Faculty: Patricia J. Mileham

Professor Mileham is the head of the Instruction Services department.

Associate Professor of Library Services
Instruction Services Librarian
Christopher Center 266, 464-5693
Trisha.Mileham (at) valpo.edu

Professor Mileham joined the Valparaiso University faculty in 1998. She manages Library Instruction Services, and also works in library web site management, collection development services, and Reference services. In addition, she is the library liaison to the College of Nursing, Christ College, Valpo Core, and Departments of Psychology, Gender Studies, and Library Services. She also teaches in the Valpo Core program.

Areas of research interest include library instruction; professional and staff development, mentoring; and library experiences of students transitioning to academic campuses.

Professor Mileham recently published the chapter, "Finding Sources of Evidence" in the nursing text Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses (2009). She has also published in Collection Management, LOEX National Conference Proceedings, and SIGUCCS’s ’03: National Conference Proceedings. Her work with VU IT personnel resulted in a first place SIGGUCS Award for the 2006-07 VU Guide to Resources "Comfortable with Technology," an annual collaboration between Library Services and IT staff. She has presented and done poster sessions at ACRL National, LOEX National Conferences, and the Indiana Libraries State Conference. Currently, she is serving on the ACRL 2009 Conference Poster Sessions Subcommittee. Additionally, she was a selected participant in the first ACRL Institute for Information Literacy, “Immersion ’99,” July 1999.

Organizations:

American Library Association:
-- ACRL Sections: Instruction, College Libraries, and Women's Studies
-- Library Instruction Roundtable

LOEX National Advisory Board

Honor Societies:

Beta Phi Mu International Library and Information Studies Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society

Degrees:

M.A., Library and Information Science, University of Iowa
B.A., English major, Writing minor, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Areas of Specialization:

Head of Library Instruction services
Library web site management
Print and electronic resources for academic library liaison areas