Year: 2008

The Divinity Library is pleased to have recently received three pieces on loan from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. All three pieces are compositions by the Japanese artist, Sadao Watanabe and are from the Herman D. Doochin Collection, donated to the Fine Arts Gallery in 1992. Read More

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Born into extreme poverty prior to the Civil War, Edward Emerson Barnard rose to prominence as an astronomer. Credited as being the world’s greatest observer, Barnard began his career at the Vanderbilt University Observatory in 1883 before moving on to larger observatories at the University of California and the University… Read More

After receiving much feedback, the library selected CSA as the new platform for the PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES databases.  These databases on the new platform are available now from the Heard LIbrary Articles & Databases page at http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ under “Need a Database to Find an Article” in the upper left quadrant.  To find the… Read More

Heard Library’s Electronic Classroom will be open for student study: • November 17-December 9: from 5:00 until 1/2 an hour before closing • December 10th-18th: during all open building hours, until 1/2 hour before closing The Electronic Classroom is room 211, adjacent to the Divinity Library administration… Read More

All Vanderbilt libraries offer computing resources for public use. Approximately 200 computers are located throughout the libraries and are equipped with a variety of useful software applications and hardware. Most provide access to e-mail, the Internet, electronic library resources such as ejournals and ebooks, and to Acorn, the online library… Read More

All are invited to participate in the a race across campus that involves GPS units, walking directions, and reading a map to follow the clues to a final destination. The race was designed for the Vanderbilt Visions program but we would love to give everyone an opportunity to participate. For… Read More

The library will host a brown bag session for the greater Vanderbilt GIS community for a bit of networking and discussion on GIS day. All are welcome and the library will provide cookies for the meeting. Several GIS users from different departments on campus will briefly share how they are… Read More

We are grateful to Vanderbilt University’s Office of Investments for supporting the subscription to Global Insight Advanced Country Analysis and Forecast (Country Intelligence) This frequently updated resource provides economic and financial forecasting for over 200 countries. It offers: same-day reaction analysis and commentary; key monthly, quarterly, and annual economic indicators;… Read More

The library currently has a trial for Oxford Scholarship Online.  For more details, please visit the ETrials Blog.  Trial ends November 14, 2008. http://weblog.library.vanderbilt.edu/etrials/… Read More