Krystal Appiah
As one of the curators for Special Collections, Krystal Appiah's manages collection development for state (including the Central Virginia region) history and culture as well as African American history.
As one of the curators for Special Collections, Krystal Appiah's manages collection development for state (including the Central Virginia region) history and culture as well as African American history.
The Research Data Services + Social, Natural, Engineering Sciences team is divided into two groups. The Research Data Services (RDS) group consults with and trains researchers in acquiring, collecting, wrangling, analyzing, visualizing, sharing, and preserving research data. Our data professionals, in collaboration with our research librarians, work to advance data science, using data to answer scientific questions, making analysis reproducible, and promoting open data to enable long-term discovery and knowledge.
As Director of Content Strategy, Amber seeks to create intuitive and empowering Library experiences in online and offline environments. Working closely with the Communications, UX, and Assessment teams, Amber constructs and implements information architecture through navigation, site content, and back-end CMS architecture.
The Charles L. Brown Science & Engineering Library, in Clark Hall, holds undergraduate-level materials in astronomy, biology, chemistry, math, physics, and psychology. It also has research collections that support students and faculty in the Engineering and Environmental Sciences programs. The Brown Library has reservable spaces for collaborative study and teleconferencing.
The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library supports the School of Medicine’s faculty, staff, and students. It has its own mobile app and is located near the hospital, at 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue. You can find more information on their website.
The Harrison/Small building houses the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture, which offers programs, fellowships, and exhibitions. The Institute’s building also houses the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library. The building also houses permanent and temporary exhibition space. Permanent exhibitions include “Flowerdew Hundred: Unearthing Virginia's History” and “Declaring Independence: Creating and Recreating America's Document.”
The Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library provides research support and collections for architecture, art history, archaeology, and the classics department. We offer research and software consultation, image scanning, and spaces for quiet study, collaboration, meetings, and video conferencing.
In addition, the Fine Arts Library features the Materials Collection, which contains building samples, and the R Lab, a space dedicated to collaborative work, which has special reservation options to accommodate faculty.