Year: 2025

We’re excited to share that the law school now has access to Harvey.ai, a generative AI platform designed specifically for lawyers. Harvey helps with drafting, research, and analysis by working within legal workflows and leveraging large language models tailored for the profession. Think of it as an assistant… Read More

Vanderbilt University Librarian Jon Shaw has been elected to the Association of Research Libraries Board of Directors for a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2026. Read More

VUIT will offer walk-up support at a new Tech Hub in Vanderbilt’s Central Library beginning Monday, Oct. 13. The Central Library Tech Hub is located on the south end of the main service desk in the fourth-floor lobby. Read More

Wolters Kluwer Health and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a new collaboration that will help support medical breakthroughs and improve access to scholarly research. Read More

Premium access to Overleaf Professional, an online tool designed to make scientific and technical writing simpler and more collaborative, is now available to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff free of charge, courtesy of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

We invite all member of the Blair Academy to join us for our annual Halloween Open House on October 28, 2025, from 4-6 p.m., to enjoy crafts, games, stories, costumes, and a performance by the Blair Suzuki cello studio!… Read More

The Music Library will be open the following hours for Fall Break: Thursday, October 9, 2025: 9-5 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2025: 9-5 p.m. We will return to regular hours on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Read More

The human mind’s susceptibility to suggestion and the trance-like state of hypnosis are the subjects of a new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. "Power of Suggestion: The Hypnotism Library of Dr. Albert Moll" is on view at Special Collections and University Archives through mid-February 2026. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have received a prestigious National Leadership Grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The award, valued at more than $121,000, was made through the IMLS’ Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program.  Read More

The 2025 Southern Festival of Books, presented by Vanderbilt University in partnership with Humanities Tennessee Oct. 18–19, will connect faculty, students, alumni and others with university ties to a vast community that shares their love for creative expression. Read More