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Vanderbilt University’s Federal Depository Coordinator, Will Stringfellow, has been appointed to a federal task force studying the feasibility of an all-digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). Going “all-digital” would have significant implications for how government information is gathered and disseminated by libraries across the country. Central Library is one of… Read More

The Vanderbilt Libraries are pleased to shine a spotlight on our Black History resources this month, when the culture and contributions of African Americans take center stage. Streaming Documentaries and Cinema Our History Makers Oral History Collection is a video collection including prominent African American leaders with connections to… Read More

Please join us for two on-campus Qualitative Research and Data Analysis events led by Dr. Trena Paulus on Tuesday, February 22. Dr. Paulus is a professor in the Applied Social Research Lab and director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities at East Tennessee State University. She is co-author of Doing… Read More

Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Skyscraper Gothic: Medieval Style & Modernist Buildings, on view February 14–May 22, 2022. The exhibit is co-curated by Kevin D. Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Humanities, professor and chair of the department of History of Art… Read More

Do you own a retro computer (Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore PET, etc.) from the 1970s? If so, please consider donating your pre-1980’s computer to the Vanderbilt University Libraries for an upcoming exhibit on the history of the personal computer. For more information, please call Clifford B. Anderson, Associate University Librarian,… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s annual celebration of Black History Month acknowledges and appreciates the history, experience and accomplishments of Black people on the Vanderbilt campus, across the country and globally. Read about planned February events and for more information visit the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center website. Read More

Reading award-winning news stories in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Financial Times is as easy as clicking on the News Desk portal on the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries homepage and setting up your free access through Vanderbilt’s subscription. Three other buttons on the… Read More

As a part of the Fall 2021 Buchanan Library Fellowship Building a University: Vanderbilt’s Second Decade, 1885-1895 undergraduate fellows examined historically significant university documents in the Special Collections Library and placed them in context with the university’s and the nation’s history, while learning how to interpret primary sources for… Read More

Librarian subject specialists offer 1:1 consultations to support you with your research papers, data access, information problem solving and more. Visit our website for “Virtual Service” chat hours. Remember also that the libraries’ many electronic resources are available 24/7. Read More

As a part of the Fall 2021 Buchanan Library Fellowship The American Presidency: Challenges of the Executive Branch undergraduate fellows explored the opportunities and challenges of the American Executive Branch. Fellows selected books, manuscripts, government publications, and news broadcasts from the Vanderbilt libraries collections to uncover historic decisions and… Read More