Library News: Classes & Workshops

The 2012 VCU Technology Fair, co-sponsored by VCU Technology Services and the VCU Libraries, brings the latest in technology developments for the classroom, office and research to VCU on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 3 and 4.

Thinking about purchasing an iPad, tablet, laptop or desktop printer? Want to learn more about VCU wireless, video conferencing or the Google Apps for Education? Investigate through hands-on experiences and demonostrations of new products. Workshops by Apple, Atomic Learning, BlackBoard, Dell and Instructure will be offered.

Attendees get chances at winning a Dell laptop, an iPad, a Kindle or an Chrome Book.

Where and When
University Student Commons, Richmond Salons
Monroe Park Campus
Tuesday, April 3
9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with light refreshments, faculty and staff only
10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with snack luncheon, students, faculty and staff

Tompkins-McCaw Library
Medical College of Virginia Campus
901 North 12th St.
Wednesday, April 4
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with snack luncheon, faculty, staff and students

For additional information
Hope Adams at the Monroe Park Campus: adamsh@vcu.edu
Shannon Jones at the MCV Campus: sdjones@vcu.edu

Is your scholarly research only for those wealthy enough to afford the journal you publish in?  How many in your local community can access your research published in expensive online journals? How many in your professional community without well-funded library access can read your work? How about your school's alumni?  Would you rather have your work freely accessible to all without charge, while still published in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal?

On Friday, March 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. VCU Libraries presents a workshop for faculty (but open to all) entitled "Open Access Scholarly Publishing for Faculty."

The workshop will be conducted by Dan Ream, VCU librarian and past president of the VCU Faculty Senate.

As journal subscription costs have increased dramatically, fewer and fewer libraries can afford every journal that is needed, including some that are considered prestigious and essential. Faculty worldwide, especially in the sciences, but also increasingly in the social sciences and humanities, have responded by creating and publishing their research in open access, peer-reviewed journals that charge no fee to their readers.

Faculty senates from Harvard to Berkeley to the University of Virginia have endorsed open access publishing for their faculty.

This one-hour session will introduce faculty to this revolution in publishing of open access, peer-reviewed journals and demonstrate how to locate them in almost any discipline, as well as discuss the potential benefits of worldwide free access to faculty research. Options for faculty retention of copyright will also be discussed.

This workshop will be held in library classroom/lab 319 on the third floor of James Branch Cabell Library. No advance registration is necessary. Address questions to Dan Ream, or call 828-6545 for more information.

Walk-In Research and Writing Clinics are designed to help anyone optimize their research and writing performance-- undergraduates, graduates, faculty and staff. Anytime the clinic is open, a librarian and writing consultant are available for one-on-one assistance on finding library resources and working through the writing process. Drop in for quick questions or in-depth discussions. The clinics are co-sponsored by VCU Libraries and The Writing Center.

Clinic Schedule Spring Semester
Multipurpose Room, room 250, James Branch Cabell Library

• Tuesday, Feb. 28, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 29, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 6, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 7, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 20, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 21, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 27, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 28, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 3, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 4, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 10, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 11, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 17, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 24, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 25, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

For more information 

Writing Center workshops

Walk-In Research and Writing Clinics are designed to help anyone improve their research and writing skills. Undergraduate or graduate students, faculty and staff are welcome. During clinics, a librarian and Writing Center consultant will provide one-on-one assistance to find library resources or to work through the writing process. Drop in for quick questions or for more in-depth discussions. The clinics are co-sponsored by VCU Libraries and The Writing Center.

Clinic Schedule
Multipurpose Room, room 250, James Branch Cabell Library

• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 18, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 19, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 2, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 8, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 30, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 6, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 7, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
  

For more information: Clinic Website. For a list of library instruction classes and events on both campuses: VCU Libraries Events page. For more writing workshops:  Writing Center Workshops page.