The Revised Common Lectionary is a three-year cycle of weekly Bible readings, centered around the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Widely adopted by a number of church bodies as… Keep reading
BTL 2021
Online Exhibit: Revised Common Lectionary – Worship and Reflection
Resist COVID Take 6!
This fall, the libraries were pleased to be part of an important university instruction project: Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice. The class was conceived by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius… Keep reading
Library Summer Project Attracts Grant Funding
The Wikimedia Foundation awarded Vanderbilt University a grant to advance WikiCite among information professionals. WikiCite is a “Wikimedia initiative to develop open citations and linked bibliographic data to serve free… Keep reading
Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom Wins Best University Exhibition Award
The University Art Gallery’s spring 2020 exhibition, Visionary Aponte: Art and Black Freedom, was selected by the Nashville Scene as the Best University Exhibition of the past year. The show,… Keep reading
Fall 2020 Gallery Exhibition: Dream for Light Years
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery was pleased to present Dream for Light Years, a two-year collaboration between California-based painter Ali Smith and Blair School of Music Professor of Composition… Keep reading
Virtual Story Times for Blair Academy Students and Families
The Wilson Music Library hosted 10 virtual storytime sessions for children enrolled in the Blair Academy program during the spring semester. Selections included Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the… Keep reading
Transformative Cambridge University Press Publishing Agreement
Vanderbilt Libraries is pleased to announce a new transformative agreement with Cambridge University Press (CUP) that allows corresponding authors from Vanderbilt University to publish their works Open Access — without… Keep reading
Buchanan Library Fellowship Exhibition on 19th-Century Periodicals
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have opened a new online exhibition, 19th-Century Periodicals: Framing the New American Standard. Curated by undergraduate Buchanan Library Fellows Josanda Addo ’22, Robby Espano… Keep reading
Mechanical Engineering Hall: Teaching Engineering in the Age of Steam
A new exhibition highlighting the history of Mechanical Engineering Hall is now on display in the Special Collections Library. When Vanderbilt University opened in October 1875, classes and laboratories… Keep reading
West Side Row: Vanderbilt’s First Dormitory
Vanderbilt’s Special Collections continues its exhibition series on historic structures on campus with West Side Row: Vanderbilt’s First Dormitory. When Vanderbilt University first opened in 1875, students lived in university-approved… Keep reading