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Antonio Fantuzzi da Trento (1510–1550), after Parmigianino (1503–1540)The Virgin, Christ Child, and St. John, Italians, ca. 1540/50Chiaroscuro woodcut on wove paper7-3/8″ x 9-1/4″The Anna C. Hoyt CollectionVanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Nearly a millennium after its origination in fifth-century Chinese textiles, the woodcut became a… Read More

As of July 1, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery has moved out of the College of Arts & Science purview and now reports to the Provost’s office, under the direction of University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss. Professor Hotchkiss’s expertise with special collections and curation make this an excellent fit for… Read More

Antonio Fantuzzi da Trento (Italian, 1510–1550), The Virgin, Christ Child, and St. John, after Parmigianino (Italian, 1503–1540), ca. 1540/50, Chiaroscuro woodcut on wove paper, 7-3/8″ x 9-1/4,” The Anna C. Hoyt Collection, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. Then & Now: Five Centuries of Woodcuts January 10–March 1, 2019 You… Read More

          The Organic Chemistry Portal offers an overview of recent topics, interesting reactions, and information on important chemicals for organic chemists. https://www.organic-chemistry.org/… Read More

In March, Vanderbilt Libraries will join individuals and organizations across the globe for a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon designed to improve content on feminism, gender and the arts on Wikipedia sites. Art+Feminism 2019 is in the fifth year of a six-year campaign that focuses on gender and non-binary artists and encourages new… Read More

Knovel is a database of over 4,000 engineering handbooks and other reference books.  It provides a great breadth of introductory information related to every engineering discipline.   It also includes large amounts of data that can be downloaded and manipulated in many different ways.  If you need to understand how a… Read More

Vanderbilt Libraries now offer access to a collection of audiobooks through RBdigital. Students can browse a variety of titles from classic novels to business best-sellers. For business, check out books such as The Innovator’s Solution, The Leadership Pipeline, and Seeing What’s Next: Using the Theories of Innovation To Predict Industry Change. A… Read More

Did you know that the Vanderbilt University Libraries provide access to over 1.5 million full-text e-books, including thousands of online textbooks? Titles cover a wide range of subjects and are available for immediate download. To see if the Libraries have an electronic version of the textbook you’re looking for, search… Read More