About
About Virginia Tucker
Virginia Tucker is on the faculty at the School of Library & Information Science at
San José State University where she teaches courses in information retrieval, online
searching, and advises MLIS and doctoral students. She is also the county law
librarian in Bellingham, Washington.
Virginia has a PhD in information science from Queensland University of
Technology, MLIS from the University of California at Berkeley, BA from Stanford
University, and a paralegal certificate. Virginia received the prestigious
Liberty Bell Award in 2010 from her local bar association for her "outstanding
work in helping the public gain a better understanding of the law." She received
the Outstanding Lecturer Award at San Jose State University in 2011. As a
volunteer, she has created websites for both the Whatcom County Bar Association
and LAW Advocates, the local legal aid group. She served for three years on the
board of the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center and has taught CLE workshops on
legal research in Bellingham and Seattle.
Her career in information services began as research branch librarian at the
Stanford University Physics Library. She went on to become manager of client
training at Dialog/Thomson (now ProQuest) where she gave training seminars,
developed multimedia tutorials, and wrote user manuals. After many years working
directly with clients, Virginia moved behind the scenes to be an information
architect and consultant for search engine interface design. She developed
search prototypes, translation protocols, and online help systems.
Education
PhD, Queensland University of Technology, information science
Masters, University of California at Berkeley, library and information science
BA, Stanford University, music composition
Paralegal Certificate, Whatcom Community College
About Virginia Tucker
Virginia Tucker is on the faculty at the School of Library & Information Science at
San José State University where she teaches courses in information retrieval, online
searching, and advises MLIS and doctoral students. She is also the county law
librarian in Bellingham, Washington.
Virginia has a PhD in information science from Queensland University of
Technology, MLIS from the University of California at Berkeley, BA from Stanford
University, and a paralegal certificate. Virginia received the prestigious
Liberty Bell Award in 2010 from her local bar association for her "outstanding
work in helping the public gain a better understanding of the law." She received
the Outstanding Lecturer Award at San Jose State University in 2011. As a
volunteer, she has created websites for both the Whatcom County Bar Association
and LAW Advocates, the local legal aid group. She served for three years on the
board of the Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center and has taught CLE workshops on
legal research in Bellingham and Seattle.
Her career in information services began as research branch librarian at the
Stanford University Physics Library. She went on to become manager of client
training at Dialog/Thomson (now ProQuest) where she gave training seminars,
developed multimedia tutorials, and wrote user manuals. After many years working
directly with clients, Virginia moved behind the scenes to be an information
architect and consultant for search engine interface design. She developed
search prototypes, translation protocols, and online help systems.
Education
PhD, Queensland University of Technology, information science
Masters, University of California at Berkeley, library and information science
BA, Stanford University, music composition
Paralegal Certificate, Whatcom Community College
Selected websites
Recent book
Tucker, V. and Lampson M. Finding the Answers to Legal Questions Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 2010. 274 pages.
Tucker, V. and Lampson M. Finding the Answers to Legal Questions Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 2010. 274 pages.