Year: 2013

When Vanderbilt University was established in 1873, there were few schools in Tennessee designed to prepare students for college. Of the dozens of schools that sprung up around Vanderbilt over the next 100 years, only three were established before the university. Montgomery Bell Academy and the McTyeire School were founded in 1867, followed… Read More

The Presidential Inaugural Speeches exhibit curated by M. Brielle Harbin features the inaugural speeches from President Richard Nixon to President Barack Obama. This exhibit provides an overview of the history and format of the presidential oath of office and inaugural address and details how presidential inaugural speeches have been used by presidents… Read More

You are invited to join students and faculty working on late antiquity for an introductory session on resources for the study of late antiquity in the Vanderbilt Libraries. This library session will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Room 418A of the Central Library. David… Read More

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Renowned artist, illustrator and typographer Claire Van Vliet will provide a very special talk at Vanderbilt University’s Central Library Community Room on November 7, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. In 1955, Claire Van Vliet started Janus Press, a small independent press dedicated to the idea of the finest quality craftsmanship and… Read More

Walker Management Library is happy to share recently added business bestsellers with the Vanderbilt community. Located on the first floor, these new books are available to all university faculty, staff, and students, and can be borrowed for three weeks. Some notable additions from the New York Times bestsellers include: Finerman’s… Read More

The Open Access movement is transforming scholarly publishing and forging new relationships between scholars, publishers, libraries, and researchers. SCOAP3 offers a leading example of these transformations. The goal of SCOAP3 is to make publications in High-Energy Physics freely available to readers worldwide without undermining publishers’ financial incentives. SCOAP3 stands for… Read More

On Wednesday October 16th, Debra Stephens from the Science and Engineering Library, participated in disAbility Mentoring Day, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Each mentor is paired up with a mentee and the mentee spends the day from 9am-2pm shadowing his or her mentor. This year Debra… Read More

Open Access week promotes the freedom to read and share information worldwide without economic or political barriers. Join us for two events at the University Library to celebrate intellectual freedom and creativity. Richard Knipel, President of Wikimedia New York City, will discuss the Wikipedia Loves Libraries project October 23rd at… Read More

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