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Vet Med Library Information

This page and corresponding tabs provide information about the Veterinary Medicine Library's resources, policies, services, etc. at Virginia Tech

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Kiri DeBose, Director Health Sciences Libraries | Head, Veterinary Medicine Library & Liaison to Animal Sciences

Contact information:

kdebose@vt.edu 
540-231-0495

Kiri oversees all three Health Sciences Libraries (FBRI HS&T, VetMed, VTCSOM) for Virginia Tech. Her subject background is in Animal Science and she also serves as the Head of the Veterinary Medicine Library. She is also the subject liaison to School of Animal Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, and Population Health Sciences and works closely with VTCSOM. Prior to her current role, she served as the College Librarian for Natural Resources & Environment and brings a OneHealth approach to supporting those in the health sciences.  

Kiri provides a wide variety of services including support for:

  • Citation managers
  • Collections/information resources
  • collaboration and team science practices
  • Data management
  • Elements
  • IACUC literature searching
  • Instruction (online and in-person)
    • Credit and non-credit courses
    • Single session, multi-session, full semester 
    • Tailored instruction sessions (e.g. Quick Dive series)
    • Workshops 
  • Open Science and research practices 
  • Research assistance
  • 3D printer (in Vet Med Library)
  • Scholarly metrics
  • Scholarly profiles
  • Subject and course guides
  • Systematic reviews & evidence synthesis

Christopher Barb
Library Assistant

 

Contact information:

clbarb@vt.edu
540-231-7071

Areas of expertise:
  • Circulation & Interlibrary Loan
  • Course reserves
  • Fines
  • Photocopy/scanning
  • Supervisor of student workers

Student assistants

Our front desk is often staffed by our student assistants who can also help you get started using the library's resources, services, and spaces.