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Researching Your Law School Seminar Paper or Law Journal Note
Check out the new Massey Law Library research guide dedicated to helping students research a law school seminar paper or law review note. This guide covers topic selection, legal scholarship, nonlegal scholarship, news, statistics, definitions, citation management, and more!… Read MoreMar 6, 2020
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Information about March 3 Tornadoes: Campus Libraries are Open
There is no damage reported to the Vanderbilt campus at this time from the overnight tornadoes. Our hearts go out to our neighbors across Nashville affected by this tragedy. We are continuing to assess the storm’s impact and checking in on our students, faculty and staff. All libraries on campus… Read MoreMar 3, 2020
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Spring Break Hours
The Walker Management Library Service Desk will be open Monday-Friday 8am-6pm for the first week of March and will be closed Sunday 3/1 and Saturday 3/7. Regular hours will resume on Sunday 3/8. Have a great Spring Break!… Read MoreFeb 27, 2020
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Explore New Databases!
Check out the expanded Supreme Court Insight coverage, Landmark Records and Briefs of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and more! O’Reilly for Higher Education Instruction and reference materials on computer programming, technology, and business transformation. The platform includes books, videos, case studies, audio books, and structured learning paths. Read MoreFeb 18, 2020
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Looking to have a career as a librarian or archivist? Join us on March 16!
In conjunction with the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, Vanderbilt Libraries is organizing a career panel for students to raise awareness of the multitude of careers in the field of librarianship. A wide representation of library staff from different areas will gather to chat with… Read MoreJan 24, 2020
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Controversial Art in Modern and Contemporary French Culture
The Department of French and Italian, Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries, W.T. Bandy Center, and Cinema & Media Art present an ongoing series this spring called “Censored: Controversial Art in Modern and Contemporary French Culture”. There will be several film screenings and lectures throughout the semester. FILMS January 27, Central… Read MoreJan 23, 2020
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Curator’s Talks: Spring 2020
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from Cuban publishers to the history of paper making. The talks take place monthly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity… Read MoreJan 17, 2020
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Treasured works enter the public domain
By Mary Anne Caton Accessing complete cultural works from 1924 became possible January 1 when works from music and film to art and literature entered the U.S. public domain. Now these works are free for anyone to use and adapt after 95 years of copyright protection. Originally set to go… Read MoreJan 7, 2020
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Medical School Advanced Wikipedia Elective Students Add 209 References; Get 183,000 Total Views during the Month
The VUSM WikiMed AE was a month-long elective focused on improving Wikipedia by contributing high quality medicine-related content. Seven 4th year medical students made major contributions to Wikipedia, while learning about medical Wikis. This elective brought together staff from EBL (Philip Walker), VU Libraries (Mary Anne Caton), and UCSF faculty… Read MoreDec 17, 2019
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The Artist’s Workshop in Medieval and Renaissance Europe | Postponed
Follower of Domenico Ghirlandaio (possibly, Giovanni Battista Bertucci)Lorenzo di Bicci (Italian, ca. 1350–1427)Amico Aspertini (Italian, 1472/75–1552)Andrea di Bartolo (Italian, 1389–1428)Vittore Crivelli (Italian, 1481–1502)Bonifacio di Pitati (Italian, 1487–1553)Pietro di Francesco degli Orioli (Italian, 1458–1496)Goswyn van der Weyden (Netherlandish, 1465–1538)Gerolamo Giovenone (Italian, 1490–1555)Jacopo di Paolo, Italian (active 1380–1426)St. Barbara, Flanders, ca. 1500Pietro… Read MoreDec 13, 2019