VCU Libraries: Inside The Collection

Find It VCU Libraries subscribes to HeinOnline, a searchable image-based database of legal research materials. What makes acquisition of this database exciting is its depth and its application to so many different disciplines and areas of study. While HeinOnline is an excellent resource for researchers looking for articles on legal issues of any kind, the collections […]

Books about study skills and test preparation are organized and shelved together on the first floor of Cabell Library. Use them as handy references as you prep for end-of-the-semester tests and projects. These items are available only to VCU students, staff and faculty. No renewals are permitted. Faculty may put these materials on reserve. Librarians […]

“Public policy work increasingly relies on a wide range of resources — some are traditional scholarly publications, but the majority are ‘grey literature’. Reports, discussion papers, briefings, reviews and data sets produced by government, academic centres, NGOs, think tanks and companies are heavily used and highly valued in policy and practice work, forming a key […]

Electronic mapping resources are fast becoming an important tool for researchers to visually communicate their scholarship. More and more VCU courses require the visualization of data to supplement academic efforts in effective and powerful ways. For example, while a list of bicycle sellers in the RVA may help someone who is looking to open a bike […]

With the UCI Road World Cycling Championships in the RVA and excitement building about all things bicycles, VCU Libraries offers resources to help those who are interested in learning more about the business of bicycles and bicycling. You can find out about… The sport Read top cycling publications in SPORTSDiscus with Full Text including Bicycling, Road Bike […]

Find It The Vernacular Tradition James Branch Cabell Library Storage QA21 .V47 1987 This video gives a fascinating narration of early mathematics text written in the vernacular language. The Vernacular Tradition, as the title implies, explores the translation of mathematics written with practical application to everyday life. It gives an account of problem solving using mathematical methods. […]

Find It An important publication in the arts world, The Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, now has a new publishing base: Virginia Commonwealth University’s Scholars Compass. VCU Libraries launched it in mid-summer. Paper proposals for the next thematic issue on “Navigating Divides” will also be managed through Scholars Compass. Deadline for submission is […]

More than 183 million people (57 percent of the population) in the United States play video games at least one hour daily. With so much time spent online, how can we separate virtual from real? What does scholarship about gaming reveal about the marketplace, leadership, teamwork and  entrepreneurship? Virtual worlds not only connected with reality […]