Education

M.Ln. Emory University, Atlanta, GA. 1984

M.A. in French, thesis option, "Madame du Deffand et Mademoiselle de Lespinasse: Une Comparaison Thématique". Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 1979

Diplôme Supérieur d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français à l'Étranger. Université de Paris IV, Paris, France. 1977

B.A., summa cum laude, French and Math. Auburn University, Auburn, AL. 1974

Professional Employment

Electronic Resources Librarian / Associate Professor, Longwood University, Farmville, VA, 2003-present

Program System Analyst/Information Analyst, MAP International, Brunswick, GA, 1996-2003

Director of Reference and Information Services, MAP International, Brunswick, GA, 1994-1996

Instructor (French), Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, 1991-1992

Senior Reference Librarian, Berntsen Resource Center, Northwestern College, St. Paul, MN, 1990-1993

Librarian, Learning Resource Center, MAP International, Brunswick, GA, 1986-1990

Librarian I, Reference Information Services, Price Gilbert Memorial Library, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1984-1985

Graduate Assistant, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1983-1984

Publications and Professional Presentations

Kinman, V. "E-Metrics and Library Assessment in Action," Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship 21.1 (2009): 15-36.

"Grant Writing 411," co-presenter with Mary Fran Bell-Johnson, Virginia Library Association Paraprofessional Forum Annual Conference, May 2009

Kinman, V. "Using Usage Data to Support Collection Management Decisions During an Economic Slowdown," co-presenter with Gayle Baker, XXVIII Annual Charleston Conference, November 2008

Kinman, V. "Usage Statistics: Best Practices and Practical Applications from a Librarian’s Perspective," invited panelist, XXVIII Annual Charleston Conference, November 2008

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

Kinman, Virginia and Michael Nyenhuis. "Missions and the Internet." Workshop presented at the International Conference of Christian Health Ministries, 1996.

De Angulo, José Miguel and Luz Stella Losada. Comprehensive Health: Exploring a New Model for Health Work. Translated and revised by Edward Lowe Kinman and Virginia Roberts Kinman. Cochabamba, Bolivia: MAP International, 1994 (©1992).

"Developing a Freshman Bibliographic Instruction Program in a Small Liberal Arts College." Paper presented at the Association of Christian Librarians Annual Conference, 1993.

Kinman, Virginia. Pharmaceutical Supply in Developing Countries: An Annotated Bibliography. Brunswick, GA: MAP International, 1988.

Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide for Health Development Workers, revised and expanded edition. Co-compiler. MAP International, 1987.

Price, Jean, Virginia Kinman and Ann Vidor. “A History of the Georgia Tech Library.” The Georgia Librarian 23 (November 1986): 98-102.

University Service

Director, SACS Reaffirmation, 2009 -

Chair, Library Systems and Online Services Committee, 2007 –

Member, Martin Luther King Day Program Committee, 2007 –

Member, Advisory Committee for Assessment, 2007 –

Member, Budget and Planning Committee, 2005 – 2008

Member, Faculty Senate, 2005 – 2007

Member, Library Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2007

Member, Continuing Education Advisory Committee, 2005 – 2006

Parliamentarian, Faculty Senate, 2005 – 2006

Steering Committee Member, Friends of the Library, 2005 –

Member, Academic Committee on Technology, 2004 – 2007

Member, Online Advisory Committee, 2004 – 2007

Member, Longwood Web Committee, 2003 –

Professional Service and Memberships

Member, LITA Publications Committee, 2006 - 2008

Member, Ad Hoc Committee for Web Development, Virginia Library Association, 2005-2007

Member, VIVA Interlibrary Loan Subcommittee, 2004 – 2009

Member, American Library Association Cavendish, Clift, & Hoy Scholarship Jury, 2004 – 2005

Co-Chair, Technical Services and Technology Forum, Virginia Library Association, 2003-2005

Co-Chair, MLA Bibliography Task Force (VIVA), 2003-2004

Honors and Awards

Lead writer of $80,000 grant proposal to the anonymous foundation (2007), awarded $60,000

Co-recipient, IPESL (Innovative Projects for Enhancing Student Learning) grant, “Enhanced Student Learning Through Electronic Course Reserves,” 2004

Ebsco (ALA) Conference Scholarship, $1,000 to attend American Library Association Annual Conference 2004

Tommie Dora Barker Fellowship, Emory University, 1983-1984

Graduate Assistantship, Emory University, 1983-1984

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Auburn University, 1977-1978

Scholarship from the French Government, 1976-1977

Other Work Experience

Administrative Assistant, Mission to the World, Decatur, GA, 1981-1983

Teacher (French, high school level), The Donoho School, Anniston, AL, 1979-1981

Bilingual Word Processing Secretary, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 1978-1979

Graduate Teaching Assistant (French), Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 1977-1978

Teacher (French), Kendrick High School, Columbus, GA, 1975-1976

Teacher (French and Math), Forest Park Junior High School, Forest Park, GA, 1974-1975