Many publishers and databases continue to offer enhanced, free access to content during the pandemic. The Vanderbilt Libraries continue to update the COVID-19 Guide that provides information on enhanced access to databases, collections, and textbooks. Enhanced access has ended from some sources, so please check the guide for updates.
The library has recently acquired a one-year subscription to Digitalia Hispánica http://www.digitaliapublishing.com.proxy.library.vanderbilt.edu/ This database includes access to over 30,000 Spanish language e-books (mainly Iberian) and about 5,000 e-journals. You can search this as a separate database but all the titles are also listed in our catalog. The e-books include a wide range of disciplines but… Keep reading
With the close of universities around the country because of COVID-19, students face the hurdle of finding access to library sources. Our librarians have stepped up their services quickly and efficiently to provide help and reassurance to the new stresses of remote learning. One example comes from our very own Jason M. Schultz, librarian for… Keep reading
HathiTrust has created the Emergency Temporary Access Service (ETAS), which will allow Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff online reading access to materials that Vanderbilt Libraries own in print during this period of remote teaching, learning, and research. Access is available until further notice. Users need to login and choose Vanderbilt University as their institution to… Keep reading
While you may be familiar with Google Scholar as a way to find scholarly literature, you may not know all the tools that can help you link to VU resources, find other possible sources on a topic or research question, and be more precise in your searching. Learn about these features by attending the Google… Keep reading
Are you looking for electronic textbooks for your Owen Courses? RedShelf and VitalSource are both offering free textbook borrowing into May. You need to register an account with these suppliers and confirm your e-mail before gaining access. We currently have links to assigned textbooks to RedShelf on the Management Library Reserve Page. Make sure you… Keep reading
The business librarians at the Walker Management Library have created a new research guide, COVID-19: Business Impacts, with quality resources addressing the effects of the COVID-19 virus on industries, businesses, consumers, and the worldwide economy. COVID-19 is changing the landscape of every aspect of the business world in an unprecedented way, and the resources our librarians have collected address both general and specific aspects of the… Keep reading
To facilitate remote teaching and learning in music, the Wilson Music Library has licensed Classical Scores Library, an online database of Western art music scores featuring works from the Middle Ages through the 21st century. Currently numbering 53,000 individual works, Classical Scores Library features editions from a variety of publishers, including Universal, Faber, Boosey &… Keep reading
In an effort to share information during the COVID-19 pandemic, many academic publishers are moving as quickly as possible to assist libraries moving to online courses. In some cases, they have made content free for all users and in other cases, they have removed user limits to subscribed access. When possible, we will make this content available for… Keep reading
Do you need music or video for your courses? We have lots of content available from our subscription databases. Medici.tv, Berliner Philharmoniker, and Met Opera On Demand offer excellent video content, while the Naxos Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and DRAM provide streaming audio. You can see a list of all music streaming databases at… Keep reading
