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Vanderbilt Libraries acknowledge our responsibility to work as allies in an effort to create a community that is open-minded and anti-racist. Modern librarianship adheres to an essential set of core values that include freedom of speech, promotion of diversity, and recognition of our social responsibility to inform and educate for… Read More

Uncertain times can often result in higher than normal levels of stress and anxiety. The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have created a collection of fun, uplifting, and engaging resources to promote stress-relief and well-being. The guide, which also links to resources from Vanderbilt University, has a little something… Read More

Pick-up service for resources that are not available electronically will be expanded during the week of June 15 to include items from all Vanderbilt Libraries and offsite storage locations. Online requests are fulfilled with electronic versions of resources whenever possible. We are happy to help you locate items.  Please allow… Read More

Vanderbilt’s libraries never ramped down during the stay-at-home order. Indeed, they have been busier than ever, remotely providing resources and services.  Over the last few months, Vanderbilt has purchased hundreds of e-books and made connections to tens of thousands of new resources in every field. On May 26, a small… Read More

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 More

See what has been happening in the Libraries. The Winter/Spring 2020 Quarterly Report is online. Read More

The Vanderbilt Heard Libraries video Vanderbilt libraries are here for you was one of seven videos that the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) featured in a recent blog post. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ARL member libraries are sending video messages of support to their communities, and the Vanderbilt libraries are… Read More

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its ever-increasing burden on the health care system, many health sciences students are being removed from their clinical rotations. In lieu of these valuable experiences, students are returning to the classroom in need of higher-level clinical textbooks. Heather Laferriere, health sciences informationist at the… Read More

The Vanderbilt Libraries continue to provide critical resources for research in a manner that maintains your safety and security. Since early March, we have fulfilled 3,170 e-requests for Vanderbilt patrons and delivered 3,070 e-requests to other libraries around the world.Contact Vanderbilt’s Interlibrary Loan department to request titles for your… Read More