Roots, Influences, and Beyond: Sebastian Münster (1488-1552) For fifteen hundred years, only a few Christians were able to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language. All that changed in… Keep reading
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Exhibit Opening: Sebastian Münster and 16th Century Christian Hebraism
Vanderbilt Libraries’ Open Mind Series: Informed Citizenship and the Economics of Information
Information is being democratized and diversified. Every cell phone video is a news story, every YouTube account is a classroom. Citizens no longer trust or rely on experts for their… Keep reading
Banned Books of the Bible
Banned Books Week Exhibit in the Reference Room, Divinity Library (Sept. 23-29) Throughout the centuries, religious writings considered scripture by certain groups have been contested by other groups. Indeed, the… Keep reading
Divinity Librarian Profile: Keegan Osinski
Keegan Osinski is the Public Services Librarian for the Divinity Library, which entails managing and supervising the service desk and scheduling coverage for staff and student workers. She also… Keep reading
Spinoza Collection Acquired through Provost’s Library Collections Initiative
At the suggestion of Professor Lenn Goodman, beginning last summer the library investigated the acquisition of the private collection of an independent Spinoza scholar. The collection was the culmination of… Keep reading
Ice Cream Social for all students, Sept. 13
Attend the annual Ice Cream Social in the Central Library Community Room from 1-3 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. All students are invited!
New Faculty Interview
Librarian Chris Benda has published a new episode of his podcast, Authorial Intentions. He interviews faculty member Jay Geller about his new book, Bestiarium Judaicum: Unnatural Histories of the Jews. … Keep reading
Searching the Library guide now available!
With all of the wonderful changes we’ve made to the library search and website this summer, we wanted to make sure we had a place where all the resources we’ve… Keep reading
Campus Training for new Library Search tool
Have you HEARD? There’s a new search system for the Vanderbilt Libraries. Join us as we show you how to use the new library catalog and upgraded library website to become a… Keep reading
Happy Book Lovers’ Day
A cottage industry of book-related news reminds us that books are dying, or dead, or on life support. But as librarians, we know that’s not the whole story. On National… Keep reading
