Year: 2018

Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:15am-12:00pm every Wednesday morning during this semester for fascinating talks led by library librarians, archivists, and curators. To see the full series, click here. This week’s talk: History under… Read More

VUIT student assistants will be delighted to help you with any technology issues and questions right at the Service Desk in Central Library. The hours of operation are 1pm to 5pm, Monday-Friday. And while you’re at the Service Desk, make use of our fantastic subject librarians you will find there… Read More

Attend the annual Ice Cream Social in the Central Library Community Room from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. All students are invited!… Read More

A recent MyVU news article discussed the university’s new copyright policy for the campus’ course management system, Brightspace.  It is extremely important for our constituents in the medical center who develop and maintain in-house or home-grown portals to licensed library resources to understand and abide by the same… Read More

On September 10th, Engineering Academic Challenge 2018 kicks off. This five-week global challenge gives engineering professors, instructors, and librarians a chance to immerse students in an online active learning experience harnessing the combined power of Knovel and Engineering Village to tackle real-world engineering problems. The challenge questions are contributed… Read More

Librarian Chris Benda has published a new episode of his podcast, Authorial Intentions. He interviews faculty member Jay Geller about his new book, Bestiarium Judaicum: Unnatural Histories of the Jews.  You can find the interview… Read More

BCC Research provides market research reports covering major economic, scientific, and technological developments in industrial, pharmaceutical, and high technology organizations. BCC reports explore the financial impact of new development in these industries and provide valuable forecasting. Topics covered include chemicals, energy and resources, engineering, healthcare, information technology, pharmaceuticals,… Read More

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, will be laid to rest today in Detroit. Learn more about her career and accomplishments at Rock’s Backpages. The Wilson Music Library also has many of her recordings available for checkout, including Take a Look: Aretha Franklin Complete on Colombia, call number CD… Read More

Stevenson Science and Engineering Library was the host to Vanderbilt Students Volunteers for Science (VSVS). VSVS is currently recruiting new members. The organization is made up of students who are committed to bringing inquiry-based, hands-on science lessons to middle-school students – grades 5-8. Today they were using nitrous… Read More

Reading award-winning news stories in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal is now easier for the Vanderbilt community, thanks to a News Desk portal just added to the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries homepage. The portal is made possible through the support of the Office… Read More