Coming to Longwood in the fall of 2003 as Electronic Resources Librarian has allowed me to blend my professional library training and experience with technical skills acquired as a telecommuting webmaster and information analyst for an international relief and development organization.

My interests range from Andean culture to community health and development to anything French.  My husband Edward, a medical geographer in the Biological and Environmental Sciences department, did his doctoral research in Bolivia ten years ago.  We have been back several times since then, so you can expect to hear something about our experiences there if you get to know us in any way, shape or form.

Presentations and Publications

Kinman, V. "Putting the Trees Back in the Forest: E-Resource Usage Statistics and Library Assessment," Electronic Resources & Libraries Annual Conference, March 2008

Kocevar-Weidinger, E., Kinman, V., and McCaslin, S. “Case Study: The Inch and the Mile.” Library Administration & Management 21.1 (2007): 29-34.

“Public Relations, Identity, Marketing: All Wrapped Up in Your Library Website,” co-presenter with Liz Kocevar-Weidinger and Christopher Peterson, Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, November 2006

“Managing Electronic Serials,” co-presenter with Louveller Luster, Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, October 2005

“Electronic Resources Usage Statistics: How Valuable Are Vendor-Supplied Data,” poster session co-presenter with Wendell Barbour, LITA Annual Forum, October 2005

“Managing Electronic Serials,” co-presenter with Louveller Luster, Technical Services and Technology Forum Spring Workshop, May 2005

“Technical Troubleshooting Tips,” Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference, May 2005

"E-Metrics: Counting a Virtual Moving Target,” Virginia Library Association Annual Conference, 2004

“MLA Bibliography (Gale Interface) Survey Results,” prepared by Janet Holly, Virginia Kinman and Petra Jedličková with assistance from the VIVA MLA Task Force, May 2004

Education

M.Ln., Emory University, Atlanta, GA

M.A. in French, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Diplôme Supérieur d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français à l'Étranger, Université de Paris IV, Paris, France

B.A., French and Math, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Employment

My previous work experience falls into three primary areas -- teaching, librarianship, and information technology -- all of which come together at Longwood.  I started out teaching high school French and later taught at the college level.  I have served in  various reference and instruction roles at the Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Northwestern College libraries.

Most recently I worked for MAP International, a non-profit international relief and development organization, in various roles, first as Librarian for a specialized collection on international health and development and then as Director of Reference and Information Services before gravitating to the IT department where I was involved in software support, information analysis and web development.

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Personal Interests

Language fascinates me, and I've been fortunate to see firsthand how it is a reflection of culture during several extended stays in France, travel in Europe, a short trip to Haiti, and our numerous sojourns in Bolivia.  Our daughter, the enthusiastic blond below at age five celebrating Ed's birthday in our home in Chilimarca, convinced us to go to Hawaii several years ago.  I have decreed that our next big trip must take me back to Paris, which I have not seen since 1985.  In addition to keeping up with a teenager, her adorable dog, an anti-social cat, and Ed, I enjoy cooking and sewing and I'm now trying my hand at gardening.