Year: 2016

A new tool, called SIPX, will help streamline the copyright clearance process. Integrated with Blackboard, SIPIX draws in all types of content and data, including library-licensed content and open-access materials. The library will host SIPX training for faculty and staff from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on July 26, 27 and… Read More

In the case of Milton Avery’s The Picnic, Vermont, 1940, the answer is “yes.” This outstanding painting is on loan to the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont until November for their exhibition Milton Avery’s Vermont. The only Avery in our collection, it is in good company there with thirteen other… Read More

Copyright protects a wide range of materials such as books, articles, photographs, paintings, music, sound recordings, websites, emails; copyright can apply to any original work of authorship that is fixed in any tangible means of expression. Works are automatically protected, no copyright notice is required. Learn more at: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/copyright/… Read More

In observance of the holiday, Peabody Library will be closed on Sunday, July 3rd. The Library will reopen Monday, July 4th, with regular summer hours (7:30am-6:00pm Monday-Friday and 11:00am-5:00pm on Saturday & Sunday). Have a safe and fun holiday!… Read More

June 2016-March 2017 Illuminated manuscript (literally “hand written”) books are arguably the most characteristic objects of the European middle ages. They preserved a culture’s visions, adventures, religious rituals, and hard-won knowledge in books that were entirely handmade simply because there was no alternative. In one sense, the printing press… Read More

Listen to Bruce Morrill talk about his recent article “Good Table Manners? The Presence and Participation of Fellow Christians at Roman Catholic Mass.”  The interview is part of a new series, called Open Exchanges, that focuses on publications available in open-access format.  Various versions of Bruce’s article can be… Read More

Hi, I’m Jihan. I am a sophomore, studying in the college of Arts and Sciences and my major is Medicine, Health, and Society. I plan on going to pharmacy school after college. My parents are from Somalia and I am the youngest of 7 kids. In my… Read More

Kwabena Akuffo Owoo (Kobe) is a final year graduate student majoring in Economics at the Graduate Program in Economic Development at Vanderbilt. He is from Accra, Ghana but has studied in Baltimore, Texas and currently Nashville. He is currently an investment analyst intern for Wealth Management Group… Read More

Take a break from the heat and stop by Peabody Library! Summer hours begin Friday, May 6th. The Library will be open 7:30am-6:00pm Monday-Friday and 11:00am-5:00pm on Saturday & Sunday. During the quieter summer months, you may want to check out the artwork in Peabody Library or explore our extensive… Read More