Events
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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 information, partially because they can obtain first-hand accounts of the world around them. In the age of untrusted experts and… Read MoreOct 8, 2018
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This Week’s Curator’s Talk: Brief History of Television Advertising
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:15am-12:00pm every Wednesday morning during this semester for fascinating talks led by library librarians, archivists, and curators. To see the full series, click here. This week’s talk: Brief History of Television Advertising The Vanderbilt Television News… Read MoreOct 8, 2018
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Voter registration at Central on Monday, October 8
On Monday, October 8, experienced volunteers from the Nashville League of Women Voters will staff a table in the Central Library main lobby to assist you with the registration process. More specifically, they will help Tennessee residents with on-line registration on a laptop, and our out-of-state students with… Read MoreOct 4, 2018
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Memorizing the Future: John Gerrard Lecture, Dublin: Art Executable
October 4, 2018 Lecture, Community Room, 6:00pm-7:00pm Reception, 7:00pm, Library Lobby The public is invited to attend a lecture by artist John Gerrard as part of the international conference, “Memorizing the Future: Collecting in the 21st Century,” sponsored by Vanderbilt University and… Read MoreOct 1, 2018
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This Week’s Curator’s Talk: The World Wars and their Impact on Vanderbilt
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:15am-12:00pm every Wednesday morning during this semester for fascinating talks led by library librarians, archivists, and curators. To see the full series, click here. This week’s talk: The World Wars and their Impact on Vanderbilt… Read MoreOct 1, 2018
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Developing a Critical Eye Toward Free Digital Research Tools
I am pleased to remind you of the third instalment of our ongoing fall workshop series: Developing a Critical Eye Toward Free Digital Research Tools, to be held tomorrow in Central 800BB 11:10-12:00. Please take note of this location change. We will return to our regular location next week. The number and… Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Vanderbilt Libraries Preserves Historic Flag at Unfurling Ceremony
Vanderbilt Libraries and the Vanderbilt Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) will be on the Library Lawn on Monday, November 12 at 11:30 a.m. to participate in a flag unfurling and refolding ceremony held in conjunction with Veterans Day. The ceremony will include remarks made by ROTC’s Lieutenant Colonel Dustin Mitchell,… Read MoreSep 25, 2018
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Open Refine for Data Cleanup
Do you have a data set that needs to be tidied? Or, would you simply like to learn more about this powerful, free-to-use tool for your future data cleaning needs? tomorrow in Central 418a 11:10-12:00, join Elisabeth Shook, Librarian for Copyright and Scholarly Communications for this hands-on workshop where you… Read MoreSep 20, 2018
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This Week’s Curator’s Talk: The Tarot: History and Symbolism
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:15am-12:00pm every Wednesday morning during this semester for fascinating talks led by library librarians, archivists, and curators. To see the full series, click here. This week’s talk: Tarot: History… Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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This Week’s Curator’s Talk: History under Glass: Vanderbilt University History in the E.E. Barthell Collection
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:15am-12:00pm every Wednesday morning during this semester for fascinating talks led by library librarians, archivists, and curators. To see the full series, click here. This week’s talk: History under… Read MoreSep 11, 2018