Digital Preservation

Vanderbilt University computer science students have developed an accurate, reliable and cost-effective solution for segmenting and labeling television news broadcasts, making them more discoverable and accessible to researchers. Read More

The Biodiversity Heritage Library has announced a new collaboration with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries that will provide digital preservation support for the world’s largest open-access repository of natural history materials. Read More

Digital preservation professionals from the Southeast and across the globe convened at Vanderbilt University for the inaugural Digital Preservation Coalition Members Forum in the Americas. The gathering, hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, was held in person at Special Collections and University Archives, with participants also joining online. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries hosted members of The Wodehouse Society on Sept. 27 as part of the organization’s biennial convention held in Nashville. The gathering at Vanderbilt’s Central Library drew members from 23 U.S. states and seven countries. Read More

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.  Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their commitment to preserving cultural heritage by joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, a prestigious U.K.-based nonprofit that works with global partners to facilitate long-term digital preservation solutions. The Heard Libraries are one of only six organizations… Read More

Photo illustration by Laura Beth Snipes. Still images provided by Vanderbilt Television News Archive. Since it began recording nightly news broadcasts in 1968, the Vanderbilt Television News Archive has amassed more than 62,000 hours of video content. That is the equivalent of more than seven years of… Read More

A Two-day Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit, July 19-20 You are invited to participate in four separate sessions over two days that are meant to inform and provide a forum for sharing experience and expertise, support learning and exploration, and facilitate creative problem-solving. Bring your ideas and questions and join the… Read More