to the 13th century. It was one of… Read More

New policies geared toward students who like their beverages and snacks by Ann Marie Deer Owens | With the recent addition of the Food for Thought Café in Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, food-friendly policies have been implemented throughout the Jean and Alexander Heard Library system. Food and… Read More

It’s that time of year again – The Library is hosting GIS Day on November 16th from 12 -1:30 pm in addition to an expanded offering of workshops, both in the Peabody Library Learning Commons (room 304). Flier and full schedule Summary of Events VU GIS… Read More

John Seigenthaler: “Wikipedia, WikiLeaks and Wiccans: Historical Accuracy Online” Watch video of John Seigenthaler, a nationally recognized advocate for the First Amendment also known for his criticism of Internet vandals who post false information on user-created sites like Wikipedia, speaking Oct. 21 at Vanderbilt’s Central Library. (more)… Read More

See Bill Clinton, Minnie Pearl, Dolly Parton and others as Lamar Alexander looks back at his years in office. Videographer: Mike Todd… Read More

The Wilson Music Library will be open extra hours to give students an opportunity to study and use music library resources in preparation for exams. The extended hours will be: Saturday, December 3: 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 9: 8:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. Read More

Join us on Thursday Nov. 10th, 12pm-1pm in the Fireside Reading Room at the Peabody Library for a Fireside chat featuring Leadership, Policy, & Organization professor Christopher Loss. Prof. Loss will discuss his upcoming December 2012 publication from Princeton University Press entitled Between Citizens and the State: The Politics… Read More

Over 200 Pre-College students and parents attended the Wilson Music Library Halloween Open House. Students were not scared off by the friendly music library staff in their costumes. Instead, they enjoyed scavenger hunts to find music library resources, a game of mini-golf to help orient them with the collections, music… Read More

The Library is hosting an exhibit of rare and original German texts and modern popular films entitled “Do Deutsch: 500 Years of German Culture in the Vanderbilt University Library” in the Central Library on the fourth floor near the Leisure Film Collection. The exhibit will run through November… Read More

There are now more than 1000 recordings in the Blair Performance Archive, a database of recital performances at Blair! That’s 197 faculty recitals, 34 guest artist recitals, 626 student performer/ensemble recordings, 36 master classes, 79 lectures and 4 viola marathons! If you’ve yet to visit the Blair Performance Archive, please… Read More