Resources
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Mapping Dizzy Gillespie’s US State Department Tour
Vanderbilt University Libraries hold “The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection” in Special Collections & University Archives. Dr. Robbie Fry, professor of Musicology and Ethnomusicology at the Blair School of Music, first assigned his Global Jazz students a mapping project using the unique photographs and items in the Middle East scrapbooks… Read MoreJun 27, 2025
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Biochemical Society and Vanderbilt Heard Libraries sign read-and-publish agreement in support of open access
The U.K.-based Biochemical Society and Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a read-and-publish agreement to support the open sharing of research and knowledge across the molecular biosciences. Read MoreApr 10, 2025
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Heard Libraries and Springer Nature establish open access publishing agreement for ‘Nature’ and other leading science journals
Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced an open access agreement with Springer Nature, a global leader in research publishing. Read MoreFeb 27, 2025
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JAMA Network and Heard Libraries establish read-and-publish pilot agreement, broadening access to health sciences research
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have announced a read-and-publish pilot agreement with the JAMA Network, a collection of peer-reviewed medical journals published by the American Medical Association. Read MoreFeb 5, 2025
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Heard Libraries’ read-and-publish agreement with Oxford University Press enhances support for Vanderbilt research
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 MoreDec 6, 2024
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. and Heard Libraries establish read-and-publish agreement in support of open science, effective January 2025
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 MoreNov 19, 2024
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10 ways students can benefit from the Heard Libraries
As classes get underway this fall, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are here to support students in a variety of ways. Check out the following 10 tips to make the most of all the libraries have to offer. Find Your Favorite Study Spot The spaces in… Read MoreAug 16, 2024
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10 ways faculty can benefit from the Heard Libraries
As classes and research get underway this fall, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are here to support Vanderbilt faculty in a variety of ways. Check out the 10 tips below to make the most… Read MoreAug 15, 2024
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Phil Schaap Jazz Collections featured in the New York Times
The Heard Libraries recently acquired the Phil Schaap Jazz Collection, what may be the largest collection of recorded jazz interviews in the world. Staff at the Anne Potter Wilson Music Library have embarked on a five-year project to catalog the collection and make much of it publicly available online. Read MoreAug 14, 2024
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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 Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University. The agreement allows Vanderbilt-affiliated corresponding authors to publish their… Read MoreMay 2, 2024