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.

Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science and Engineering Library (Nikita Rohila/Vanderbilt)

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.

Heard Libraries launch Studio 608, a new hub for digital narratives

A new resource at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries is expanding avenues for digital storytelling, collaborative scholarship and experiential learning on campus.

Buchanan Library Fellows program now accepting applications

The Buchanan Library Fellows program supports hands-on student learning opportunities that build desirable skills and deepen students’ understanding of resources and services in the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. With a focus on undergraduate instruction, the program connects faculty and professional librarians with students to work on experiential library projects and present their work at the end of their fellowship.

image of student on computer with the words Buchanan Library Fellowship

10 ways students can benefit from the Heard Libraries

As classes get underway this fall, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are here to support students in a variety of ways. Check out the following 10 tips to make… Keep reading

Nashville Comic Arts Festival set for Sept. 14 at Vanderbilt’s Central Library

Comic book, graphic novel and zine enthusiasts will come together at the inaugural Nashville Comic Arts Festival on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Vanderbilt University’s Central Library. The free event, which is open to the public, will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room.

Nashville Comic Arts Festival 2024 poster

10 ways faculty can benefit from the Heard Libraries

As classes and research get underway this fall, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are here to support Vanderbilt faculty in a variety of ways. Check out the 10 tips… Keep reading

Heard Libraries’ Digital Lab awards seed grants to four emerging digital initiatives

Four digital technology projects in the initial stages of development will advance at Vanderbilt, thanks to funding from the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Digital Lab.