Year: 2024

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Teaching and Learning team had a busy and fulfilling semester, taking part in 34 engagement and outreach events that reached an audience of close to 4,400 campus and community members. We want to thank everyone that came to our events and engaged with the… Read More

Pictured, left to right: College of Arts and Science Dean Tim McNamara, University Librarian Jon Shaw and Fulbright Canada Executive Director Michael Hawes signed a memorandum of understanding Dec. 3 establishing a new Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair at Vanderbilt University. The ceremony took place at Special Collections and University Archives. Read More

Vanderbilt professor and bestselling author Alice Randall (front, center) discussed her book My Black Country at Central Library Nov. 20. She was joined by students and staff from Vanderbilt’s Live. Learn. Lead. Academy (also pictured here). (Harrison McClary/Vanderbilt) Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and Vanderbilt Writer-in-Residence… Read More

A three-year read-and-publish agreement between Oxford University Press and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries is elevating the visibility and impact of Vanderbilt University research by expanding access to OUP’s broad portfolio of academic journals. Under the agreement, which is effective… Read More

The Wilson Music Library will have the following hours over the holiday break (Dec. 15, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025): Dec. 14-15: CLOSED Dec. 15-20: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 21, 2024-Jan. 1, 2025: CLOSED Jan. 2-3, 2025: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular hours return on Sun., January 5, 2025. Read More

The Music Library will be open for the following extended hours due to upcoming finals: Fri., Dec. 6: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., Dec. 7: 12-5 p.m. Regular hours will recommence on Dec. 8-13. Read More

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a global media company that publishes more than 100 peer-reviewed academic journals, today announced a three-year read-and-publish agreement with Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Effective from 2025 through 2027, the open access agreement is the first of its… Read More

Alex Carroll, associate director of the Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science and Engineering Library, champions thinking across disciplines to meet faculty and students’ research needs. Read More

The Wilson Music Library will be open during Thanksgiving Break for the following hours: Sat.-Sun., Nov. 23-24: CLOSED Mon.-Wed., Nov. 25-27: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thu.-Sat., Nov. 28-30: CLOSED Sun., Dec. 1: 2-10 p.m. (regular hours)… Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries will celebrate 2024 Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day with a series of events Nov. 18–21—including hands-on workshops, exhibits and discussions of rare maps, and a campus scavenger hunt—highlighting the significance and artistry of historical maps and map making. Read More