Humanities & Sciences Library Committee

4th Floor Conference Room, Cabell Library

February 10, 2012 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Agenda

Business

• Review and approval of agenda
• Review and approval of minutes from December 2011
• Committee responses to “Quick Search” feature (Primo)
• 24x5 and longer weekend hours for Cabell Library

Reports and Discussion

• Stairwell art and lobby art projects in Cabell Library
• Facilities upgrades at Cabell
• Implementation of Alma, software for library enterprise operations
• 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 22: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa
  • March 29: The 27th Annual Brown-Lyons Lecture, “Jerusalem: A Tale of Three Cities”
• Demo and discussion: Community of Science Scholar Universe and related tools