About this collection the special collections and archives at virginia commonwealth university s james branch cabell library proudly houses the library of writer james branch cabell, originally cataloged by dr. Vcu libraries hosts a growing digital library collection. This collection will bring together digital archives of these publications. The richmond academic library consortium is a group of richmond area libraries which have agreed to extend limited borrowing privileges to students, faculty, and staff of any ralc school. Special collections and archives at both cabell library and tompkinsmccaw library hold many records, reports, publications, photographs and other resources related to the history of vcu.
Lending libraries are located in the region 1 and region 8 offices and offer a wide variety of materials available for a sixweek lending period. Virginia commonwealth university office of development and alumni relations. Box 842039 richmond, va 232192201 to mail a donation. James branch cabells library vcu libraries digital. Army for generously donating 92 issues for scanning. Knovel library vcu ebooks and other reference works in engineering, chemistry and biochemistry, earth and environmental sciences, and other areas. Special thanks go to the ps magazine division of the u. Carver is situated in richmond, virginia, just north of vcu s monroe park campus, and is primarily a working class african american neighborhood, home to some 1,500 residents.
Head, shelf preparation section, duke university libraries at duke university. Vcu libraries promotes the academic success of our students, invigorates research and scholarship, and advances the health care and outreach missions of the. The collection includes images of soft tissue abnormalities and radiographic abnormalities of the oral cavity. Books research guides at virginia commonwealth university. Its simple for students and faculty to access and use, yet contains robust tools that keep students focused such as search, read aloud, and notes and highlights. Borrow and read free ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from your library using your phone or tablet.
Home artistic tiles from the american encaustic tiling company ceramic mosaic tile. More people are also using the internet to search for books on the libraries shelves, as well as the more than 50,000 electronic books and journals that can be. The longoutofprint 1982 book by two then vcu faculty members analyzed the politics involved with the city of richmonds annexation of 23. Virginia commonwealth university student media center. Student catalogs vcu libraries collection of pre1800 books. Vitalsource bookshelf is the worlds leading platform for distributing, accessing, consuming, and engaging with digital textbooks and course materials. The final design uses a series of meandering ramps punctuated by bookshelf stacks in order to create a narrative experience. The original edition was published by schenkman publishing. Living room with a 3seater sofa, armchair, bookshelf, tv and music system. For the month of january, ucf libraries featured bookshelf presents books from our knight reads section. Set in the capital city of doha, vcuarts qatar is part of a global community of nine international universities. Recent electronic books from university presses and other scholarly publishers covering all disciplines.
African american studies virginia commonwealth university. Maurice dukes 1968 dissertation from the university of iowa james branch cabells library. Websites with activities for children and teens clavis publishing online storytime storyline online zoom online research abdo digital bookshelf elementary library books abdo digital bookshelf secondary library books lunch doodles with mo willems pbs kids disney lol scholastic kids mathgames metkids. The common book program is one of the largest initiatives in university college. Vcu libraries offers an array of digital collections as a way to enhance access to our rich collections. Diamond bookshelf, designed by diamond comic distributors to. The library is still the only place that brings people, print and digital collections together in one place. Vcu libraries digital collections an emerging collection of digitized images, text, video, and audio.
Use the vcu libraries search for print, electronic books, and other resources. Jodi koste, university archivist and head of tompkinsmccaw library special collections and archives, said neuhausers efforts have improved the discoverability of the collections old and rare. Science and technology, general medical literature printer friendly 34,410,321 articles and books. For more information, see the finding aid for the dr. The research backbone and academic heart of virginia commonwealth university. Sign in release notes vitalsource bookshelf is the most used etextbook platform in the world today. Except as noted below, the information in the database is a literal transcription of the information compiled in the robertson hospital register, which is housed at the. Vcuarts qatar is a center of excellence for education and research in art and design. Product innovation virginia commonwealth university.
Social media best practices in academic libraries 2018, bettina peacemaker and sue robinson. You will be prompted to create a user account the first time you access this provider. The first issue of reflections in ink was published during the spring semester of 1978 and focused on the struggle of blacks in south africa. You can easily adjust the layout, font size, and zoom to make reading easier on all. Please contact us to learn about our other holdings alumni publications. Created by vcu department of english professor emeritus. We digitize materials from our own special collections and archives collections and partner with faculty and regional organizations in a community digitization program. Dennis page of the department of oral pathology now oral diagnostic sciences of the vcu school of dentistry developed this collection of images to help students learn about the most common abnormalities of the oral cavity. This digital collection will grow as other books and publications of the city are added. About 47% of these are library furniture, 31% are bookcases, and 1% are other wood furniture. The association of southeastern research libraries aserl 19561966 report was meant to gather into one place information regarding the association of southeastern research libraries which would seem to be of permanent interest for members. Yuzu makes it easier than ever to engage students with inspiring course materials. Sacred causes follows earthly powers in a twopart study of the nexus of religion and politics throughout the history of europe.
For over forty years, the commonwealth times has served as the student newspaper of virginia commonwealth university, documenting the history and culture of vcu and richmond. The digital public library of america dpla is pleased to announce the release of a new. Our collections specialize in book art, comic arts, manuscripts, rare books, and medical artifacts. The book continues to be read and frequently cited by scholars and students and print copies are often missing from library shelves in the richmond area. Ranked a top 100 research university, vcu is a place where discovery and creativity go hand in hand. Picking up at world war i and carrying the discussion to the present, burleigh says religious currents informed the secular politics of even the most totalitarian regimes during world war ii and that, likewise, global politics has impacted churches. Hitt library, this featured display is just a small sample of our abundant collection of popular fiction and nonfiction reading. Poictesme is the current undergraduate student literary and arts journal. Individual images of all of the slides from ancarrows slideshow, as well as accompanying documentation such as ancarrows field notebooks, the script of the slideshow, and family photographs showing some of the boats he designed, can be found at the vcu libraries digital collection ancarrow wildflower digital archive. Digital resources virginia commonwealth university. The library serves a population of 31,242 fte enrollment. These materials, primarily from vcu libraries special collections and archives, range in subject matter from africanamerican history in virginia to richmonds past and present, from the comic and cartooning arts to the history of vcu, from medical artifacts to oral histories. Vcu libraries is ramping up efforts as the university shifts to online learning during the covid19 crisis. Acknowledgment of virginia commonwealth university libraries as a source is required.
Specificity and simplicity were two main goals for the project. Provide secure online access to your students and your patrons with a userfriendly interface on your abdo digital bookshelf is complimentary when you purchase hosted abdo digital products. Online classes that utilize south university digital bookshelf give you all the required digital texts youll need to complete your coursework without the hassle and high cost of textbook purchasing. New arrivals halifax county south boston public library system. Ncbi bookshelf vcu fulltext access to books, reports, and other scholarly literature in biology, medicine, and life sciences, hosted by the national center for biotechnology information ncbi. The text itself has been edited only for nonsubstantive style changes and corrections. Cataract surgical kit virginia commonwealth university. Access to leading pharmacy textbooks, an extensive multimedia library, care plans, selfassessment tools, case. To view available titles, download its bookshelf app and use your vcu email address to sign up. Ethical dilemmas in collection development of open access. Higher educationresearch best project vcu cabell library.
A wide variety of metal library bookshelves options are available to you, such as metal type, folded, and material. The cottage is 75 sqm distributed in kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom, sauna and a covered veranda. This open access edition of the politics of annexation presents a newly formatted version of the original 1982 edition. The current database is an updated version of a database originally developed in 1998 as part of a joint project between the vcu libraries and the american civil war museum. Naxos music library vcu streaming classical and world music. Backfiles end typically 3 6 years prior to the current date. The commonwealth times is the student newspaper of virginia commonwealth university.
Host all of your abdo digital assets including anywhere ebooks, readtome ebooks, interactive ebooks, and databases for free on one central bookshelf account. Carver neighborhood vcu partnership archives, rg 591. The design for this metal bookshelf is based on a traditional booksellers shelf we first saw in londons legendary portobello road antique market. Acknowledgement of virginia commonwealth university libraries as a source is. Vcu libraries assertively funded oa initiatives during this period. Yuzu is a learning platform that delivers an enhanced digital reading experience with. The james branch cabell library provides a broad array of library services on the monroe park campus.
We are pleased to offer a complete run of all eisner issues, issues 1229, as well as 3 special issues and 22 index issues, primarily digitized from the print copies held by james branch cabell library special collections and archives. Virginia commonwealth university division of student affairs vcu student media center 817 w. Comics research libraries and online resources graphic novels. Several within 220 kilometres library 1 kilometres small boat harbour 1 kilometres restaurants 12 kilometres alnarp agricultural university 1,5 kilometres, with bike. The materials listed below are only a small percentage of the resources available. Ill via interlibrary loan, you can order books, articles, and various items that vcu. The libraries of virginia commonwealth university and the university of richmond are working together to publish a new openaccess edition of the politics of annexation. Early english books online eebo contains digital facsimiles of virtually every work printed in england, ireland, scotland, wales and british north america and. Many of the books in vcu libraries pre1800 collection are medical books in the collection of the tompkinsmccaw library for the health sciences. Now in 2020, a new open access digital edition is available from vcu libraries, in collaboration with the university of richmond libraries. Sage research methods is the ultimate research methods library with more than books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos. The richmond illustrated imprints collection contains digital versions of late 19th and early 20th century books that illustrate richmond. Vcu libraries offers an array of digital collections and online exhibits to enhance access to our rich collections, foster deeper connections with our community, and showcase original scholarship digital collections present images, audio and documents relating to africanamerican history in virginia, richmonds past and present, comic and cartooning arts, the history of vcu. Reveal digital is a company that creates digital collections of 20thcentury history.
The vcu libraries comic arts collection began in the 1970s with the. Originally built in 1970, the library was renovated and expanded in 2016, resulting in 96,000 square feet of new construction in which to study, collaborate, discover, create and conduct research. The association of southeastern research libraries 195666. Includes rarely seen richmond, a collection of more than 600 postcard images of richmond, and the richmond planning slide collection, with over 8,000 photographs of the city. The site is a 1500 sqm large detached forest plot, at the end of a private road, three km from the small village of blentarp. Friends of vcu libraries design winner captures the libraries atmosphere virtual libraries video showcases new services, expertise, and digital materials during covid19 distancing new series of free virtual library events debuts april 30. The cbldf assists libraries in challenges to comics and graphic novels.
Richmond illustrated imprints vcu libraries digital. This library is affiliated with virginia commonwealth university. Report of the commission to plan for the establishment of a proposed statesupported university in the richmond metropolitan area. Especially good paired backtoback, this versatile piece holds books at an angle, so spines are easy to read.
Vitalsource bookshelf save time, save money, save trees. Vcu libraries has created digital versions of a variety of university records and publications. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Replace multiple textbooks with one app where you can access your course materials from a single, organized interface. Includes notes on musical works and biographical information on composers or artists. The carver name is derived from the neighborhood school named for george washington carver 18641943. Jstor vcu searchable backfiles of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. A library model for supporting postdoctoral researchers and educating the academic research community, karen h. With only 10% of its square footage dedicated to bookshelves, the renovation and addition to vcus cabell library is designed for the. Virtual bookshelf is a web application that models a workplace library system. Bookshelf simplifies digital learning with more than 2. Virginia commonwealth university vcu libraries digital. Vcu student alternative publication collection vcu. Commonwealth times vcu libraries digital collections.
The new face of technical services potomac technical. The preface, the new introduction fifty years later, and the index were prepared especially for this edition. Vcu libraries faculty and staff data vcu scholars compass. Yuzu makes learning more friendly, organized, and enjoyable. See more ideas about home, shelves and library shelves. Thesis book documents process of creating design schematics for a proposed public library located in scotts addition at 1700 summit avenue. These materials include assistive technology, augmentative communication devices, books, videos, assessment instruments, curricula and more. The collection of the library contains 2,840,327 volumes. The collection is housed in james branch cabell library special collections and archives.
Building upon the nationally recognized summer reading program, the new initiative expands the previous program into a universitywide initiative focused on welcoming our firstyear students into the vibrant intellectual culture of vcu. James branch cabell library monroe park campus 901 park ave. All three publications help document vcu s history and are important companions to the commonwealth times and other vcu produced publications that make up vcu libraries digital collections. Collections are presented in a variety of formats, including photographs, art, text, video, and audio. The site is designed to guide users to the content they need to learn a little or a lot about their method. Vcu student literary publications vcu libraries digital. Vcu, university of richmond libraries work together to. The american library association code of ethics calls on librarians to uphold t. Link to image in vcu libraries digital collections linked records cataract surgical kit. Vcu libraries gallery gives you the opportunity to discover some of the rare and intriguing materials held in special collections and archives at james branch cabell library and tompkinsmccaw library for the health sciences. Virtual libraries video showcases new services, expertise, and digital materials during covid19 distancing april 28, 2020 the faculty and staff of vcu libraries continued to work full time during the covid19 campus closing to provide students and faculty with the materials and expertise they need to succeed in remote learning and teaching. For example, use photograph to include photograph, photographs and photography. Vcu has a rich tradition of studentrun literary publications featuring fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork by vcu students. Most institutions have a limit of 7 books per person.
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