Join discussion of “The Emancipation of Evan Walls” at first Book Club meeting
The inaugural meeting of the the Friends of VCU Libraries Book Club will take place Sunday September 15 at 2 p.m. at VCU’s James Branch Cabell Library in the Cabell Room on the fourth floor. Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., professor of psychology and interim chair, African American Studies, will lead the informal, conversational discussion. The Emancipation of Evan Walls […]
Public affairs librarian and political scientist launch “Civil Discourse” podcast
Many people are tired of partisan bickering and over-heated, even mean-spirited, political discourse. Into that fray steps VCU Public Affairs Librarian Nia Rodgers with a simple idea: a podcast that explores how government can and should work without the rancor of partisanship but rather with understanding and expertise. Rodgers is engaging in conversations about government […]
Hodge edits career-building advice book, “The Academic Librarian’s Toolkit”
VCU Libraries’ Assistant Head for Teaching and Learning Megan Hodge (right) served as editor of a new book from the American Library Association that focuses on building careers in academic librarianship. According to ALA literature about the book, “The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit is a thorough handbook designed to guide you from library school through your first several […]
Scholars Compass enjoys steady growth
VCU Scholars Compass continues to grow and make an impact showcasing the intellectual and creative output of VCU. In FY19, Scholars Compass surpassed the 16,000 mark for the total number of items, and received more than 500,000 verified downloads this year bringing the lifetime total of Scholars Compass downloads to 2 million. Two new peer-reviewed […]
Collage Campaign creates new approach to outreach to schools
What do arts students know about VCU Libraries? How do they find out what they know? What are the gaps in their knowledge? How can we fill those gaps to increase their awareness and use of library resources and therefore improve their experiences as students and creators? These are the sorts of questions Arts Research […]
To combat fakes and defend truth #VetYourSources effort continues
In an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” VCU Libraries’ ongoing information literacy campaign encourages all in the VCU community and beyond to carefully evaluate their sources of information — whether writing a paper, conducting research or reading a news article in mainstream or on social media. Today, the social media project is planned to go […]
Research librarian contributes to state health policymaking
When experts from the College of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Counseling partnered with VCU’s Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory (SERL) on a grant-funded research project contracted by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) they turned to Talicia Tarver to provide expert systematic search support for their research. The overarching goal of the 2019 research […]
Communications awards honor efforts of many
Spring is “awards season” in public relations and once VCU Libraries communications office received these honors and is grateful to the many Libraries faculty and staff who contributed to these projects. This work was done in 2018-19 with awards presented in spring 2019. American Library Association Every year, the American Library Association PR Exchange Awards […]
VCU Libraries hosts OpenCon satellite conference
VCU Libraries hosted a second year of OpenCon Virginia on January 11, 2019, bringing together 130 faculty, librarians, researchers and students from across the state to advance discussion and promote action toward more open systems of research and education. In addition to a full schedule of lightning talks, panel discussions, and workshops, the opening and closing sessions […]
Q&A: Meet Behavioral Sciences librarian Sergio Chaparro
Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Librarian Sergio Chaparro, Ph.D., works primarily with the School of Education and the department of Psychology and Addiction Studies. He served most recently as a subject specialist librarian at Salem State University. He brings a strong record of teaching, service, and research in library and information science, communication and Spanish […]
