A library professional who holds undergraduate and master's degrees in fine arts, Yuki Hibben, is the new assistant head of special collections and archives at James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The focus for this new position will be on building
James Branch Cabell's top-tier collections in the fine arts.
Hibben will shape and expand VCU Libraries' collections in comic arts, book art, manuscripts, archival collections and related areas. She will focus on unique and rare library-appropriate materials that support Virginia Commonwealth University's top-ranked School of the Arts. Hibben also will coordinate research assistance and collection development efforts for published materials. She will help develop and implement policy statements and procedural guidelines for collection management, preservation and use of unique materials housed in the library.
Bringing an exceptional foundation of experience and education to her new role, she has a background that is well-suited to the focus and goals of VCU Libraries. Her service at James Branch Cabell Library includes a year as the interim head of special collections and archives, five years as the collection librarian for the arts and five years as an archival assistant. Hibben also worked as an archival assistant for Special Collections at the College of William and Mary, and as an adjunct art instructor at VCU, Drexel and Temple universities.
She holds a master's of science in library science from the Catholic University of America, a master's degree in fine arts in sculpture from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the College of William and Mary
The focus for this new position will be on building
James Branch Cabell's top-tier collections in the fine arts. Hibben will shape and expand VCU Libraries' collections in comic arts, book art, manuscripts, archival collections and related areas. She will focus on unique and rare library-appropriate materials that support Virginia Commonwealth University's top-ranked School of the Arts. Hibben also will coordinate research assistance and collection development efforts for published materials. She will help develop and implement policy statements and procedural guidelines for collection management, preservation and use of unique materials housed in the library.
Bringing an exceptional foundation of experience and education to her new role, she has a background that is well-suited to the focus and goals of VCU Libraries. Her service at James Branch Cabell Library includes a year as the interim head of special collections and archives, five years as the collection librarian for the arts and five years as an archival assistant. Hibben also worked as an archival assistant for Special Collections at the College of William and Mary, and as an adjunct art instructor at VCU, Drexel and Temple universities.
She holds a master's of science in library science from the Catholic University of America, a master's degree in fine arts in sculpture from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the College of William and Mary