VCU Libraries Advisory Committee

4th Floor Conference Room, James Branch Cabell Library

February 17, 2012 2pm - 3pm

Agenda

Business

• Review and approval of agenda
• Review and approval of minutes from January 2012
• Copyright and fair use: update on latest developments and legal proceedings

Reports and Discussion

• ARL status for VCU Libraries: What does it mean?
• Update on facilities upgrades at Tompkins-McCaw
• VCU Libraries programs
  • One Singular Sensation: The American Jew and the Musical Theater: Opening lecture by Dr. Jack Spiro, 1-19-12
  • Black History Month Lecture, Feb. 22, 7pm – 9pm: Renowned advertising executive Tom Burrell will lecture on his pioneering work in developing positive advertising for the African-American population.
  • Southern Film Festival, Feb. 24-25
  • March 8: Intersections: Art and Science, exhibit at TML
  • March 22: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa
  • March 29: The 27th Annual Brown-Lyons Lecture, “Jerusalem: A Tale of Three Cities”
• Demo and discussion:  Book art at VCU