Monday, November 16, 2009
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Cabell Library Instruction Classroom, Room 319
Monroe Park Campus

Early American Imprints covers early American literature, printing, and history. The U.S. Congressional Serial Set covers the history of American government from 1817 to 1973. This workshop will teach you the basics of using these resources, which share a common interface, to find primary sources in the areas they cover. For more information, please contact John Glover.

When: Thursday, November 12, 5 p.m.

Where: Cabell Library 4th Floor Conference Room, adjacent to the elevators.

Free Food!

Nov. 16, 2009 7 p.m.
University Student Commons Theater
907 Floyd Ave.
"Iron Jawed Angels," a 2004 HBO production.
Much of it filmed in Richmond, Virginia. Stars Hilary Swank and Anjelica
Huston, and tells the story of the struggle of several suffragists who
fought for the passage of the 19th amendment.

Nov. 19, 2009 7 p.m.
University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom
907 Floyd Ave.
Librarian of Virginia Sandra G. Treadway, Ph.D. will present "A Lady's
Place is in the House [of Delegates]: Virginia Women in Politics,
1909-2009."

Nov. 20, 2009 Noon
Suffrage march and official renaming of the Crenshaw House
Participants will gather on the Shafer Court side of Ginter House, 901
W. Franklin St., and march to the Crenshaw House, 919 W. Franklin St.

All events are free and open to the public.  Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street, West Cary Street and West Broad Street parking decks.  If special accommodations are needed, please e-mail krsepar@vcu.edu or call 804-827-1163.

Story on WCVE-FM
Listen to an interview with VCU Libraries' Ray Bonis about the women's suffrage movement in Richmond (audio courtesy of WCVE).

This event is sponsored by the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, VCU Libraries and the League of Women Voters.  You can learn more about the founding of the Equal
Suffrage League online or in Special Collections and Archives, 4th floor, James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Avenue.

The Webcast will run from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., with an optional wrap around discussion taking place from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Register online, or visit the official Website for more information.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has redesigned most PubMed search screens. To start with, the PubMed homepage has been streamlined, and includes an NCBI Header, Search Bar, and Footer that are common to all PubMed pages. There have been changes to display pages, location of Limits, History, and other tabs, Clipboard and output options. This class will go over these changes and provide a quick review of how best to search PubMed and send your results to RefWorks.

To register for the Wednesday, November 4 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7257.
To register for the Tuesday, November 10 class, visit http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7258.

Friday, November 6, 2009
6:30 p.m.
University Student Commons, Richmond Salons
907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA

Virginia Commonwealth University welcomes the 2009 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award winner Deb Olin Unferth, her agent, David McCormick, and her editor at McSweeneys, Eli Horowitz, as they trace the journey of Unferths masterful Vacation from first draft to publication.

The reading and book discussion are free and open to the public. Parking is available for a fee in the West Main Street and West Cary Street parking decks. For more information call (804) 828-4640, or e-mail Sarah Amick or Dale Smith.

The VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, presented by the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, is sponsored by the VCU Department of English, James Branch Cabell Library Associates, Friends of the Library, VCU Libraries, the VCU Honors College, and the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences.

VCU Libraries will conduct a series of surveys over the next year to learn how our faculty, students, and staff use library resources and services. Your feedback is extremely valuable and will help to improve VCU Libraries resources and services. The survey has been designed in concert with consultants, and responses will be confidential.

Surveys will be administered once a month at each library for a two hour time period. The dates and times have been randomly selected and will vary each month. The next survey will take place at Cabell Library on Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

During the survey period, you will be given a short survey form to complete during your visit. The online survey will apear when you select library resources from the VCU Libraries Web site.

If you have questions or comments about the survey, please contact Mary Ellen Spencer at the James Branch Cabell Library.

The first international Open Access Week is intended to raise awareness of the benefits of free, open, online and immediate access to scholarly research.  Celebrate by learning more about Open Access at the following sites:

• Open Access Week Organization
• SPARC: The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
• VCU Libraries - Open Access Resources

Sponsored in part by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Presented in partnership with the Department of Art & Art History, University Museums, Velocity Comics and VCU Libraries Special Collections.

VCU students are encouraged to stop by the VCU Libraries Administration Office, 4^th floor Cabell Library, to pick-up a limited number of vouchers redeemable for a reduced ticket price of $10. One voucher per person, first come, first serve beginning October 16, 2009. Students should call the Modlin Center Box Office at (804) 289-8980 to redeem the $10 voucher for an admission ticket.

VCU faculty, staff and alumni are eligible for a $10.00 discount off of the adult ticket price of $38 by entering the code CRUMB10 when purchasing tickets through Ticketmaster or at 1-800-745-3000.

Public Tickets: $19-$38 with discounts for seniors & children; through Ticketmaster or at 1-800-745-3000. Patrons requesting accessible seating should contact the Modlin Center Box Office at (804) 289-8980. Audience Advisory: Mature audiences only; contains sexual content. For more information is available from the Modlin Center.

R. Crumb, regarded as the founding father of underground comics, got his first taste of fame, as well as notoriety, during the 1960s - his "Zap Comix" rapidly attracted the attention of a fan base whose members dwelt well beyond the geographical parameters of San Francisco's Bay Area. Crumb, whose cartoons are controversial, funny, at times bizarre and always idiosyncratic, today occupies a place of honor in the world of high culture and art. His graphic narrative "Genesis", scheduled for release in the fall of 2009, has generated more-than-eager anticipation. For his Richmond engagement, one of only five appearances nation-wide, Crumb will participate in a conversation with Françoise Mouly, art editor for "The New Yorker" since 1993. She is also the founder, publisher, designer and co-editor along with her husband, cartoonist Art Spiegelman, of the avant-garde comics anthology "RAW."

You can learn more about R. Crumb at the VCU Libraries or through our Website.

An exhibit of R. Crumb's comics and other materials is located on the 4^th floor of James Branch Cabell Library, 901 Park Avenue.

• Monday, October 26, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 27, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 28, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Thursday, October 29, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Monday, November. 2, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 3, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Monday, November 9, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 10, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, November 11, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, November 17, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Thursday, November 19, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Monday, November 30, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 1, 4 - 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 2, 4 - 7 p.m.

Researchers are encouraged to stop by anytime the clinics are open. For a list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses, visit the VCU Libraries Events page.
 

Evidence-Based Medicine
Wednesday, October 28
6 - 7 p.m.
Need evidence to support clinical decision making? This class will cover the definition and theory behind EBM and will showcase VCU Libraries resources for medical evidence in the literature. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7239

Finding Complementary & Alternative Medicine
Friday, November 6
1:30 - 2 p.m.
Need reliable information on complementary and alternative medicine? Confused by contradictory claims and evidence about dietary supplements? Explore databases and websites for both health professionals and patients during this online workshop. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7240

PubMed
Tuesday, November 10
6 - 7 p.m.
During this online workshop, learn to search MEDLINE via PubMed, including basic features and search techniques such as limits, display options, and print formats. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7241

Keeping Current with Your Research
Thursday, November 12
6 - 7 p.m.
During this online workshop you will learn tips to help make your research efforts more effective and efficient. Attendees will be shown how to customize library services, store searches and find the most current research using PubMed, Web of Science (WOS), and NCHS data sources. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7242

RefWorks
Wednesday, December 2
6 - 7 p.m.
Do you want to save time and energy in managing your citations and creating a bibliography? This class will discuss topics including importing citations from databases, organizing the citations, and correctly formatting citations for a manuscript. For more information and to register, visit: http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/course_detail.asp?ID=7243

Learn how to use Anatomy.TV at either of Tompkins-McCaw Library's workshops on Thursday, October 22 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in room 2-012, or on Thursday, November 5 from 12:00 to 12:30 in room 2-012. We will demonstrate how to use this database for studying as well as for classroom use, presentations, and lectures, and how to incorporate the database into Blackboard courses.

• Register for the October 22 class.
• Register for the November 5.