March 2008 Archives
Interested in learning about the latest trends in technology? Thinking about purchasing a PDA, a BlackBerry, a cellphone, or an iPod? Want to learn how others are using emerging technologies to streamline their research, workflow, patient interactions, and educational experience? Technology Days 2008 is the answer.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Richmond Salons, University Student Commons, Monroe Park Campus
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, MCV Campus
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public. Lunch is available to participants on each campus. Participants can register to win a chance at prizes including 20 iPods, an iPod touch, and other great prizes. For more information, contact at Shannon Jones or 804-828-0626.
This event is sponsored by the VCU Libraries and VCU Technology Services.
22nd Annual James Branch Cabell Lecture
A Party of Poets - Celebrating the Work of Virginia's Poets
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Richmond Salons, VCU Student Commons
Keynote speaker: Ellen Bryant Voigt
Panelists: Buffy Morgan, Debra Nystrom, Lucinda Roy, Ron Smith and David Wojahn
Moderator: Mary Flinn, senior editor for the online literary journal Blackbird
Virginia is home to a distinguished community of poets and a rich body of poetry recognized by many national prizes and international distinction. Join Ellen Bryant Voigt and our panel of poets from across the Commonwealth to celebrate Virginia poetry and explore the roots of Virginia's extraordinary contributions to the tradition of American verse.
The 22nd Annual James Branch Cabell Lecture is sponsored by the VCU Libraries, the Friends of the Library, and the James Branch Cabell Library Associates.
Free and open to the public. Book signing and reception will follow the lecture. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. Directions to the Monroe Park Campus are available online. If special accommodations are needed, please call (804) 827-1165 or 827-1163 prior to April 4, 2008.
We Need Your Input!
The VCU Libraries Web site offers access to hundreds of databases, journals, newspapers & books. Help improve access to these resources and receive a $15 RamBucks Gift Certificate.
Faculty, staff & students are encouraged to participate.
The study will take approximately 1 hour. Testing dates will be scheduled in March and April, 2008 at James Branch Cabell and Tompkins-McCaw Libraries. Participants will be asked to find answers to several sample questions while contributing to discussions.
Come share your comments about your library Web site.
To participate in the study and receive a FREE RamBucks gift certificate, please contact
Susan Teague-Rector or Kareemah Hamdan or call 804-827-3554.
- Wednesday, March 19, 2:00-3:00 pm
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
First Floor Conference Room, behind Skull & Beans
The VCU Health Literacy Special Interest Group will be meeting Wednesday, March 19 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, in the first floor Conference Room behind Skull & Beans. All who are interested are welcome to attend and also to join the special interest group which meets about three times a year.
If you would like to attend the March 19 meeting or receive more information, please contact Jean Shipman or Sarah Amick, 804-828-4640.
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- Thursday, March 27, 2008
- 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
- Special Collections and Archives Reading Room
Please join the VCU Libraries as it celebrates the contributions that MCV Campus book authors have made to the scholarly literature. This event is free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the Patient/Visitor parking deck. If special accommodations are needed, please contact the VCU Libraries at (804) 827-1165 or 827-1163 by March 21, 2008. Sponsored by VCU Friends of the Library.
VCU Libraries will host a webcast on Friday, Mar. 7 from 1-2 pm on the institutional issues involved with compliance with the new NIH Public Access Policy. This webcast will explore the legal aspects of author rights management within the context of the new policy that will be effective April 7, 2008. The policy will have many benefits for research institutions, including better documentation of publications resulting from funded research. However, institutions confront a key set of issues raised by the need to ensure that authors maintain the legal rights required to allow compliance with the new policy.
The intended audience for this webcast is vice presidents of research, administrators and staff in funded research and grants offices, campus compliance officers, and others who will be responsible for fulfilling their organizations' compliance obligations as NIH grantees. The webcast is sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and the National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges. For more information, visit the web site at http://www.arl.org/sc/implement/nih/webcast/
VCU Libraries will present the webcast on both campuses. No registration is necessary.
MCV Campus: Tompkins-McCaw Library, Rm. 2010
Monroe Park Campus: Cabell Library, Rm. 320
Contact Lynne Turman, 828-0638, luturman@vcu.edu, for special accommodations or additional information.
Coming Soon: New Technology Resources for Collaborative Work
Beginning the week of March 3, the large group study room on the first floor of Cabell Library will be closed temporarily for renovations. VCU Libraries is adding technology resources to this space to support students with the development of presentations and other collaborative work. The goal of the renovations project is to provide students the ability to both practice and record presentations. When the renovations are completed, the room will contain the following:
- a motorized screen and projector
- a podium with a microphone and touch panel control system
- wall-mounted camera and speakers
For those seeking alternative locations for group study, additional study rooms are available on the third floor. The Linden Group Study Zone on the second floor is also available for group study.
We regret any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to improve the Libraries' collaborative work spaces.
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences is offering several training opportunities for VCU students, faculty and staff. Library educational sessions will be held in the following locations on the MCV Campus as a convenience to all:
- Goodwin Research Laboratory, Massey Cancer Center, Room 131
- R. Blackwell Smith Building, Room 350
- Main Hospital Building, VCU Health System, The Learning Center,1st floor across from The Three Bears Gift shop
- Sanger Hall, Room B1-020
Offerings range from Keeping Current with your Research, where you will learn valuable tips to help make your research more efficient, to RefWorks a citation management tool that allows you to easily create and manage your own personal research database. A complete listing of classes is available online.
For more information about Spring classes, contact Thelma Mack at 828-0017.
For information about the current Brown-Lyons Lecture, see the event website.
Jewish Humor - It's No Joke!
Presented by Dr. Jack D. Spiro
Thursday, March 20, 2008
7:30 p.m.
W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts
The 23rd Annual Brown-Lyons Lecture is sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library, the VCU Center for Judaic Studies, the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, the Richmond Jewish Foundation, and the Weinstein JCC. For information on a free shuttle from the Weinstein Jewish Community Center please contact Antonia FD Vassar at (804) 827-1165.
This lecture is free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. If special accommodations are needed, please call (804) 827-1165 or 827-1163 prior to March 17, 2008.
Institutional Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy: Ensuring Deposit Rights
A Webcast sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries
and the National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges
Friday, March 7, 2008
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
VCU Libraries will present the webcast on both campuses:
VCU Libraries will host a Webcast on the institutional issues involved with compliance with the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Public Access Policy. This Webcast will explore the legal aspects of author rights management within the context of the new policy that will be effective April 7, 2008. The policy will have many benefits for research institutions, including better documentation of publications resulting from funded research. However, institutions confront a key set of issues raised by the need to ensure that authors maintain the legal rights required to allow compliance with the new policy.
The intended audience for this Webcast is vice presidents of research, administrators and staff in funded research and grants offices, campus compliance officers, and others who will be responsible for fulfilling their organizations compliance obligations as NIH grantees. The Webcast is sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries and the National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges. For more information, visit the ARL Web site.
No registration is necessary.
Contact Lynne Turman, 828-0638, for special accommodations or additional information.
For more information and a full list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses, visit the VCU Libraries Events page.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Tompkins-McCaw Library, Distance Education Room, 2-010
MCV Campus
Register online using your VCU eID.
Don't have a VCU eID?
Contact Shannon D. Jones at 804-828-0626 to register.
Join the VCU Libraries for the next GIS Discussion Forum featuring Chris Delcher, analyst biostatistician for Virginia Health Information (VHI) and Carrie Dolan, epidemiologist for the Virginia Department of Health. This presentation will highlight how VHI and VDH have used GIS to enhance epidemiologic capacity.
The VCU GIS Discussion Forum is open to all individuals interested in the use of GIS to better understand geographic relationships and how they impact health outcomes, public health risks, disease transmission, access to health care and other public health concerns. Seating for this session is limited; advance registration is encouraged. Interested in joining the GIS Discussion Forum? Contact Irene Lubker at 804-828-2004.
For more information and a full list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses, visit the VCU Libraries Events page.
