I have been professionally engaged with library and information science for over 20 years as a practitioner, administrator, researcher, instructor, and advisor. This site is one way for me to share my thoughts and generate conversations about LIS education and library management.

Ericka J. Patillo, PhD, MSLS

Ericka J. Patillo has been a library leader in the higher education arena for over 20 years. She has been a music librarian, a public services manager, a senior level administrator, and a teacher, advisor, and researcher. She is passionate about creating an academic library culture that is inclusive, collaborative, and authentic.

Ericka believes that middle managers can make strong contributions toward accomplishing organizational goals. Her research demonstrates why their jobs are so challenging: the continued lack of clarity about the academic library middle manager role; the disconnect between expectations and what middle managers actually spend their time doing; and the lack of practical preparation for managerial roles in LIS education.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, Information and Library Science
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Music History
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 1997

Master of Science, Library Science
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1999

Harp Performance
Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD 1986 – 1988

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University Libraries, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Associate Dean for Public Services and Engagement

August 2016 – November 2019

School of Information and Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill

Lecturer

July 2012 – June 2016

Teaching Fellow

August 2008 – May 2012

Radford University, Radford, VA

Coordinator of Public Services

January 2005 – June 2008

University of Houston, Houston, TX

Acting Head of Branch Services

March 2003 – January 2005

Coordinator of the Music Library

February 2001 – January 2005

Interim Coordinator

March 2000 – February 2001

Assistant Music Librarian

March 2003 – January 2005

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Reference Assistant, Davis Library Reference Desk

January 1999 – June 1999

Graduate Assistant, Documenting the American South Digitization Project

1997 – 1998

Research Assistant, Music Library

1997 – 1999

Jordan Kitt’s Temple of Music, Virginia Beach, VA

Director of Education

1994 – 1995

City of Norfolk, Norfolk, VA

Music Instructor, Lakewood Dance/Music Center

1990 – 1997

Mace & Crown, Norfolk, VA

Copy editor/managing editor

1990 – 1992

Professional Harpist

1984 – Present

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

North Carolina Library Association, 2017 –
International Alliance of Women in Music
- Adjudicator, Pauline Alderman Award, 2007
American Library Association, 1998 – 2002, 2005 –
- Library Administration and Management Association
- Reference and User Services Association
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Library Research Round Table
Music Library Association, 1998 – 2006, 2009 – 2012
- Outreach Committee, 2009 – 2012
- Outreach Subcommittee, 2001 – 2004
- Marketing Subcommittee, 2001 – 2004
- Local Arrangements Committee, 2002 – 2003
Texas Music Library Association, 1999 – 2006
- Local Arrangements and Program Committee, 2004
Texas Library Association, 2002 – 2005
- Local Arrangements Committee, 2002 – 2003
- Program Committee for 2005 Annual Conference, 2003 – 2005
Sigma Alpha Iota, Professional Women’s Music Fraternity, 1990 – (lifetime member)

AWARDS and HONORS

Inductee, Beta Phi Mu, the International Library and Information Studies Honor Society, May 9, 2019 Chancellor’s Doctoral Candidacy Award, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015
Nominated for Outstanding Teacher Award, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, 2011, 2014 and 2015
Fellow, National Science Foundation, Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, 2008 – 2009
Multiple Hats Award, University of Houston Libraries, 2004
Group Trailblazer Award for Leading Organizational Change: Planning for the Strategic Development of Print and Electronic Journals Task Force, University of Houston Libraries, 2003
Group Trailblazer Award for Leading Organizational Change: Recruitment and Retention Planning Group, University of Houston Libraries, 2001
Margaret Ellen Kalp Fellowship, 1997 – 1999
Rookie of the Year, Jordan Kitt’s Temple of Music, 1994 Elvis Presley Foundation Music Scholarship, 1986
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Alpha Chi National College Honor Society Golden Key Honor Society