Walk-in research & writing clinics start Oct. 11
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...
View ArticleWalk-in research and writing clinics start Feb. 28
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...
View ArticleMarch 30: Open access scholarly publishing workshop
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...
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
The Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) is now available through the VCU Libraries. ECCO delivers every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in Great Britain during...
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Database demo: Images, history, culture of the 19th century at your fingertips
Just in time for those mid-term research projects, VCU librarians will give a show-and-tell of two important VCU Libraries databases. The University community is invited to drop by James Branch Cabell...
View ArticleOct. 29 Workshop: Arts and humanities resources for graduate students
New to graduate school? Short on time to search for the best online resources to find scholarly sources, images, and dissertations? This workshop will provide information on good places to start your...
View ArticleOct. 31 Workshop: Teaching and learning with ARTstor
ARTstor is a digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities and social sciences. It also includes a suite of software tools that enable users to view and analyze...
View ArticleNov. 2 Workshop: Image research
This workshop will offer an introduction to finding and using images from VCU Libraries digital image collections and from other online visual resources. In addition to help with understanding fair use...
View ArticleNov. 5: Google Scholar workshop
Librarian John Glover will teach a one-hour session Monday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m. in Cabell Library Room 319 about how to make the best use of Google Scholar.Google Scholar uses a search engine-style...
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New library programs serve international students
International students can receive special library tours and research workshops designed for them this spring. Language challenges and cultural differences can present barriers to academic success for...
View ArticleVideo: Library technology leaders discuss innovations, trends and the future
As one of the first major research universities to launch a pioneering new cloud-resident enterprise library platform, Virginia Commonwealth University hosted a Jan. 9 session designed to help other...
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Registration Open: Digital Pragmata series for faculty and grad students
How scholars and artists share their work is changing. More and more, arts and humanities scholarship, creative activity and teaching occurs in the digital environment. VCU Libraries' new forum,...
View ArticleVCU Libraries hosts TEDMED 2013 simulcast April 16-19
Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences will host a live simulcast of TEDMED 2013, April 16-19, during regular library hours. The University community is invited to join colleagues to listen to...
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Tour Cabell through Sept. 6; midnight tour added
Students, staff and faculty can invest a few minutes on a tour of Cabell Library and save time later in the semester. Participants will learn about the facility, collections and resources, as well as...
View ArticleInaugural Advance Your Research session set for Oct. 15
VCU Libraries will present Advance Your Research on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a full day of walk-in workshops for graduate students and faculty designed to help make their research process better, faster and...
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