Help Desk

The Perry Library Help Desk is your first line of help in the Library. Contact us with any questions you may have. If we don't know the answers, we can direct you to someone who does. You can contact us:

In Person:
Feel free to come to the Perry Library Help Desk on the main floor of the library to ask for help!

Phone:
The Perry Library Help Desk can be contacted by phone at (757) 683-4178 Help Desk hours.

ODU LIbraries Chat

This service is intended for use by ODU students, faculty and staff. Use the chat box on the right side of the library webpage for assistance. No special software is required. Just start typing in the ODU Library Chat. You can use your smart phone to chat with a reference librarian.

Ask a Librarian

Ask-A-Librarian

This service is designed primarily to answer short, fact-based reference questions for registered students, staff, or faculty of Old Dominion University or questions from the public about ODU. Emails may take 1-2 business days to get routed to the correct librarian.

Request a Research Consultation

A Research Consultation is an opportunity for ODU students, faculty, and staff to get in-depth assistance with library research. If you are beginning your research for a term paper or thesis, or if you are having difficulty finding information on a particular topic, you may want to schedule an appointment. It allows you some uninterrupted time with a librarian to discuss appropriate resources and possible strategies for the topic. An appointment can run anywhere from a half hour to an hour depending on the complexity of the question. This service is limited to registered students, faculty and staff of Old Dominion University.

Meet your Librarian

Subject Specialists

Subjects

Arts (Visual): Gay Acompanado
Arts (Performing): Elizabeth Hogue
Business: Miriam Bridges
Education: Karen Centeno
Engineering: Vacant (Contact Dot Lockaby)
General Education/ Multidisciplinary: Travis Jones
Health Sciences: Joleen McInnis
Humanities: Elizabeth Hogue
Information Literacy/ Multidisciplinary: Lucy Wittkower
Life Sciences: Joleen McInnis
Physical Sciences: Vacant (Contact Dot Lockaby)
Research and Publishing Support: Karen Vaughan
Social Sciences: Dot Lockaby (Interim)
Special Collections: Jessica Ritchie
University Archives: Steve Bookman

How Can We Help?

Our subject specialists can assist you with research, teaching, ordering resources, publishing, and more. We can help via email, phone, or virtual or in-person appointment.

Gay Acompanado

Art Specialist

Elise N. Hofheimer Art Library, Barry Arts Bldg.
gacompan@odu.edu
757-683-5632

Gay's Library Guides

Steve Bookman

University Archivist

Perry Library, Special Collections & University Archives
sbookman@odu.edu
757-683-5910

Steve's Library Guides

Miriam Bridges

Business Librarian

Perry Library
mbridges@odu.edu
757-683-4169

Miriam's Library Guides

Karen Centeno

Education Librarian

Perry Library
kcenteno@odu.edu
757-683-5490

Karen's Library Guides

Elizabeth Hogue

Arts and Humanities Librarian

Perry Library
ehogue@odu.edu
757-683-4131

Elizabeth's Library Guides

Travis Jones

Undergraduate Success Librarian

Perry Library
tljones@odu.edu
757-683-4150

Travis's Library Guides

Dot Lockaby

Interim Librarian for Social Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering

Perry Library
dlockaby@odu.edu
757 683-4183

Dot Lockaby's Library Guides

Joleen McInnis

Health and Life Sciences Librarian

Perry Library
jwesterd@odu.edu
757-683-5908

Joleen's Library Guides

Jessica Ritchie

Head, Special Collections & University Archives

Perry Library, Special Collections & University Archives
jhritchi@odu.edu
757-683-4483

Jessica's Library Guides

Karen Vaughan

Head, Scholarly Communication & Publishing

Perry Library, 4000
kvaughan@odu.edu
757-683-4184