Heard Libraries Communications

Available remotely to Vanderbilt students, Bloomberg Market Concepts is a self-paced course that gives learners an introduction to the financial markets and using Bloomberg Terminal.  Bloomberg is offering lifetime access to BMC for any VU student or alum who previously completed the course, including access to any new… Read More

The public is invited to virtually attend NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center’s International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 26 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. CDT. The event will feature presentations, demonstrations, video clips, and a question-and-answer session with NASA scientists and engineers. In particular, a… Read More

Who is Sarah Shannon Stevenson? The library was officially named the Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science Library in September, 1976.  The “engineering” addition came later.   Mrs. Stevenson was known to enjoy a game of poker along with a glass of whiskey.   She was the two-time President of the Junior League of… Read More

    A new banner for RESIST COVID TAKE 6! was installed on Cohen Memorial Hall in February, after the arrival of the vaccine. Vanderbilt University is partnering with Fisk University, the Frist Art Museum and Millions of Conversations to host “Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice,” a… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to (finally!) present Dream for Light Years, a two-year collaboration between California-based painter Ali Smith and Blair School of Music professor of composition Michael Alec Rose. In 2008, Rose emailed Smith to ask if he could create a suite of music responding to… Read More

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is open to the Vanderbilt community with abbreviated hours, Tuesdays through Thursdays from 1 to 4pm. At this time, access is limited to Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff, and all visitors must reserve timed… Read More

The Management Library is continuing to provide library services, along with even more ways to connect with us: Virtual office hours: Monday–Friday, 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Ask us for the link. Live chat with librarians: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Library consultations are available via Skype or Zoom. Email… Read More

Please join us for a McGraw Hill AccessEngineering Webinar on Thursday, August 13th at 11:00 a.m. CT.  More information here on AccessEngineering. Please register here for this informational webinar!… Read More

The Heard Libraries have recently updated their Library Catalog to make it easier to locate books and articles fully available online. Users should select the “Advanced Search” in the catalog, and choose the option to search for “Electronic Resources.” From there, you can enter keywords for your topic (e.g. Read More

A new online exhibit has been created based on an exhibit in Special Collections and the exhibit-opening lecture given by Paula Covington, subject librarian for Latin American and Iberian Studies. Ediciones Vigía began making handmade books in Matanzas, Cuba, in 1985, limited to 100-200 copies, to make national literature known… Read More