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The activity of the Monroe Park Campus was invigorating and Nick found the quiet of the 4th floor of Cabell Library\u2019s to be a haven for study:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\u201cWhen I was a student at VCU, focusing on my studies could be a struggle sometimes. The quiet floor in the Cabell Library made it possible for me to read, reflect and remember the content of my textbooks. It played a huge role in helping me to get good grades and graduate. The late hours worked with my schedule. It was great that the library was open when I needed it to be available.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While attending VCU, Nick began working in video production in the local music scene. He built on the foundation of that early experience as a video director and engineer and crafted it into a career. After more than a decade with a heavy, international travel schedule working with bands such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Dead &amp; Company and Dave Matthews, Nick accepted his position with Spotify and moved with his wife and daughters to Pasadena.\u00a0 At Spotify, Nick is the lead video engineer for Spotify Studios, where he designs, develops and maintains all production infrastructure across their global studio network. Currently Nick works on Amy Poehler\u2019s &#8220;Good Hang&#8221; and &#8220;The Bill Simmons Podcast,&#8221; as well as video support for music initiatives. In his spare time, Nick and his family enjoy the natural beauty of Pasadena and Southern California, as well as the mix of cultures to be found in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A longtime Richmonder, these days, Nick Kosut lives in Pasadena, Calif. and works as a chief broadcast engineer at Spotify. Growing up in Chesterfield County, Nick transferred to VCU from Brightpoint College and earned a degree in history from the College of Humanities and Sciences in 2010. The activity of the Monroe Park Campus was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1007,"featured_media":3955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3948,"date":"2026-02-12T20:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T20:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/?p=3948"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:48:35","slug":"dean-presents-to-alumni-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/2026\/02\/12\/dean-presents-to-alumni-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean presents to alumni in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On February 4, VCU Libraries was part of the celebration of a night to remember at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. VCU Alumni from the Los Angeles area were invited to an evening of cocktails, hors d\u2019oeuvres and conversation in the historic rotunda of the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sharing news and updates from VCU were Dean of VCU Libraries and University Librarian, Irene Herold, Ph.D., along with President Michael Rao, Magnus Johnsson, interim vice president for development and alumni relations, Amy Darragh, Ph.D., dean of the College of Health Professions and Carmenita Higgenbotham, Ph.D., dean of the School of the Arts,&nbsp; to share news and updates from VCU and connect alumni from the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alumni in attendance spanned most schools and units from the VCU Monroe Park and MCV Campuses. The evening began with an introduction from Magnus Johnsson and moved to Dr. Rao, who shared an update on the university and VCU\u2019s trajectory before introducing Dean Darrow. Darrow spoke about research in Health Professions. Dean Herold spoke regarding Student Success and the important role that VCU Libraries play in the success of every student at VCU. Dean&nbsp; Higgenbotham addressed the need for a strong and supported faculty for the success of all students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Unlocking Potential - Los Angeles Launch Event\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s8SFkUQGC7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On February 4, VCU Libraries was part of the celebration of a night to remember at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. VCU Alumni from the Los Angeles area were invited to an evening of cocktails, hors d\u2019oeuvres and conversation in the historic rotunda of the museum. 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VCU Libraries has been a member of the OEN since 2016. OEN describes its purpose in this way: &#8220;We, the members of the Open Education Network (OEN), commit to working together to make open the default in higher education. When we advance open education loally and collectively, we empower faculty, remove barriers to education, and enhance student success. &#8230; The OEN is a vibrant and supportive community that advances the use of open educational resources and practices. Members benefit from and contribute to the global open education ecosystem.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bjork will serve on the Steering Committee for a two-year term, 2026-28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of Digital Libraries and Publishing Karen Bjork has been appointed to the Steering Committee of the Open Education Network (OEN).\u00a0 As a leading authority in the open education space, the OEN is instrumental in making higher education more affordable and accessible. VCU Libraries has been a member of the OEN since 2016. OEN describes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"featured_media":3950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,5,20,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facultystaff","category-leadership","category-librarians-at-work","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3942,"date":"2026-02-11T15:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2026-02-25T19:23:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:23:54","slug":"new-data-visualization-wall-officially-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/2026\/02\/11\/new-data-visualization-wall-officially-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanks to supporters, New Data Visualization Wall officially open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>VCU Libraries officially unveiled a new tool to engage students and aid researchers: a Data Visualization Wall that will inspire visual communication of complex ideas and concepts. Located on the Lower Level near The Workshop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.vcu.edu\/about\/news\/2025-news\/data-visualization-wall-envisioned-as-hub-for-sharing-complex-ideas-and-concepts.html\">The Data Visualization Wall<\/a> is a 4.5 x 8-feet (110-inch diagonal) video wall. The ribbon-cutting and reception for the wall kicked off Love Data Week, marked annually around Valentine\u2019s Day. A series of workshops on data, design and dissemination and a coffee and conversation event rounded out the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding for the technology and installation has been provided by Dr. Catherine Hulshof\u2019s Quest Grant through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation as well as from the Friends of VCU Libraries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VCU Libraries successfully competed for the VCU Foundation\u2019s Big Idea grant this year. The VCU Foundation Big Idea Grant supports \u201cinnovative, measurable research, academic, and service-based projects that enhance an academic program, diversity initiative, quality of life, and\/or university goals and activities\u201d.  The VCU Foundation&#8217;s  support is vital to efforts to develop programming for the Wall. The Friends of VCU Libraries is also a generous supporter.  <br><br>For more information about the Data Visualization Wall or to reach out with ideas for collaborations, contact The Workshop (<a href=\"mailto:theworkshop@vcu.edu\">theworkshop@vcu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image: Associate Dean for Scholarly Communications and Publishing Jimmy Ghaphery, left, joins Research Data Librarian Nina Exner, Ph.D., and Dean of VCU Libraries and University Librarian Irene Herold, Ph.D., at ribbon-cutting.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VCU Libraries officially unveiled a new tool to engage students and aid researchers: a Data Visualization Wall that will inspire visual communication of complex ideas and concepts. Located on the Lower Level near The Workshop, The Data Visualization Wall is a 4.5 x 8-feet (110-inch diagonal) video wall. 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VCU Libraries, in partnership with the Virginia Conservation Association, will host a session focused on &#8220;Early Career Professionals in Art Conservation&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":170,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/170"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3931,"date":"2025-10-30T15:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2025-10-30T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:03:22","slug":"vcu-libraries-t-shirts-are-here-and-mugs-and-tote-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/2025\/10\/30\/vcu-libraries-t-shirts-are-here-and-mugs-and-tote-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"VCU Libraries t-shirts are here! And mugs, and tote bags &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you have ever wished you could stroll around town in a VCU Libraries t-shirt while holding a VCU Libraries mug in your hand, a VCU Libraries tote bag (with VCU Libraries hoodie tucked inside), and a long sleeve VCU Libraries shirt casually tied around your waist? Well wish no longer! All of these items are available for purchase now in a variety of sizes and colors, right in time for holiday gifting. Items are all <a href=\"https:\/\/collegethread.com\/collections\/virginia-commonwealth-university-libraries\">available here<\/a>, and are made to order within 3-7 business days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collegethread.com\/collections\/virginia-commonwealth-university-libraries\">collegethread.com\/collections\/virginia-commonwealth-university-libraries<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3932 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-1536x611.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image.png 1538w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/407;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"538\" height=\"195\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3937 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-5.png 538w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/image-5-300x109.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 538px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 538\/195;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by VCU student Amyri Burton,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.vcu.edu\/about\/news\/2025-news\/graphics-major-amyri-burton-wins-2025-friends-design-contest.html\"> winner of the 2025 VCU Libraries Friends of the Library design contest<\/a>. Amyri is a graphic design major in the VCU School of the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you have ever wished you could stroll around town in a VCU Libraries t-shirt while holding a VCU Libraries mug in your hand, a VCU Libraries tote bag (with VCU Libraries hoodie tucked inside), and a long sleeve VCU Libraries shirt casually tied around your waist? Well wish no longer! All of these items [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1008,"featured_media":3937,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-friends-of-vcu-libraries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":3922,"date":"2025-10-29T13:59:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2025-10-30T14:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T14:46:04","slug":"collecting-feedback-for-a-new-libraries-homepage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/2025\/10\/29\/collecting-feedback-for-a-new-libraries-homepage\/","title":{"rendered":"Give your feedback on three proposed designs for Libraries&#8217; new homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A VCU Libraries working group is redesigning the <a href=\"http:\/\/library.vcu.edu\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"library.vcu.edu\">Libraries&#8217; homepage<\/a>. The working group consists of employees across Libraries&#8217; departments and is using surveys, design tests and interviews with students, faculty and others to develop a new a homepage that aligns closely with user needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VCU Libraries serves diverse users across both campuses and in the Richmond community. The focus of the new homepage will be on making it <em>most <\/em>useful to those with the<em> least<\/em> familiarity with academic libraries, who might need the most help navigating and familiarizing themselves with the services, spaces, resources and programs offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The working group has developed three proposed designs. These so-called &#8220;wireframes&#8221; are low-fidelity, early-stage renderings of a web page that positions elements on the page. Now feedback on these potential designs is invited.  Your ideas will help develop a final proposed design to create a fresh, new page scheduled to launch in summer 2026.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are the three proposed wireframes, with some context and explanation about each. At the bottom of the screen <strong>is a link to a form to share your ideas. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wireframe 1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wireframe 1 features a calendar view for happenings in the library, something that was mentioned in a number of user interviews. &nbsp;It also collapses \u201cchat\u201d and \u201cAsk Us\u201d into a single link that produces a pop up that gives options for chat or email, since users expressed some confusion over the difference between chat and Ask Us (we also added the word \u201clive\u201d because undergraduates especially were surprised and very pleased to learn that the Libraries&#8217; chat is not a chatbot, but staffed by real humans!) This is an element we\u2019ve kept across the wireframes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_1-983x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3923 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_1-983x1024.png 983w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_1-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_1-768x800.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_1.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 983px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 983\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wireframe 2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wireframe 2 adds a \u201cdid you know?\u201d section that will be a curated fact about something the libraries offer that users may or may not know about or a service or resource that we particularly want to feature at a given time. Items here will likely rotate out once a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2-954x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3924 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2-954x1024.png 954w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2-768x825.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2-1431x1536.png 1431w, https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/librarystories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/475\/2025\/10\/wireframe_2.png 1440w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 954px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 954\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wireframe 3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wireframe 3 will feature a single image as a background for the search box, something evocative of the libraries that will also be changed out periodically, as in something from our collections, a space in one of the buildings, etc. It also features \u201cquick links\u201d based on user top tasks and items identified as most impactful or interesting to students in our user interviews. 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Please let the work group know via this form: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/85XJHBgHkqracFPn8\">What do you think of the wireframes for a redesigned VCUL homepage?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A VCU Libraries working group is redesigning the Libraries&#8217; homepage. The working group consists of employees across Libraries&#8217; departments and is using surveys, design tests and interviews with students, faculty and others to develop a new a homepage that aligns closely with user needs. 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Terry took us on a journey through his 25-year multidisciplinary career, blending food justice, publishing, art and activism\u2014all rooted in deep values of interconnection, social justice and community engagement. He shared how his recent MFA from UC Berkeley helped integrate his diverse work into a cohesive studio practice, allowing him to experiment across mediums such as sculpture, sound and mixed media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His work is deeply influenced by Zen Buddhism, cultural memory and movements like the Black Panther Party, which he referenced as foundational to his food justice activism. Terry shared in detail how projects like <em>Razed Bed #2<\/em> and <em>The Table and the Larder<\/em> transform everyday materials and traditional food practices into living works of art that honor Black resilience and history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The talk concluded with a \u201cRecipe for Staying Curious,\u201d a poetic and reflective framework that likened creativity to cooking, requiring preparation, risk, care and improvisation. It was a call to stay open, ask hard questions, and let both failure and joy shape the work.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a lunch with public health students and librarians earlier in the day, Terry explored the challenges of eating local, sustainably raised food, retaining food culture after immigration, the global infiltration of highly processed foods, and the impact of food on aging, health, and disease management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terry is the author of five cookbooks, including <em>Vegetable Kingdom<\/em> and <em>Afro-Vegan<\/em>, and editor of <em>Black Food<\/em> and <em>The Best American Food<\/em> and <em>Travel Writing 2025<\/em>. From 2015 to 2022, he served as the inaugural Chef-in-Residence at San Francisco\u2019s Museum of the African Diaspora, curating dynamic programming connecting food, health, farming, and art. Most recently, he completed an MFA in Art Practice at the University of California at Berkeley in 2025 and was awarded a prestigious Graduate Fellowship at Headlands Center for the Arts for 2025\u20132026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Jay Paul VCU Libraries\u2019 annual Fall Lecture, Food For All, held Oct. 15, featured chef, author and artist Bryant Terry. Terry took us on a journey through his 25-year multidisciplinary career, blending food justice, publishing, art and activism\u2014all rooted in deep values of interconnection, social justice and community engagement. 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