Publishing award scholar explores social work in troubled times from Reconstruction to today
VCU Libraries’ Social Welfare History Project (SWHP) announces the publication of “Social Work in Divisive Times: Navigating Dual Roles Across Eras and Movements” by Justin S. Harty, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Arizona State University School of Social Work. In addition to his teaching and scholarship, Harty has a background as a licensed clinical social worker […]
Katharine Miller receives Library Copyright Institute fellowship
Scholarly Communications Librarian Katharine Miller has received a fellowship through the Library Copyright Institute, funded by grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Services The fellowship contributes to the work of The Library Copyright Institute in providing copyright education for library and archive professionals. The fellowship offers a stipend of $5,000 to research and […]
‘Play Well’ buttons available in lobbies
To support Rams basketball season, VCU Libraries’ StudyWell initiative offers free “Play Well” buttons while supplies last. Pick up buttons from the StudyWell tables in library lobbies. Go, Rams!
Help name anatomical model
The Health Sciences Library has a new mystery mannequin at the Service Desk. It’s available for use by students as a study aid. Users can inspect various true-to-size body parts and disassemble and assemble the model. The anatomic model was recently found in storage at the library. Its origins are unknown as is its age. […]
Nursing School liaison selected for national leadership program
Research and Education Librarian Roy Brown has been selected for the Professional Coaching Program for Mid-Level Managers Pilot offered by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) with funding support from the Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 1. Selection into the inaugural cohort was highly competitive. At the Health Sciences Library, […]
Fall Window Cleaners at Work
People love working, studying or people watching in Cabell Library because of the natural light that floods the building. Those vast windows got a fall cleaning Friday. Even the 25-feet square Cabell Screen, which shows art exhibits, got a scrubbing, as did the bank of windows in the atrium near the cafe–a popular vantage point […]
Revived Staff Organization speaks for staff concerns and advocates for professional development
This fiscal year, for the first time since 2014, the staff employed by VCU Libraries had an active organization within the governance structure to specifically represent the staff voice. VCU Libraries had a Staff Organization for a number of years, originally called Staff Association. It disbanded in 2014. After a 2021 Shared Governance Task Force […]
Communication arts student wins 2024 Friends design contest
Tess Versprille is the winner of the fifth annual Friends of VCU Libraries Design Contest, which accepted submissions from current students and recent alumni. Versprille, a rising sophomore communication arts major, received a $500 prize. The design will be used on T-shirts sold to support VCU Libraries. “This artwork beautifully illustrates how engaging with the library […]
Thank you, Giving Day donors!
Virginia Commonwealth University’s third annual Giving Day on April 24 united the VCU community in support of more than 70 initiatives across both campuses. By the end of the day, 5,313 VCU friends from around the world made 5,286 gifts and raised more than $16.8 million. “Giving Day is just one of the many ways […]
Public health librarian attends national conference on Sewell Stipend
Since its inception in 2001, the Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund’s Stipend Program has provided funding for librarians to attend either the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Conference or Pharmacy Education, the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). The goal of the Sewell Stipend program is to encourage […]
