Virginia Tucker is associate professor at the School of Information at San José State University where she teaches courses in information retrieval, online searching, and information architecture, and advises MLIS and PhD students. She received the Outstanding Professor Award at San José State University in 2018 and the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2021. See her CV here.
Virginia was previously the county law librarian in Bellingham, Washington. 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." As a volunteer, she created websites for both the Whatcom County Bar Association and LAW Advocates, the local legal aid group, and she continues to manage the website for the county Law Library. 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 head 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 led the instructional programs for 50 instructors worldwide. After years working directly with clients, Virginia moved behind the scenes as a product architect and consultant for search engine interface and algorithm design. She developed search prototypes, translation protocols, usability testing, and online help systems.
Education
Virginia was previously the county law librarian in Bellingham, Washington. 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." As a volunteer, she created websites for both the Whatcom County Bar Association and LAW Advocates, the local legal aid group, and she continues to manage the website for the county Law Library. 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 head 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 led the instructional programs for 50 instructors worldwide. After years working directly with clients, Virginia moved behind the scenes as a product architect and consultant for search engine interface and algorithm design. She developed search prototypes, translation protocols, usability testing, and online help systems.
Education
- PhD, Queensland University of Technology, information systems
- MLS, University of California at Berkeley
- BA, Stanford University, music
- Paralegal Certificate, Whatcom Community College
