Technology

  • Vanderbilt University

    VMWare Moving to Multi-Factor Authentication

    As a measure to increase network security, use of the VMWare Horizon client software, including the Management Library Virtual Machines, will require Multi-Factor Authentication beginning 8:00pm Central Time, Friday, March 27th. This will require the installation of the DUO app on your mobile device, directions for which can be found here. If you have… Read More

    Mar 27, 2020

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    AV Equipment for Online Learning

      Through its Gear2Go service, the … Read More

    Mar 12, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    What’s Happening in the Libraries: March 2020

    IMPORTANT: Please note that given University policy about in-person events during the coronavirus crisis and all face-to-face in-person workshops have been cancelled until further notice. Some of these workshops may be offered online instead. More information about the University’s coronavirus response is available here. 3rd Annual Edible Books Festival… Read More

    Feb 26, 2020

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    Workshop: Intro to Geospatial Analysis with QGIS

    This two-session course will focus on introductory spatial analysis in QGIS, a free and open source GIS platform. If you have always been curious about GIS and how to get started with it, this is the perfect opportunity. The course will run two days, 2/27 & 2/28, from 1-4:30… Read More

    Feb 18, 2020

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    Vanderbilt Software Carpentry set for March 5–6

    The Vanderbilt Software Carpentry two-day boot camp is scheduled for March 5–6. The boot camp will feature: Intro to Unix Intro to Git and Version Control Intro to Python Register here. The event is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Research IT Service, Vanderbilt Libraries,… Read More

    Feb 4, 2020

  • Middle Tennsessee Geospatial Summit 2020 Flyer

    Middle Tennessee Geospatial Summit

    Symposium Program The Vanderbilt Initiative for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Research (VIIGR) and the Jean and Alexander Heard Library’s Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) are proud to co-sponsor the Middle TN Geospatial Summit, celebrating geospatial research in middle Tennessee and beyond. The two-day summit will feature lightening talks from local graduate… Read More

    Feb 4, 2020

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    Database Spotlight: O’Reilly for Higher Education

    The Vanderbilt Libraries now provide access to O’Reilly for Higher Education, a multimedia collection of instruction and reference materials focused on computer programming, technology, and business transformation. The platform includes over 38,000 books, over 30,000 videos, and a large collection of case studies, audiobooks, and structured learning paths… Read More

    Jan 31, 2020

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    International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Workshop

    Please join us for a workshop about the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) on Friday, December 6th. IIIF provides students and scholars across a range of disciplines with a standards-based way to share, annotate, and conduct research about images online. This workshop, sponsored by… Read More

    Dec 4, 2019

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    Citations Made Easier

    You’ve just spent the last several hours arranging your disparate ideas into a coherent research paper — and now you have to spend several more hours typing up your citations and bibliography. Does this sound depressingly familiar? Bibliographic management software can make things easier, and staff at the Vanderbilt libraries… Read More

    Sep 30, 2019

  • Library Events-October 2019

    What’s Happening in the Libraries October 2019

    The Doctor Is In: Home Remedies and Recipes through History October 2, 4:30 p.m. Meet Anne Byrn, NY Times bestselling author of 12 books on cooking and baking. Anne’s talk will take place in the Central Library Community Room. A reception will follow featuring a cake recipe adapted… Read More

    Sep 26, 2019