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This informative presentation was offered last fall by the Office of Immersion Resources for undergraduates in preparation for the Undergraduate Research Fair.  If you are a student interested in seeing the presentation, the recording is available here in the Immersion Hub. You will need to login with your… Read More

Every student has a personal librarian. If you haven’t had a chance to meet your librarian this academic year, there’s still time! Our librarians are subject specialists dedicated to working with students in every major offered at Vanderbilt. Meet with your librarian via Zoom, phone or email – whatever works… Read More

Thursday, February 18, 2:15-3:00 p.m. Register for Event Can you tell if there is bias or an agenda in a map’s data or presentation? This workshop will show you how to critically evaluate geovisualizations, maps, and… Read More

  Imagine finding a handwritten journal of your grandfather’s in the Vanderbilt University Archives. Now try to imagine your grandchild finding materials in the archive that you created about your time at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives is documenting and archiving personal experiences of this COVID-19 pandemic… Read More

The Library’s digital content in RBdigital has migrated to the Overdrive platform. You will be able to browse, borrow, and enjoy all the same great ebooks and audiobooks via the Overdrive website or their Libby app.   Books that you… Read More

Tuesday, February 16  |  2:15-3:00 p.m. Register for Event Google Scholar is one of the most popular research databases, but it is not sufficient when you are seeking comprehensive field-specific literature. This workshop will focus on two key STEM databases—PubMed, which is an essential database for medical literature, and SciFinder, which is equally… Read More

Learning the curatorial process includes many skills, especially ways to visualize data from primary sources. This past fall, Buchanan Library Fellow Yisu Yang researched the first students at the then-new Vanderbilt University. Using mapping tool Arg-GIS, Yisu developed a five-layered map of Vanderbilt undergraduates before 1885 with 689 data… Read More

Thursday, February 11 |  2:15 – 3:00 p.m.  Register for Event Abundant scholarly materials are freely available online. Learn where copyright fits in when using these materials for educational or research purposes. This workshop will cover copyright basics in online research and… Read More

Demystifying Library Resources & Expenditures: A Faculty Discussion Series The acquisition of library resources for scholarship and teaching known as “collection development,” is a complicated process that strikes a balance between access and ownership. Factors, such as price, budget, availability, and licensing, increasingly impact the libraries’ abilities to provide the… Read More

VU Libraries Share Strategies for Success in the Spring Semester  Melissa Mallon, Director of Peabody Library and Director of Teaching & Learning  As the spring semester gets underway, you’re likely faced with a lot of demand on your time. It can… Read More