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Online journal publishes undergrad research
Mar. 11, 2011—The Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal (VURJ), an online publication, offers students the opportunity to be published during their undergraduate career. VURJ is a joint venture among faculty, students and administrators and is the university’s premier venue for multidisciplinary student research. “VURJ gives undergraduate students an opportunity to showcase the results of their research.” says Jody...
Winter 2011 Issue
Mar. 7, 2011—The Acorn Chronicle is published semi-annually by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University. Address inquiries to the library, 419 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37240, 615/322-4782, or by email to wp_77@vanderbilt.edu. The Acorn Chronicle, Winter 2011 © 2010 by Vanderbilt University. All rights reserved. Dean of Libraries: Connie Vinita Dowell Editor: Lew Harris...
Dr. Robert S. Stempfel Jr. donates additional 250 volumes of modern literature
Aug. 23, 2010—Dr. Robert S. Stempfel Jr.’s (MD’52) recent gift to Vanderbilt of 250 volumes of modern literature complements his existing collection at the library and also gives the library a starting point for collecting other modern American authors. This gift includes more Updike works, like the copy of Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu, an Updike essay...
A Tradition of Innovation
Aug. 23, 2010—When Vanderbilt’s Central Library opened in 1941, it was progressive in concept and design. The concept—bringing together the resources of Vanderbilt, George Peabody College for Teachers and Scarritt College to create a facility for all three institutions—created a library far better than each could do alone.
Michele and Ronnie Wise donate collection of box sets to the Wilson Music Library
Aug. 20, 2010—Michele and Ronnie Wise recently donated a collection of box sets of pop, jazz, blues and country music to the Wilson Music Library. Ronnie, a retired library system director and founder of a nationally recognized literacy program, is a lifelong collector of books, music, film and various forms of pop culture. “To me, education is...
Joseph Earle Stewart donates more than 4,000 books
Aug. 20, 2010—Nashville’s Joseph Earle Stewart has donated his library of more than 4,000 books, many in languages other than English, to Vanderbilt. Stewart, a scholar in theology, philosophy, language and psychology who has a quarter-century association with Vanderbilt, collected his library during his years of travel, study and teaching abroad. The collection includes Daumelinchen ein Marchen...
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Connecting Scholars Across Ages
Aug. 16, 2010—Plans for a renovation of the Central Library are now in place to address changes in teaching and learning, providing improved access to the facility and its collections, increased services for visitors, and expanded study spaces.