Valerie Freeman is the liaison to the College of Business and the School of Hospitality, and has been with Johnson & Wales University since 2008.
How can you reach me?
valerie.freeman@jwu.edu
980-598-1609
2019-2020 schedule
This is my schedule most weeks
Monday - 8 am to 4 pm
Tuesday - 8 am to 4 pm
Wednesday - 8 am to 4 pm
Thursday - 8 am to 4 pm
Friday - 9 am to 4 pm
Instruction Librarian
Curious about what I do as the JWU Charlotte Instruction Librarian? This is some of what fills my days.
- Reference - I can help you with all your research needs
- Research help - I can meet with you for an individualized research session if you need. Just contact me and we'll set it up.
- Instruction - I teach most (though not all) library instruction sessions, so you'll probably see me at some point.
- Check Out - Need to check out or return a book, check on a Reserve book or pay a fine? I can help you with that too!
- Collection Development - Think we need to add a hospitality or business book to our collection? Or something in the percolator? Let me know.
- LibraryGuides and Tutorials - I'm just one of many who can provide these guides. Do you know a subject we don't yet cover? Let me know!
Education
Bachelor's Degree: I earned my Bachelor of Arts in History from Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio. I also minored in Classics (ie: Ancient Greece and Rome).
Masters Degree: I completed my Master of Library and Information Studies in 2008, from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Associations and Committees
American Library Association – 2007 to present
Metrolina Library Association – 2008 to present
Board positions: At-Large (2009, 2013), Vice-President/President-Elect (2010), President (2011), Immediate Past President (2012)
Reference User Services Association – 2009 to present
Business Reference Association Sources and Services – 2009 to present
Business Reference Sources Committee – 2011-2015
North Carolina Library Association – 2007 to present
American Association for the Advancement of Science - 2017 to present
A little bit about me:
I have played violin for most of my life.
The single greatest experience of my life was spending a month in Scotland. Just for fun.
I am a writer.
I love to dance.
I love all kinds of music. Literally.
Oh yeah, and I read.
