B.A. (Cum Laude) State University of New York at Buffalo; JD Nova University Law, Fort Lauderdale
; M.L.I.S. Florida State University.
Member of the Mercer Law Community since 2000.
Involvement:
- President - South Florida Association of Law Libraries (SFALL), a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). The Chapter includes Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Key West.
Tenure: 1999-2000 term.
- Vice-President/President-Elect: (SFALL) 1998-1999
- Secretary: (SFALL) 1997-1998
- Immediate Past President: (SFALL) 2000-2001
- Chair - Southeast Florida Library Information Network (SEFLIN) Internet Development and Training Committee: 1995-1996
- Chair, Mercer Law Library Website Design Committee 2004
- Law Library Representative for Mercer University Council of Libraries 2000
Presentations
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Program Presenter - American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Annual Conference Public Relations Sessions, 1994, 1995, 1996.
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Macon Bar Association
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- South Florida Association of Law Libraries
Prior Law & Library Service
St. Thomas University Law Library, Miami, Fl.
Reference and Electronic Services Coordinator (1992-2000)
Rovenger & Krakower, P.A. Personal Injury Real Estate Law, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Law Clerk (1990-1991)
Florida Department of Transportation Eminent Domain Legal Division, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Law Clerk (1991-1992)
Miami-Dade County Public Library System, Miami, Fl.
Assistant Branch Manager, Head of Circulation Department, Reference Services Librarian, Kendall Branch and Coral Gables Regional Libraries (1979-1989)
Collier County Library, Naples Fl.
Manager of Outreach and Bookmobile Services (1978-1979)
Publications:
Where to Find Federal Legislative History On-Line, Appendix C in Mastering Statutory Interpretation (Professor Linda D. Jellum, author) (Carolina Academic Press 2008)
Mercer Law Library Guide to Locating Appellate Briefs and Oral Arguments, Mercer Law Library website, 2009
Mercer Law Library Guide to Legal Ethics Research Mercer Law Library website, 2003; rev. 2006
Mercer Law Library Guide to International Law and Foreign Law Research Mercer Law Library website, 2003; rev. 2006
South Florida Association of Law Libraries Annual Report, 92 Law Library Journal 543 (2000)
Across the Pond: AALL, BIALL & CALL Joint Studies Institute in Cambridge, England, South Florida Association of Law Libraries Newsletter (December 1998)
Presidents Column: February 2000, October 1999, August 1999, South Florida Association of Law Libraries Newsletter
Chapter Activity Report, SFALL Through the Years, South Florida Association of Law Libraries Newsletter (June 2000)
Law Library Self Study Report for the 1998 ABA Site Inspection Report, St. Thomas University School of Law, April 1998
Law Library Collection Development Policy for the 1998 ABA Site Inspection Report (co-author Jack McNeill), St. Thomas University School of Law, April 1998
St. Thomas University School of Law Technology and Network Manual 1994 - 1998
St. Thomas University School of Law Legal Research Guide Series (22 individual guides published in print and on the web covering research strategies for specialized and general areas of law), 1992-1998
The Brief - Editor and contributing author of the weekly St. Thomas University Law Library Newsletter, 1992-1998
Honors:
B.A. Cum Laude, Double Major in Sociology and Political Science at State University of New York at Buffalo; Book Award for International Maritime Law.
Teaches:
- Introduction to Legal Research (one credit course)
- Advanced Legal Research (two credit course)
- Specialized legal research classes (Commercial Transactions, Sales, Bankruptcy Law )
Expertise in foreign and international law, immigration law, and legal ethics research strategies
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