VCU Libraries Faculty Vita

Laura A Westmoreland

Undergraduate Student Programs Librarian (Instructor)
Research and Instructional Services, James Branch Cabell Library, 121B
Email: lwestmorelan@vcu.edu | (804) 828-8562

Education

M.S. Library Science. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009.
B.S. Sociology, Legal Studies. Appalachian State University, 2006.

Previous Professional Experience

Graduate Assistant
R.B. House Undergraduate Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008-2009

Library Intern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Library, Contracted by UNC, 2007-2009

Reference Assistant
Walter Royal Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007-2009

Presentations

"Job Searching: The Student Perspective." with Tiffany Lopez. North Carolina Special Libraries Association Leveraging Your Career Workshop.. 2009

Professional Organizations

American Library Association (New Members Round Table). Resume Review Service Committee Member (2009-2010); Mentoring Committee Member (2009-2010). 2007-.

Association of College and Research Libraries. Anthropology and Sociology Section (ANSS) Member (2009); Science and Technology Section (STS) Member (2009). 2007-.

North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries Association. Member. 2007-2009.

North Carolina Library Association. Member. 2007-2009.

Special Libraries Association. Member. 2007-.

Collection Management Subject Areas

Cabell Reference Collection: Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Education, Mass Communication, General Social Sciences.

Research Interests

Instruction and User Education, Reference and User Services, Virtual Reference Services, Leadership, Library Administration and Policy.