Year: 2020
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Unpaywall Links Now Available in the Catalog
Additional Open Access (OA) content is now discoverable via new Unpaywall links in the Library Catalog. Unpaywall harvests OA content from legal sources including repositories run by universities, governments, and scholarly societies, as well as open content hosted by publishers themselves. The Unpaywall functionality has recently been added to Alma… Read MoreJun 19, 2020
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Peabody Virtual Book Tasting – June 23 @ Noon
Join the Peabody Library and Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being staff on Tuesday, June 23, from Noon-1:00 pm to share a favorite book. Like speed dating but with your favorite books, you’ll have 3-5 minutes and several rounds to crown your book most-wanted-to-read over summer! The summer reading list… Read MoreJun 19, 2020
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Peabody “We’ve Got Game(s)” Trivia Night – June 18, 4-5:30 p.m.
Put your “game” face on and come join the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Peabody Library staff for a mid-summer afternoon of games, giggles, and good times. Trivia categories include Animals, Movies & TV, Travel Destinations, Name this App, Ice Cream, and The 90’s. … Read MoreJun 16, 2020
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Real-Life Scientists Inspire These Comic Book Superheroes
Three grad students teamed up to use storytelling and cartoons to teach tough science topics. Real-life scientists inspire these comic book superheroes… Read MoreJun 15, 2020
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Amid Summer Classes, Netflix Keeps Student Connected to Family
This is a third in a series of articles written by the Science and Engineering library’s student assistants about their life during the COVID-19 quarantine. My name is Kolade Balogun and I am an international student from London, England studying Chemical Engineering. Honestly I haven’t really been doing too much… Read MoreJun 15, 2020
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Vanderbilt Libraries Expand Material Pick-Up Service
Pick-up service for circulating resources that are not available electronically has been expanded during the week of June 15. Read MoreJun 15, 2020
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PitchBook
The Walker Management Library continues to offer access to PitchBook, a database for analyzing private equity, venture capital, and mergers & acquisitions across the private investment lifecycle. Any Vanderbilt student, faculty, or staff member can create a PitchBook account with their Vanderbilt email address. Accounts will automatically reset each… Read MoreJun 9, 2020
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The Divinity Library Against Racial Injustice
The Divinity Library is privileged to work with and learn from the faculty, students, and staff of the Divinity School who are actively engaged in dismantling unjust systems in our community and our world. Read the Vanderbilt Libraries’ statement on racial injustice in our society Read VDS Dean… Read MoreJun 8, 2020
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COVID-19 Quarantine; Making My Sleeping Space Into an Every Day Space
This is a second in a series of articles written by the Science and Engineering library’s student assistants about their life during the COVID-19 quarantine. I am Latif an international student from Ghana, majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in computer science. I am interested in renewable energy and electric… Read MoreJun 8, 2020
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Library Statement on Racial Injustice in Our Society
Vanderbilt Libraries acknowledge our responsibility to work as allies in an effort to create a community that is open-minded and anti-racist. Modern librarianship adheres to an essential set of core values that include freedom of speech, promotion of diversity, and recognition of our social responsibility to inform and educate for… Read MoreJun 5, 2020