winter2010

Library survey early step in planning process

Jan. 13, 2010—The library recently asked students, faculty and staff to evaluate the library and share their input on the library’s services and collections as an early step in planning the expansion and renovation of the library. About 2,300 people completed the survey, with graduate students making up nearly a third of the respondents. The survey, used at...

Touring Tennessee via postcard

Jan. 13, 2010—Ridley Wills II’s recently donated his collection of Vanderbilt and Peabody postcards, including those featured here, to the library. Pictured are just a few his collection of about 26,000 Tennessee postcards.

Nashville pays tribute to Mark Twain with citywide celebration

Jan. 13, 2010—Vanderbilt’s libraries are part of a citywide, months-long artistic exploration of the lively, provoking and distinctly American writer Mark Twain. The “Twain & Twang” celebration kicked off downtown in the fall and continues through June.