The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University have strengthened their commitment to innovation and collaborative scholarship by joining the OCLC Research Library Partnership.
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Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries join OCLC Research Library Partnership
The Rev. James M. Lawson Papers now digitized and available to public, expanding reach of late civil rights leader’s work
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives has fully digitized the Rev. James Lawson Papers and made these materials available to the general public, giving students, scholars and historians a more complete picture of the distinguished activist’s life and legacy.
Heard Libraries host fifth Southern Library Support Staff Conference, drawing professionals from across the Southeast
Academic, public, school and specialty librarians and library staff representing 13 states gathered at Vanderbilt University for the fifth Southern Library Support Staff Conference hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries May 29–31.
Heard Libraries showcase pioneering efforts, global leadership in digital preservation
A new article in “EdTech Magazine” and a case study by the Center for Digital Education highlight how the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries continue to innovate in the area of digital preservation.
Heard Libraries’ research engagement collaborations bolster faculty scholarship
Collaborations between Vanderbilt University faculty and librarians at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries highlight an important facet of the academic librarian’s role: leveraging research expertise to find and organize information and evaluate its quality, accuracy and validity to bolster faculty scholarship.
Buchanan Library Fellowship open for Summer/Fall 2024
Applications are now open for a Buchanan Library Fellowship. This fellowship will accept 2 undergraduates, and will run summer through fall (June through December, 2024). Applications can be submitted here:… Keep reading
BMJ collaborates with Vanderbilt University’s Heard Libraries to support open access publishing
New read-and-publish agreement expands the opportunity for sharing and accessing cutting-edge research Leading global health care knowledge provider BMJ has signed a new read-and-publish agreement with the Jean and Alexander… Keep reading
Music Library Summer Hours
The Wilson Music Library will begin summer hours starting on May 6, 2024, and ending on August 20, 2024: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Music Library will also be closed… Keep reading
Eskind Biomedical Library Impact on Scholarly Activity (1 min survey)
If you have participated in any scholarly activity, internally or externally disseminated, please complete our one-minute survey. This survey is an attempt to informally gauge the Eskind Biomedical Library’s impact… Keep reading
Generative AI for Legal Services Primer Now Available on Coursera
Embark on a journey of exploration into the transformative realm of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) with this newly launched online course, now available on Coursera. Led by Mark Williams of… Keep reading
