VCU Libraries Advisory Committee

Main Conference Room, Tompkins-McCaw Library

October 21, 2011 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Agenda

Business

• Review and approval of agenda
• Review and approval of minutes from September 2011
• Alternatives to traditional textbooks: what is the appropriate role for libraries?

Reports and Discussion

• Update on revised 6-year budget plan, released 10-12-11
• Upcoming renovations to Tompkins-McCaw Library
• VCU Libraries programs
  • Tayari Jones visit and reading: October 7 reading
  • Medical Library Association Middle Atlantic Chapter meeting, Oct. 10-12
  • VCU Libraries Annual Book Sale, Oct. 24-28
  • Grave Robbing, Goblins and Ghouls: Anatomical Education in 19th Century Richmond, presentation and MCV Campus tour, Oct. 31, 3pm-5pm
  • Before and Beyond Birmingham: A Conversation with Wyatt Tee Walker, Nov. 11, 7pm
  • Cabell First Novelist Festival, Nov. 15-16, 7pm each evening
• Demo and discussion: Access Medicine and other Access offerings