Year: 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Buchanan Library Fellowship: Books through the Ages: Genre in the Nineteenth Century

    Books through the Ages: Genre in the Nineteenth Century | Apply Here What was the last book you got lost in? In the nineteenth century, people read potboilers for pleasure, consulted almanacs about weather, and learned how to manage their households and businesses from monthly magazines. Nineteenth-century innovations in… Read More

    Nov 24, 2020

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    Buchanan Library Fellowship: Gateway to Traditional Chinese Monuments: Data Curation and Web Development for Cultural Heritage Preservation

    Gateway to Traditional Chinese Monuments: Data Curation and Web Development for Cultural Heritage Preservation | Apply Here This program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Recipients of this Buchanan Library Fellowship will help faculty to develop data for Architectura Sinica, a Chinese architectural history dynamic site archive… Read More

    Nov 23, 2020

  • Vanderbilt University

    Peabody Library Intersession & Winter Hours

    Peabody Library hours are adjusting slightly for the intersession & winter hours. Building Hours: November 21 – November 29: closed November 30 – December 11: Mon – Fri, 1:00-5:00 pm December 12 – January 18: closed January 19 – January 22: 9:00 am-5:00 pm Spring semester hours start January 25th,… Read More

    Nov 20, 2020

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    Library Materials Return Information

    The Vanderbilt Libraries wish you success on your exams and a restful winter break. Here are a few things to know about Library items you have on loan: Item Due Dates: If you have an item due before the start of spring semester, we will automatically extend the due date. Read More

    Nov 19, 2020

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    Libraries Extend Live Chat for Reading Days & Exams

    The Libraries are here to support students with research papers, data access, and information problem solving through the exam period and after! Subject librarian specialists continue to offer 1:1 consultations, and our continuously expanding electronic resources are available 24/7. Live Chat Hours are extended November 23 -December 13 (Chat… Read More

    Nov 18, 2020

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    Pressed for Time: Five Centuries of Prints from the Jack May Collection – Spring 2021

    Visit the virtual exhibition here. Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery January 19–April 29, 2021  Cohen Memorial Hall 1220 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37203 TitleWall_PFTHumor_PFTMayMilton_InstallPainters_PFTPFT_Gallery2 The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to present Pressed for Time: Five Centuries of Prints from the Jack May… Read More

    Nov 17, 2020

  • Bandy Seminar Room interior

    Bandy Seminar Room now available for study

    Case displaying illustrated editions of Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire This 8th floor room in the Central Library houses a selection of over 3,000 books on French literature, including works by Baudelaire, Verlaine, Mallarmé, Hugo, Rimbaud, Colette, Duras, George Sand, and Francophone authors. The room is enhanced by… Read More

    Nov 16, 2020

  • Two Artworks

    Unprecedented Connection: Art collaboration during COVID-19

    Artists: Back row (L to R): Jessica Wu, Katherine Xie, Annie Zheng, Jon Ma. Front row (L to R): Rachel Lee, Nazirah Khairi Vanderbilt Kefi Collective Artwork collaboration by Calendula Cheng and Isabel Kinney Every artwork in the Unprecedented Connections exhibition from Vanderbilt Kefi Collective is a joint work… Read More

    Nov 16, 2020

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    Join Us for GIS Day Programming next Wednesday, November 18

    The program of events is open to everyone! Join via Zoom GIS Day is an annual event celebrating the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) that was initiated by spatial analytics world-leader Esri, and first took place in 1999. Schedule: 9:00 am… Read More

    Nov 12, 2020

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    Music Library Holiday Hours

    The Wilson Music Library’s physical space will be closed Nov. 23-Jan. 18, but all services and resources remain open. Use the libraries’ chat service available through the Music Library’s webpage for assistance or to contact a staff member directly via e-mail. Please e-mail the director to make an appointment… Read More

    Nov 12, 2020