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The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are playing an active role and offering novel solutions to promote literacy initiatives within Metro Nashville Public Schools. Read More

Subscriptions to Bloomberg.com, a leading source for international business, financial and economic news, are now available free of charge for Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff courtesy of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

As the curator of manuscripts at Special Collections and University Archives, Mary McSparran teaches with primary sources, curates several subject areas, including literature and journalism, and preserves collections so that visitors can engage with people’s stories in tangible, meaningful ways. Read More

The Buchanan Library Fellowship program supports hands-on student learning opportunities that build desirable skills and deepen students’ understanding of resources and services in the Vanderbilt 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… Read More

Pictured, left to right: College of Arts and Science Dean Tim McNamara, University Librarian Jon Shaw and Fulbright Canada Executive Director Michael Hawes signed a memorandum of understanding Dec. 3 establishing a new Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair at Vanderbilt University. The ceremony took place at Special Collections and University Archives. Read More

Vanderbilt professor and bestselling author Alice Randall (front, center) discussed her book My Black Country at Central Library Nov. 20. She was joined by students and staff from Vanderbilt’s Live. Learn. Lead. Academy (also pictured here). (Harrison McClary/Vanderbilt) Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and Vanderbilt Writer-in-Residence… Read More

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 broad portfolio of academic journals. Under the agreement, which is effective… Read More

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. Effective from 2025 through 2027, the open access agreement is the first of its… Read More

Alex Carroll, associate director of the Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science and Engineering Library, champions thinking across disciplines to meet faculty and students’ research needs. Read More

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. Read More