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Monday night’s panel discussion, “The Auto Industry Comes to Tennessee: Exploring the Impact of the Auto Industy and It’s Future in the State” was covered by WSMV Channel 4 and WTVF Channel 5. The panel included Senator Lamar Alexander and other leaders in the auto industry and was hosted by… Read More

March 29, 2012 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Central Library 4th Floor Lobby Come Wear Your Green! 12:00 p.m. Group photo shoot Refreshments and Tours The 2010 renovation of the Central Library has earned a gold LEED certification,… Read More

by Kion Sawney The Vanderbilt Library Lecture Series on Wednesday afternoon welcomed David Owens to talk on why innovation fails. Drawing on years of experience in the corporate world and academia, Owens led a discussion on the six major types of constraints that hinder innovation. Most people associate… Read More

Recently, Vanderbilt University Libraries partnered with Middle Tennessee State Libraries and the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation to create a website and ContentDM database of stories of life in Civil War Tennessee. The website was created as part of the resources and events surrounding the Civil War Sesquicentennial… Read More

Divinity Librarian Chris Benda interviews John McClure, Charles G. Finney Professor of Preaching and Worship, about his new book Mashup Religion: Pop Music and Theological Invention. Listen to the interview now or download it!… Read More

Calling all students, faculty and staff: What do you call the projection of search terms that you see when you enter the Central Library on the 4th floor? The Word Cloud? The Word Fountain? That Thingy? We need your help in naming this beautiful design feature. Beginning… Read More

Read VU student and Hustler reporter Angelica Lasala’s Inside Vandy article, A guide to campus libraries, about many of the libraries’ study spaces.      … Read More

Vanderbilt’s 2011 Second Harvest food drive is underway and there is still time to contribute. The library has set up donation boxes in the Divinity, Management, Peabody, and Science libraries. The drive ends Dec. 19th. Second Harvest is looking for canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats,… Read More

Study rooms available The libraries provide a variety of study spaces. In addition to open seating, there are group study rooms and study carrels. For more information, please see: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/heard/studyrooms… Read More

New policies geared toward students who like their beverages and snacks by Ann Marie Deer Owens | With the recent addition of the Food for Thought Café in Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, food-friendly policies have been implemented throughout the Jean and Alexander Heard Library system. Food and… Read More