Mary McSparran, curator of manuscripts at Special Collections and University Archives, has always been captivated by stories and the ways in which they’re recorded.
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Preservation and craft: Mary McSparran celebrates the written word and how we archive stories
Spring 2025 Buchanan Library Fellowship applications due Jan. 15
Spring 2025 Buchanan Library Fellowship applications are due Jan. 15. The program supports hands-on student learning opportunities that build desirable skills and deepen students’ understanding of resources and services in the Vanderbilt libraries.
Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Canada establish new visiting research chair at the Heard Libraries
Vanderbilt University is expanding its distinguished partnership with Fulbright Canada through a new, five-year memorandum of understanding.
Black artists’ enduring impact on country music celebrated at Heard Libraries event featuring author Alice Randall
Bestselling author Alice Randall discussed the historic significance of Black musicians and their many contributions to country music during a talk at Central Library on Nov. 20, part of the unique slate of programming hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries this semester.
Heard Libraries’ read-and-publish agreement with Oxford University Press enhances support for Vanderbilt research
A three-year read-and-publish agreement between Oxford University Press and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries is elevating the visibility and impact of Vanderbilt University research by expanding access to OUP’s… Keep reading
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and Heard Libraries establish read-and-publish agreement in support of open science, effective January 2025
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a global media company that publishes more than 100 peer-reviewed academic journals, today announced a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries…. Keep reading
Collective success: Alex Carroll promotes cross-disciplinary collaboration
Alex Carroll, associate director of the Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science and Engineering Library, champions thinking across disciplines to meet faculty and students’ research needs.
Heard Libraries to explore the art of cartography Nov. 18–21
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will celebrate 2024 Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day with a series of events Nov. 18–21—including hands-on workshops, exhibits and discussions of rare maps, and a campus scavenger hunt—highlighting the significance and artistry of historical maps and map making.
Tennessee, national political history celebrated in new Heard Libraries collection
Some seven decades of Tennessee and U.S. political history are commemorated in the Pitts Family Political Papers, a collection recently acquired by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.
Heard Libraries’ LGBTQ+ collections give voice to a community by preserving its past
Curator of Community Histories Sarah Calise is telling the stories of underrepresented groups in Nashville and Middle Tennessee, starting by steadily expanding the Heard Libraries’ LGBTQ+ collections.
