I’m the University Librarian and the liaison librarian to several academic departments. I’ve worked at Hollins since 2007 and enjoy collaborating with students and faculty on their research.
Whether you’re creating a first-year seminar project, a thesis, a submission to a professional journal, or anything in between, I’m available to help support your work.
To make an appointment with me to discuss research, visit: https://calendly.com/lvilelle/30min
Areas of Expertise
- Assists students with research in the following majors:
- Business
- Communication Studies
- Economics
- Education
- Gender & Women’s Studies
- International Studies
- Political Science
- Sociology
Accomplishments
- Virginia Library Association, 2013 Presidential Citation, for role in re-invigoration of the Virginia chapter of ACRL and co-founding the VLACRL Conference-within-a-Conference at the VLA Annual Conference.
- Reference Service Press Award in 2010, from the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association, for the most outstanding article in Reference & User Services Quarterly, volume 48.
Research Interests
- Leadership and change within liberal arts college libraries.
Education
- M.L.I.S., University of Pittsburgh
- B.J., University of Missouri
Publications & Articles
- “Looking outward: partnerships and outreach at Hollins University,” in Excellence in the stacks: Strategies, practices and reflections of award-winning libraries. Ed. by Jacob Hill and Susan Swords Steffen. Oxford: Chandos Publishing, 2013. (Co-authored with Maryke Barber)
- “The prevalence and practices of academic library journal clubs.” The Journal of Academic Librarianship 37.2 (2011): 130-36. (Co-authored with Philip Young)
- “Don’t shelve the questions: defining good customer service for shelvers.” Reference & User Services Quarterly 48.1 (2008): 60-67. (Co-authored with Christopher Peters).