VCU Libraries Faculty Vita
M. Teresa Doherty
Head, Circulation & Information Services; Interim Head, Media and Reserve Services
(Instructor)
Circulation And Information Services, James Branch Cabell Library, 110
Email: mtdohert@vcu.edu | (804) 828-8658
Education
BA Comparative Literature (French and English). Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985.
BA English Literature. Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985.
Previous Professional Experience
Freelance Fact-Checker
Encyclopedia Virginia [Virginia Foundation for the Humanities], 2007-2009
Head, Circulation and Information Services
VCU Libraries, 2007-08
Library Specialist/Web Applications Team Member
VCU Libraries, 1999-2007
Work/Life Resources Specialist
VCU Human Resources, 1992-1999
Publications
Doherty, M. Teresa and White, E. "Room reservations at VCU Libraries: How we coped with rapid growth and overwhelming demand for student study space." College & Research Libraries News 73, (3) (March, 2012). [http://crln.acrl.org/cgi/content/short/73/3/142]
Doherty. "Surprise" (poem). Rolling Stone 390, p50 (1983).
Presentations
"Interviewing: Tips From the Other Side of the Table" with Megan Hodge, Nicole Spoor, and Deborah Lammers. VLA Annual Conference, Portsmouth, VA. 2011.
"Letting go of waiver forms when loaning equipment" (poster). VLA Annual Conference, sponsored by ACRL, Portsmouth, VA. 2011.
"Facilitating access to group study rooms at a busy academic library" (poster) with Erin White. VLA Annual Conference, sponsored by ACRL, Portsmouth, VA. 2011.
"Inside an Interview: Understanding What Hiring Committees Want" with Megan Hodge and Nicole Spoor. ALA Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA; presentation sponsored by ALA JobLIST Placement Center. 2011
"How Quickly Can Your University Librarian Shelf-read This Cart? Social Activities Bring Faculty and Staff Together". ALA Annual Conference, Washington, DC; panel session sponsored by ACRL/CLS. 2010
"How to Choose: Faith-Based Fiction and Non-Fiction" (moderator) with panelists Barry Trott and Doug Henderson. VLA annual conference, Williamsburg, VA. 2009
"Customizing Aleph v.18 with sounds and colors to reduce circulation transaction errors" (poster) with Nell Chenault. ELUNA (Ex Libris Users of North America) annual conference, Richmond, VA. 2009
University Committee Work
VCU Libraries Committee Work
VCU Libraries Faculty Organization: member, 2008 - present. Professional Development Committee: member, 2008-2010; chair, 2009-10. Nomination Committee: member, 2011-12.
Access Services Committee: member, 2007-present; chair 2008-present.
VCU Libraries Staff Association: member, 1999-present. President (2007-08); Secretary (2005-06 and 2002-03); Web design coordinator (2005-08).
Professional Organizations
American Library Association. 2005-present.
American Library Association (ALA Council Intellectual Freedom Committee). Member. 2010-2012.
Virginia Library Association (Scholarship Committee). Member. 2009-present.
Virginia Library Association (Intellectual Freedom Committee). Member. 2009-present.
Research Interests
Community Activities
County of Henrico Board of Elections: Assistant Precinct Chief (2007-present); Election official (2004-06).
America's Test Kitchen; recipe tester. 2009-present.