Experience

Saint Louis University School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of the Law Library and Assistant Library Professor of Law

  • Aug 2023 - Present



University of Illinois College of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate Director for Administration / Teaching Professor, Law Library

  • May 2017 - Aug 2023

  • Manage the Law Library’s acquisitions, collection development and maintenance, technical services, circulation, and access initiatives. Coordinate the budgeting for and purchasing, licensing, and cataloging of electronic, print, and microform material; the management of original and copy catalog records in the Ex Libris Voyager integrated library system; and the processing of serials and government documents. • Supervise one professional law librarian and five civil service staff members in the Law Library’s Technical Services and Circulation Departments, and oversee supervision of five full time-equivalent graduate students of the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences working in the Circulation Department. Show less



University of Iowa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer in Law

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  • Taught the following one-credit, pass/fail Advanced Legal Research Methods courses to Master of Laws and Juris Doctor candidates:o Business and Tax, with colleague Don Ford, most recently in Spring 2015 semester o Intellectual Property Law, most recently in Spring 2016 semestero Regulatory and Administrative Law, currently in Fall 2016 semester• Employed an experiential learning model that requires student participation in the teaching of print and electronic research processes, and encouraged real-time student feedback on the effectiveness of the instruction. Prepared in-class tutorials and exercises, arranged for guest speakers, and designed and graded student assignments. Regularly advised students on the development of their source evaluation and legal research skills. Show less

• Head of Electronic Resources and Special Services

  • Jul 2014 - May 2017

  • Supervised one paraprofessional in serving as manager of the Special Services Department, with responsibilities for overseeing all loose leaf and microform processing. Consulted closely with the Law Library administration on the recruitment and employment of work-study students to assist in the Department’s filing initiatives. • Prior to the University of Iowa’s consolidation of information technology services, supervised one professional information technology specialist and one professional law librarian as the manager of the Student Computing Department. • Coordinated the evaluation, selection, acquisition, patron access, and promotion of the Law Library’s electronic sources. Arranged electronic source demonstrations and trials for the University of Iowa College of Law faculty and Law Library reference staff, and recommended purchase or license of such sources to the Law Library administration. Negotiated with providing vendors on electronic source acquisition and access, while representing the interests of the Law Library, the College of Law, and the greater University of Iowa community.• Managed the content and organization of the Law Library’s Drupal-based website, its research guides on the LibGuides platform, and its social media presence, and chaired a committee of fellow law librarians to develop recommendations for the growth of these initiatives.• Authored descriptions of electronic sources for inclusion on the Law Library’s website, and collaborated with the Collection Services Division on the contents of MARC records for these sources in Ex Libris’s Alma integrated library system and Primo discovery tool.• Provided bibliographic and electronic source instruction to College of Law faculty and students, other members of the university community, and members of the public, at the reference desk. Show less



Library of Congress

• United States
• Libraries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Legal Research Specialist

  • Feb 2009 - May 2014

  • Cultivated and managed the Law Library’s Databases and eResources collection and related websites, and the Law Library’s Legal Blawg Archive, and collaborated with the Library of Congress’s Office of Strategic Initiatives on a variety of web harvesting projects. Extensively manipulated HTML code, utilized Adobe Dreamweaver, and transferred content among Library of Congress servers.• Addressed the information needs of and provided electronic, print, and microform source instruction to in-person congressional staff and public library readers at the reference desk in the Law Library Reading Room, and similarly assisted remote congressional staff and other correspondents through telephone and the Library of Congress’s “Ask a Librarian” system.• Served as the featured instructor at Continuing Legal Education programs, on how to conduct free and low-cost legal research online, at American Bar Association (ABA) annual, midyear, and section meetings and through ABA webinars.• Conducted training sessions on federal legislative history and on using the Library of Congress’s Congress.gov website, to House and Senate member and committee staff, Congressional Research Service staff, and Law Library of Congress VIP groups. • Wrote entries on substantive legal matters for the Law Library of Congress’s In Custodia Legis blog, and regularly contributed content to the Law Library’s @Congressdotgov Twitter page.• Collaborated with Law Library staff on the pending reconstruction of the Law Library Reading Room, and on the management and shifting of the library’s print and microform collections.• Advised the junior reference staff on reference desk procedures and edited the draft answers written by junior staff for the “Ask a Librarian” system.• Served as a Library of Congress Recommending Officer for domestic and comparative legal serial publications in print format. Show less

• Acting Reading Room Coordinator

  • Aug 2012 - Feb 2013

  • Supervised seven professional law librarians and three library technicians in the Public Services Division, as a fellow in the Reading Room Management Training Program, with primary responsibility for congressional and public reference and research operations. Consistently participated in Library of Congress management seminars and briefings.• Conducted performance appraisals and evaluations for Public Services Division staff and created individual position development plans. Addressed performance problems and developed plans to facilitate improvements, in collaboration with representatives from the two Library of Congress collective bargaining units and the Library’s legal counsel. • Advised the Law Librarian of Congress and other Law Library senior level staff on strategic planning for the organization and operation of the Public Services Division.• Consulted with various Law Library and Library of Congress units regarding the day-to-day operation and improvement of the Law Library Reading Room’s services and physical spaces, with special attention given to the designs and schedules for a reconstruction of the Law Library Reading Room that began in 2014.• Advised and mentored the Law Library’s reference librarians, library technicians, and contract staff on division projects and procedures. Show less



The Catholic University of America

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Taught a three-credit, letter graded Advanced Legal Research seminar, to Master of Science in Library and Information Science candidates, in the Spring 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters. Extensively prepared in-class lectures, discussions, and exercises; designed and graded student assignments; and advised students on preparing for careers in academic, government, law firm, and public law libraries. Taught a three-credit, letter graded Advanced Legal Research seminar, to Master of Science in Library and Information Science candidates, in the Spring 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters. Extensively prepared in-class lectures, discussions, and exercises; designed and graded student assignments; and advised students on preparing for careers in academic, government, law firm, and public law libraries.



The George Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reference/Intellectual Property Librarian

  • Aug 2005 - Feb 2009

  • Coordinated legal and non-legal research projects for The George Washington University Law School faculty, with particular focus given to faculty interested in patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret law. • Selected and maintained electronic and print sources for the Law Library’s extensive collection in intellectual property law, and managed the annual budget for such sources. • Organized and taught multiple library research sessions each semester for students in the Master of Laws, Juris Doctor, and Paralegal Studies programs, with particular attention given to students focusing their studies on intellectual property. • Provided bibliographic instruction to Law School faculty and students, and other members of the university community, at the reference and circulation desks. • Collaborated with various members of the Public Services Division on print and electronic research guides and web-based outreach to various patron groups. • Conducted intellectual property research lectures to organizations such as the Asia Pacific Legal Institute and The George Washington University College of Professional Studies. Show less



University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Jun 2004 - Jul 2005

  Facilitated legal research needs of the University of North Carolina School of Law faculty and students, and members of the public, at the reference desk. Collaborated closely with administrators and librarians in Public Services, Technical Services, and Information Technology Services on various operational initiatives. Focused on reference and research skills, patron interactions, and professional development. Facilitated legal research needs of the University of North Carolina School of Law faculty and students, and members of the public, at the reference desk. Collaborated closely with administrators and librarians in Public Services, Technical Services, and Information Technology Services on various operational initiatives. Focused on reference and research skills, patron interactions, and professional development.