Sunday through Thursday nights, all patrons entering James Branch Cabell Library after 10 p.m. are required to show VCUCards to gain admittance.
A complete listing of operational hours for Cabell Library and Tompkins-McCaw Library is available online.
The library web server (www.library.vcu.edu) and e-reserves will be unavailable on Monday October 13th from 5:00 am to 7:00 am.
During the switchover many of our services will still be available directly at these addresses:
Databases AtoZ and by Subject: http://metalib.vccs.edu/V/?func=find-db-1&mode=title
VCU Libraries Catalog: http://catalog.library.vcu.edu
E-Journals: http://sfx.library.vcu.edu/vcu/a-z/default?perform=textSearch
ILLiad Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery: https://illiad.library.vcu.edu/illiad/
Digital Collections: http://dig.library.vcu.edu/
Electronic Theses and Dissertations: https://digarchive.library.vcu.edu/
It's that time of year - the VCU Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale! The sale takes place October 20-24, 2008, on the 2nd floor of James Branch Cabell Library.
Books of many genres are available including history, art, medicine, fiction, comic arts, music and more. All proceeds from the Friends of the Library Book Sale help to fund VCU Libraries' programs, collections, and lectures.
Preview Sale for Friends of the Library Donors
Monday, October 20: 9 a.m.-Noon
(Present your Friends card for admission to the preview sale.)
James Branch Cabell Library
901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284
804-828-1105
Paperbacks $1
Hardcover $2
James Branch Cabell Library
Library Instruction Classroom, third floor
Wednesday, October 15, 2 p.m.
Monday, October 20, 1 p.m.
VCU Libraries offers Research Survival Workshops for new and returning students, faculty or staff. These quick sessions offers an introduction or refresher on searching the library's Web resources for books and articles to support a research topic. Librarians will demonstrate the Catalog and journal databases including Academic Search Complete. This workshop runs 50 minutes, including time for questions.
All are welcome. No registration required.
For more information on this workshop and a full list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses, visit the VCU Libraries Events page.
Additional resources or learning library research skills can be found online including the Undergraduate Research Toolkit, Distance Learner's Toolkit, and Resource Guides devoted to topic areas such as Biological Sciences, Sociology and Anthropology, History, Art Education, and many others.
James Branch Cabell Library
Library Instruction Classroom, third floor
Wednesday, October 22nd, 12 - 1 p.m.
The purpose of this workshop is to provide participants with hands-on experience in using the more advanced features of PsycINFO. It will cover how to personalize the database to save successful searches, create search alerts (the saved search is always running and notifications are sent via email or through RSS when any new items are found), and how to create folders for organization by project or class. It will also cover how to properly export citations from PsycINFO into RefWorks.
For more information on this workshop and a full list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses, visit the VCU Libraries Events page.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m
James Cabell Branch Library
VCU Libraries is hosting an Authors' Reception celebrating Alex Lorch and Beth Marschak, authors of Lesbian and Gay Richmond.
The celebration will be Wednesday, October 29, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, 4th floor.
Mr. Lorch will present a brief historical overview of the Richmond lesbian and gay community at 5:30 pm. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing.
This event is free and open to the public. To R.S.V.P. or request special accommodations, please call Sarah Amick at (804) 828-4640 prior to Monday, October 27, 2008. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks.
The reception is generously sponsored by the VCU Friends of the Library. More information about Friends of the Library events is available at Special Events .
James Branch Cabell Library
901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284
804-828-1105
Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library's Services in Times of Disaster
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Distance Education Classroom, Room 2-010, Tompkins-McCaw Library
Tompkins-McCaw Library is hosting the Medical Library Association (MLA) webcast, "Survival Tips and Stories: Expanding the Library's Services in Times of Disaster" on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Distance Education Classroom, Room 2-010. The goal of this program is to provide a basic understanding of disaster planning and service continuity, assess the effect of disasters on health sciences library services, and provide a basic template for disaster planning.
Continuing education credit available. Advanced registration is required to receive CE credit. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is available online. For more information, please contact Shannon Jones, (804) 828-0626.
For a full list of library instruction classes on both campuses, visit VCU Libraries Events .
Monday - Tuesday, Oct 27-28, 2008
James Branch Cabell Library, 2nd Floor
901 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284
804-828-1105
The Friends of the Library Half Price Book Sale has been extended! Shop for great bargains on Monday and Tuesday, Oct 27 - 28, 2008.
Hardcover books are $1 and paperbacks only $.50!
All proceeds help fund VCU Libraries' programs, collections, and lectures.
Cash, check or major credit cards accepted. More information about the Book Sale and other Friends of the Library events is available on the Special Events page.
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences
509 North 12th Street
Richmond, VA 23298-0582
804-828-0636
November 1, 2008 - January 28, 2009
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will sponsor the traveling exhibit "Opening Doors: Contemporary African-American Academic Surgeons" from November 1, 2008 to January 28, 2009.
The exhibit, developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, celebrates the achievements of African American pioneers in academic surgery and those that continue the tradition today.
Learn more about national elections, local elections and candidates with the Election Resource Guide. It provides information on the 2008 Presidential Election, the background and history of elections, and Virginia resources. The Guide also has links for additional articles, databases and books. A link is provided to the State Board of Elections.
Cabell library is currently closed due to a power outage. Please check back for further updates. Research questions should be directed to the Tompkins-McCaw Library service desk at 804-828-0636.