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Year: 2012

  • Food for Thought Cafe Reopens August 20

    Food for Thought Cafe Reopens August 20

    Central Library’s Food For Thought Cafe will reopen Monday, August 20. Hours: Opening day, Monday  8/20   9am-3pm Tuesday  8/21, 9am—3pm Wednesday 8/22, 9am-10pm   Regular Fall Semester Hours, effective 8/23: Mon – Thurs, 9am -9pm Fridays, 9am – 3pm Closed Saturdays Sundays 3pm – 9pm… Read More

    Aug 14, 2012

  • You’re Invited to a Music Library Open House: Breakfast, Popcorn, Book Sale, and the Appalachian Dulcimer Archive

    You’re Invited to a Music Library Open House: Breakfast, Popcorn, Book Sale, and the Appalachian Dulcimer Archive

    Join us for a continental breakfast on the first day of classes, August 22, from 8 a.m. until noon. Blair faculty, students and staff are invited for an informal meet and greet. If you can’t make it in the morning, stop by in the afternoon for popcorn and a beverage… Read More

    Aug 13, 2012

  • OAK Gets New Look and Functionality

    OAK Gets New Look and Functionality

    OAK (Online Access to Knowledge), Vanderbilt’s course management system, is expanding current functionality to provide additional services and customizations.  Efficiencies in course delivery and management will also be attained.   Several years ago, a proposal was prepared to enhance OAK that included a consolidated list of requests from the schools… Read More

    Aug 10, 2012

  • Fall Semester Hours begin August 21

    Fall Semester Hours begin August 21

    Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Saturday: CLOSED (with exceptions**) Sunday: 2:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. **exceptions are listed on the full hours schedule… Read More

    Aug 10, 2012

  • Diane Sasson on late Victorian spirituality

    Diane Sasson on late Victorian spirituality

    Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews Diane Sasson, Lecturer in Theology and Women, about her new book Yearning for the New Age: Laura Holloway-Langford and Late Victorian Spirituality.  Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

    Jul 27, 2012

  • Music Library Student Employee Positions are Open for the Fall!

    Music Library Student Employee Positions are Open for the Fall!

    The Music Library is seeking undergraduate applicants for fall semester employment. A background in music and a Federal Work Study award are preferred. For a job description and application visit Hireadore. Read More

    Jul 25, 2012

  • Special Collections Renovations

    Special Collections Renovations

    The Special Collections and University Archives Library will be renovated from May to August, 2012. During this time, the public service area will move to the Divinity Library, Room 211 (also known as the Electronic Classroom). For assistance with Special Collections, contact staff at (615) 322-2807, archives@vanderbilt.edu. Special Collections… Read More

    May 25, 2012

  • Significant Database Changes:  ProQuest, PsycINFO, and more

    Significant Database Changes: ProQuest, PsycINFO, and more

    The interface and searching features of 36 ProQuest, CSA and Chadwyck Healey databases have changed. For a list of databases now searchable on a uniform and new ProQuest platform, see http://bit.ly/9m8cen. Questions about your old My Research, My Archives, or RSS feeds? Ask Us… Read More

    May 16, 2012

  • Significant Database Changes:  ProQuest, PsycINFO, and more

    Significant Database Changes: ProQuest, PsycINFO, and more

    On Tuesday, May 15, 36 ProQuest, CSA and select Chadwyck Healey databases will have a new and improved look and search features. For a complete list of databases that will migrate to a new platform, see http://bit.ly/9m8cen. Training is available! The Vanderbilt community is invited to a… Read More

    May 7, 2012

  • Vanderbilt library helps create digital archive that recovers lost Civil Rights voices

    Vanderbilt library helps create digital archive that recovers lost Civil Rights voices

    The Library is proud to have helped participate in the creation of the “Who Speaks for the Negro” digital archive. The archive collects 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. Read More

    May 4, 2012