March 2008 Archives

I think the library should have either text messaging or IM to report people anonymously that are disruptive in the library. Especially on the fourth floor. It is often noisier than the first floor. The security guards only make occasional appearances. Just trying to Study!
From: Raquel, undergraduate student

Pat Flanagan, Associate University Librarian for Public Services, responds…
Thank you for taking the time to send this suggestion. You are not the first person to mention that a greater security presence is needed upstairs.

VCU Libraries has been working with the VCU Police and recently adjusted the security schedule. Whenever possible, a guard will be up on the third and fourth floors monitoring activity and maintaining sotto voce and quiet study guidelines. We expect the disturbances to be much fewer for the remainder of term and through the extended exam hours.

I'm happy to hear that you enjoy studying in the building. I can assure you that we also want it to be a place conducive to intellectual pursuits. Thank you again for contacting us.

Purchase suggestion: Living in storms : contemporary poetry and the moods of manic-depression by Thom Schramm Type: Book Language: English Publisher: Spokane, Wash. : Eastern Washington University Press, 2008. ISBN: 9781597660310 1597660310 OCLC: 166378618 Related Subjects: American poetry -- 21st century. | Manic-depressive illness -- Poetry.
From: An interested student

Kevin Farley, PhD, Collection Librarian for the Humanities, responds....
Thank you for your recent suggestion to add Living in Storms: Contemporary Poetry and the Moods of Manic Depression, by Thom Schramm, to the literature collection at James Branch Cabell Library. The intersection of literature and medicine -- art and healing -- is an increasingly important focus of literary studies. This book has been just recently published, and since it is from a university press (Eastern Washington University) we will be happy to add it to the collection when our ordering cycle resumes this coming July.

We welcome suggestions for enhancing the collections. You can also make suggestions using our Purchase Suggestion Form online.