Year: 2022

Come learn some professional development skills at a Digital Commons’ sponsored workshop on Thursday, February 17, 2–3 p.m. Open to Vanderbilt faculty, staff, grad students, and postdocs, the workshop will present strategies for boosting your LinkedIn and Twitter presence to raise awareness of your scholarly work. Connect with us… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Federal Depository Coordinator, Will Stringfellow, has been appointed to a federal task force studying the feasibility of an all-digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Going “all-digital” would have significant implications for how government information is gathered and disseminated by libraries across the country. Central Library is one of… Read More

The Vanderbilt Libraries are pleased to shine a spotlight on our Black History resources this month, when the culture and contributions of African Americans take center stage. Streaming Documentaries and Cinema Our History Makers Oral History Collection is a video collection including prominent African American leaders with connections to… Read More

By popular demand, we have added two standalone 34″ monitors in the EBL public computing area. These monitors can be connected to a laptop or compatible tablet and function as additional workspace. Please note: there are specific cables for these monitors available for checkout at the Information Desk. Read More

Please join us for two on-campus Qualitative Research and Data Analysis events led by Dr. Trena Paulus on Tuesday, February 22. Dr. Paulus is a professor in the Applied Social Research Lab and director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at East Tennessee State University. She is co-author of Doing… Read More

Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Skyscraper Gothic: Medieval Style & Modernist Buildings, on view February 14–May 22, 2022. The exhibit is co-curated by Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities, professor and chair of the department of History of Art… Read More

Due to the icy roads, Special Collections will be closed this Friday, February 4, 2022.  Virtual reference will be available as will our digital collections and finding aids.  Reach us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu with questions or to book an appointment.  We look forward to seeing you soon. Read More

The January Primary Source newsletter is available here. Read More

Do you own a retro computer (Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore PET, etc.) from the 1970s? If so, please consider donating your pre-1980’s computer to the Vanderbilt University Libraries for an upcoming exhibit on the history of the personal computer. For more information, please call Clifford B. Anderson, Associate University Librarian,… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s annual celebration of Black History Month acknowledges and appreciates the history, experience and accomplishments of Black people on the Vanderbilt campus, across the country and globally. Read about planned February events and for more information visit the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center website. Read More