VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia

12/01/2022

Registration is open for the VIVA Open Skills Academy: Building Your OER Practice. The VIVA Open Skills Academy, facilitated by Megan Simmons, ISKME, is a project-based, three-part webinar series that builds on the foundational skills and practices of collaborating to curate, evaluate, create, and share Open Educational Resources (OER) to further develop projects to advance OER.

Participants are expected to attend all three sessions and complete approximately five hours of practice activities to find, curate, publish, and share their OER project. Those who complete their projects will receive a Certificate of Completion. More details including dates and the link to the registration form can be found on this webpage: https://vivalib.org/va/viva-open-academy.

The Academy is open to Virginia higher education professionals, including faculty, educational technologists, library professionals, and administrators. Registration is open until noon on January 18, 2023 and registrants will be notified of their acceptance into the VIVA Open Skills Academy by January 20, 2023.

11/15/2022

We’re very pleased to announce that we are recruiting for two positions at VIVA!

The first is an E-Resources Librarian, who will work closely with the VIVA staff, member libraries, and committees to manage the standard collections renewal process and opt-in subscriptions by member libraries and provide e-resource access, management, and troubleshooting. More information is available here: https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/55746.

The second is a Digital Publishing Coordinator, who will be an integral part of the VIVA program, supporting the VIVA Open Grant program and publishing activities of grant recipients, including developing a wide range of awarded digital publishing projects across institutions of higher education in Virginia. More information is available here: https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/55745.

For full consideration, applications need to be received by 11/30/22.

09/15/2022

VIVA, Virginia's Academic Library Consortium: VIVA: 2022 OACC Forum

The Open and Affordable Community Forum is coming up on Friday, October 14, 2022 and is now less than a month away!

Register for this year’s Open and Affordable Community Forum - https://vivalib.libcal.com/calendar/events/Open-Community-Forum-2022 – by September 30, 2022.

Visit the event page (https://vivalib.org/va/oacc-forum-2022) for the agenda and brief descriptions of breakout sessions. This year’s theme, “One Size Doesn’t Fit All,” seeks to open conversations about the diverse ways that Open Education Initiatives can meet the needs of students, instructors, and pedagogical goals. We’ll begin the day with keynote speaker Jasmine Roberts-Crews, followed by panel discussions and engaging presentations.

The event will be hybrid, with the in-person conference to be held at VCU’s campus. Morning refreshments and lunch are included.

We look forward to gathering and learning with you this fall!

-- On behalf of the Open and Affordable Planning Committee

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05/27/2022

Registration for the VIVA ILL Community Forum is now open! The ILL Forum will be hybrid this year – and all sessions will be available for online attendees. We hope you will join us on Friday, July 15 at Hotel Madison in Harrisonburg, VA or connect with us online!
Agenda: https://vivalib.org/va/2022-ill-forum
Registration: https://vivalib.libcal.com/calendar/events/2022-ill-forum

11/08/2021

Please join VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education for the third session of the VIVA Open! Advancing Open Educational Practices Workshop Series on November 9, 2021, from 2-3:30 PM EST. We'll do a deep dive into OER design, authoring & remixing. Learn more here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/advance.

11/01/2021

Please join VIVA& ISKME for the second session of the VIVA Open! Advancing Open Educational Practices Workshop Series on November 2, 2021, from 2:00 - 3;30 PM. We'll engage with OER tools for discovery, evaluation, curation & collaboration. Learn more here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/advance.

10/05/2021

Please join us for the VIVA Antiracism Webinar Series #2: LIS Faculty of Color & LIS Education. Dr. Renate Chancellor, Catholic University of America, will provide a keynote on the theme of Social Justice: Moving From Awareness to Action in LIS. Learn more and find the link to register here: https://vivalib.org/va/arwebinar2.

09/30/2021

VIVA, Virginia's Academic Library Consortium: VIVA: VIVA Open Adopt Grants

A friendly reminder that VIVA Open Adopt Grant applications are due on October 4, 2021. Learn more here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/adopt.

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09/07/2021

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Join VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia, to learn more about the application and selection process for the VIVA Open Adopt Grants. The current round of Adopt Grants opened July 20, 2021, and applications are due October 4, 2021. Register for the webinar here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/806564

08/27/2021

Please join VIVA and ISKME for the VIVA Open! Advancing Open Educational Practices Workshop Series. Learn more, share with colleagues, and register for the series here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/advance

07/26/2021

VIVA, Virginia's Academic Library Consortium: VIVA: VIVA Open Adopt Grants

VIVA is pleased to announce a new round of VIVA Open Adopt Grants. VIVA Open Adopt Grants provide awards of $2,000 to individual instructors to support the time it takes to integrate existing open or no-cost materials into a syllabus and to ensure that the results of those efforts are widely available to Virginia educators. The VIVA Open Adopt Grant RFP and application can be found on the VIVA website: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/adopt. Applications are due October 4, 2021.

Informational webinars will be held on the below dates. Registration is required.

July 28, 2021, 10:00 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8065552
August 31, 2021, 1:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8065590
September 8, 2021, 2:00 pm: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/8065644
September 21, 2021, 9:30 am: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/806599

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07/08/2021

Congratulations to the Open Education Leadership Program Class of 2021 - SPARC

Congratulations to VIVA’s Sophie Rondeau, one of the 2021 SPARC Open Education Leaders! https://sparcopen.org/news/2021/congratulations-to-the-open-education-leadership-program-class-of-2021/

Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email SPARC is thrilled to congratulate the fourth cohort of the Open Education Leadership Program on completing the program! Our 2021 graduating class includes 20 academic professionals from across the United States and Canada, officially bringing....

07/06/2021

Human Geography Collection Resources

As part of a department-wide redesign of an introductory human geography course (a core curriculum course at George Mason University), Dr. Rosenfeld’s team adapted three open educational resources into a single online resource that includes original chapters by Dr. Rosenfeld and Dr. Nathan Burtch, incorporates ArcGIS Online, a mapping software, and homework assignments and check-point activities to facilitate assessment. https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/curated-collections/11?__hub_id=1

As part of a department-wide redesign of an introductory human geography course (a core curriculum course at George Mason University), Dr. Rosenfeld’s team adapted three open educational resources into a single online resource that includes original chapters by Dr. Rosenfeld and Dr. Nathan Burtch,...

06/29/2021

Statewide partnership provides access to equity, diversity, and inclusion collections at Virginia Tech

Statewide partnership led by VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia, provides access to equity, diversity, and inclusion collections:

“It is not possible to achieve a truly inclusive environment if only one story is adequately represented in the materials available, so these resources will help move us toward a collection that is more reflective of the community that we serve and of the future that we strive for at Virginia Tech...

04/01/2021

Check out VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia Transformation through Pandemic: Marymount University Member Spotlight to learn how Marymount University Libraries rapidly and creatively responded to the pandemic. https://vivalib.org/c.php?g=836990&p=8026699

03/25/2021

Registration is open for the VIVA Collections Forum, which will be held virtually on Friday, May 21, 2021, from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The schedule and link to registration are available here: https://vivalib.org/va/events/collforum2021. Please join us!

03/11/2021

Check out the VIVA Transformation through Pandemic: Sweet Briar College Member Spotlight to learn how
rapidly and creatively responded to the pandemic. https://vivalib.org/c.php?g=836990&p=8026213

03/04/2021

Check out VIVA's Transformation through Pandemic: Virginia Wesleyan University Member Spotlight to learn how
Virginia Wesleyan University Library rapidly and creatively responded to the pandemic. https://vivalib.org/va/outreach/member-spotlight/vwu-2020

02/22/2021

Check out Transformation through Pandemic: Liberty University Library Member Spotlight to learn how LU Jerry Falwell Library
rapidly and creatively responded to the pandemic. https://vivalib.org/va/outreach/member-spotlight/lu-2020

02/15/2021

The deadline for VIVA Open Course Grant applications is 11:59 pm on February 23, 2021. Please note that applications received after that deadline will not be considered. Grant recipients will be notified on May 14, 2021. Learn more here: https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/course.

02/09/2021

Check out our Transformation through Pandemic: Washington & Lee University Member Spotlight to learn how
Washington and Lee University Library rapidly and creatively responded to the pandemic. https://vivalib.org/c.php?g=836990&p=8184003.

02/05/2021

VIVA Open Course Grant Webinar

Please join VIVA on February 8 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. for an introduction to its Open Course Grant Program. This program awards grants from $2,000-$30,000 to assist Virginia faculty in transitioning to no/low-cost course materials. Register here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335790

Please join VIVA for a general introduction to its Open Course Grant Program and discussion of its application process. This program will award grants from $2,000-$30,000 to assist faculty across Virginia in tr...

01/13/2021

VIVA Open Course Grant Webinar

Please join VIVA on January 14 from 10-11 a.m. for a general introduction to its Open Course Grant Program and a discussion of its application process. This program will award grants from $2,000-$30,000 to assist faculty across Virginia in transitioning to course materials available at no or low cost to students. Register here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335779.

Please join VIVA for a general introduction to its Open Course Grant Program and discussion of its application process. This program will award grants from $2,000-$30,000 to assist faculty across Virginia in tr...

01/12/2021

Graduate Research Methods in Social Work Collection Resources

We are thrilled to share the VIVA Open Course Grant Project, Graduate Research Methods in Social Work. Dr. Matthew DeCarlo and his team developed a complete package of materials for graduate classes in social work. Check it out here: https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/curated-collections/6?__hub_id=1

In order to both educate social work graduate students on the importance of research in the field and to better prepare them to conduct that research, Dr. DeCarlo and his team developed a complete package of materials for graduate classes in social work. This package will include a textbook, ancilla...

12/17/2020

As this challenging year comes to a close, we send our deep appreciation to all those we've worked with over this last year and to our member libraries for the work they do to support higher education. We look forward to what the new year may offer.

12/15/2020

Please join VIVA on December 16, 2020, from 1-2 p.m. for a general introduction to its Open Course Grant Program and a discussion of its application process. This program will award grants from $2,000-$30,000 to assist faculty across Virginia in transitioning to course materials available at no or low cost to students. Register here: https://vivalib.libcal.com/event/7335764

12/11/2020

We are excited to announce that our Request for Proposals for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2021, and award notification will take place on May 14, 2020. Learn more here: https://vivalib.org/c.php?g=836990&p=6425615.

12/10/2020

Thanks to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds provided by the Governor for streaming media content to support online and remote education at the public institutions, VIVA is acquiring the SAGE Counseling & Psychotherapy, Criminology & Criminal Justice, and Nursing Video Collections for all public institutions. Discounts are available for the private institutions for these collections. Access is scheduled to start on January 1st!

12/09/2020

How did Virginia libraries adapt and respond to the unprecedented challenges they faced this year as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic? Find out through our Member Spotlights: Transformation through Pandemic pages: https://vivalib.org/outreach/committee/featured-members

12/04/2020

VIVA has published video tutorials to assist our member libraries with whole e-book lending workflows in their ILL systems. Video tutorials may be accessed here: https://vivalib.org/ill-best-practices/e-book-tutorials

12/03/2020

Thanks to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds provided by the Governor for streaming media content to support online and remote education at the public institutions, VIVA is acquiring the Docuseek2 Essential Collection for all public institutions with three years of access. Discounts are available for the private institutions for these collections in a variety of licensing options. Access is scheduled to start on January 1st!

11/30/2020

Thanks to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds provided by the Governor for streaming media content to support online and remote education, VIVA is acquiring Academic Video Online (AVON) for the public institutions with discounts available for the private institutions. Access is scheduled to start on December 1st.

11/24/2020

Getting started with OER Collection Resources

Thinking of starting an OER project or interested in learning more about OER? Check out the "Getting started with OER" collection on VIVA Open to find a list of helpful resources: https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/curated-collections/90

This collection contains resources intended to assist instructors in adopting, adapting, and/or creating open educational resources.

10/27/2020

VIVA is thrilled to share the VIVA Open Grant project, Introduction to Petrology. Dr. Liu, Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, and their team created an interactive microscopy textbook for use in geoscience courses, including petrology. View this OER here: https://viva.pressbooks.pub/petrology/.

10/20/2020

An Anthology of Texts From Early America Through the Civil War

We are thrilled to share, "American Literature: An Anthology of Texts From Early America Through the Civil War." This OER, spearheaded by colleagues at Virginia Western Community College, curates existing public domain early American literature into an OER and replaces an anthology required for more than 400 students of an introductory English class each year. Access the OER here: https://vivaopen.oercommons.org/courses/an-anthology-of-texts-from-early-america-through-the-civil-war?__hub_id=1

This book is the result of students who have endeavored, over the semesters, to follow links to the public domain locations of the texts I assigned in the Survey of American Literature I course. The ease with which works in the public domain can be digitally accessed has enabled this book exist. In....

10/19/2020

A friendly reminder from our colleagues at McConnell Library at Radford University that today is the deadline for VIVA Open Adopt Grants: https://vivalib.org/open/grants/adopt.

Happy Open Access Week! Faculty, VIVA, The Virtual Library of Virginia's Open Adopt Grant Applications are due today. "These grants encourage the use of open and affordable course content...by providing funding for instructors to adopt, adapt, and create no- or low- course content for students. https://vivalib.org/va/open/grants/adopt

10/14/2020

Library Takeout

Duke University Libraries created this fun and informative video to explain the Library Takeout service. Enjoy!

Although our stacks will be closed for the Fall 2020 semester for safety purposes, you can still get books and other materials by using our Library Takeout S...

10/02/2020

The final webinar about VIVA Open Adopt grants before the grant application deadline will be held Monday, October 5 at 9:30 am. Registration is here: vivalib.libcal.com/event/6916979. Please join us to learn more.