Graduate Program Faculty and Course Information

Institutions Listed by State

Institutions Listed by Name

This list identifies ALA-accredited institutions that offer law librarianship classes. Institutions are listed alphabetically by the state in which the primary campus is located. Also offered is an index by institution name.

In addition to general contact information, each institution’s listing includes information about the law librarianship courses offered (including online and distance education classes); available syllabi for such courses; the names and contact information for faculty members who generally teach law librarianship courses; and information about relevant joint degree, certificate, or specialized programs offered by the institution.

Distance education options for some institutions are noted below. Readers may also visit the American Library Association's searchable LIS Directory to find more information on distance education choices generally.

.Institutions Listed by State

Updated March 6, 2008

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Alabama

University of Alabama
School of Library and Information Studies
Box 870252
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0252
Phone: 205-348-4610
Fax: 205-348-3746
Email: info@slis.ua.edu
Website: http://www.slis.ua.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LS 538: Law Libraries and Legal Resources

California

San José State University
School of Library & Information Science
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
Fax: 408-924-2476
Email: office@wahoo.sjsu.edu
Website: http://witloof.sjsu.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered: LIBR 220: Resources and Information Services; Focus: Legal Resources
Syllabi LIBR 220 (Spring 2003), (Fall 2002) & (Fall 1998)
Instructors Andrew Gurthert, Marc Lampson & Mary Minow
   
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Information Studies
Graduate School of Education & Information Studies
2320 Moore Hall
Mailbox 951521
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521
Phone: 310-825-8799
Fax: 310-206-4460
Email: mcloonan@ucla.edu
Web site: http://is.gseis.ucla.edu/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered 258: Legal Information Resources and Libraries
Instructor Myra Kathleen Saunders, Associate Dean, Law Librarian and Professor in Residence

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Connecticut

Southern Connecticut State University
Department of Information and Library Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Science
501 Crescent Street
New Haven, CT 06515
Phone: 203-392-5781
Fax: 203-392-5780
Email: ILS@SouthernCT.edu
Web site: http://www.southernct.edu/departments/ils/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered ILS 620: Legal Bibliography and Libraries
Online/Distance Education Class Offered ILS 620: Legal Bibliography and Libraries
Instructor Susan Davis
Joint Degree Offered Offers a joint JD/MLIS program in conjunction with the University of Connecticut.

 

District of Columbia

Catholic University of America
School of Library and Information Science
Washington, DC 20064
Phone: 202-319-5085
Fax: 202-319-5574
Email: cua-slis@cua.edu
Website: http://slis.cua.edu/
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LSC 825 : Law Librarianship
LSC 826: Legal Literature
LSC 828: Advanced Legal Research

 

Syllabus LSC 825 (Summer 2002)
Instructors Robyn Elizabeth Rebollo, Leonard Klein, Rhea Ballard-Thrower & Pamela Barnes Craig

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Florida

University of South Florida
School of Library and Information Science
4202 East Fowler Avenue, CIS 1040
Tampa, FL 33620-7800
Phone: 813-974-3520
Fax: 813-974-6840
Email: pate@luna.cas.usf.edu
Website: http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 6473: Law Librarianship
LIS 6640: Information Sources in Business and Law
Online/Distance Education Class Offered LIS 6473: Law Librarianship
Instructor Roy Balleste, Associate Law Library Director & Adjunct Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University

 

Illinois

Dominican University
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
7900 West Division Street
River Forest, IL 60305
Phone: 708-366-2490
Fax: 708-524-6657
Email: glsis@Email.dom.edu
Website: http://www.dom.edu/gslis
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 787: Legal Information Sources
LIS 788: Law Librarianship
LIS 789: Legal Information Sources
LIS 790: Seminar in Law Librarianship
Syllabi LIS 788 Spring 2003)
LIS 789 (Fall 2003) (Word)
Instructors Keith Ann Stiverson, Barbara Golden & Gretchen E. Van Dam
   
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science Building
501 East Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-3280
Fax: 217-244-3302
Email: apply@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
Website: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 433G: Law (Legal Resources)

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Indiana

Indiana University
School of Library and Information Science
10th Street and Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405-1801
Phone: 812-855-2018
Fax: 812-855-6166
Email: slis@indiana.edu
Website: http://www.slis.indiana.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered L530: Legal Bibliography and Law Library Administration
Syllabi L530 (Spring 2003) & (Spring 2001)
Instructors Keith A. Buckley & Linda Fariss
Joint Degree Offered Joint JD / MLIS degree

 

Iowa

University of Iowa
School of Library and Information Science
3087 Library
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5707
Fax: 319-335-5374
Email: slis@uiowa.edu
Website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~libsci
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered 021:273: Informatics and Law
Joint Degree Offered Joint JD / MLIS degree

 

Kansas

Emporia State University
School of Library and Information Management
P.O. Box 4025
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: (800) 552-4770
Phone: (620) 341-5203
Fax: (620) 341-5233
Email: sliminfo@emporia.edu 
Website: http://slim.emporia.edu
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LI 808: Introduction to Legal Information Management: Theory and Practice
LI 836: Information Transfer and the Legal Profession
LI 854: Managing Law Libraries and Other Legal Information Agencies
Online/Distance Education Class Offered LI 816: Legal Research
Specialized Program An 18 semester hour certificate in Legal Information Management is offered as post MLS or post JD. One weekend course in Overland Park is required; the rest of the coursework is offered online.

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Kentucky

University of Kentucky
College of Communications and Information Studies
School of Library and Information Science
502 King Library Building S
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
Phone: 859-257-8876
Fax: 859-257-4205
Email: tsineath@pop.uky.edu
Website: http://www.uky.edu/CommInfoStudies/SLIS/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 641: Law Librarianship
Syllabus LIS 641 (Interim Session 1998)
Instructor  

 

Louisiana

Louisiana State University
School of Library and Information Science
267 Coates Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-3158
Fax: 225-578-4581
Email: lsslis@lsuvm.sncc.lsu.edu
Website: http://slis.lsu.edu/
   
Syllabus LIS 7908 (Spring 1997)

 

Maryland

University of Maryland
College of Information Studies
4105 Hornbake Library Building
College Park, MD 20742-4345
Phone: 301-405-2033
Fax: 301-314-9145
Email: clisumpc@umdacc.umd.edu
Website: http://www.clis.umd.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LBSC 764: Access to Legal Information
Syllabus LBSC 764 (Spring 2003)
Instructor Roberta I. Schaffer

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Massachusetts

Simmons College
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115-5898
Phone: 617-521-2000
Phone: 800-345-8468
Fax: 617-521-3190
Email: jbeals@simmons.edu , webmaster@simmons.edu
Website: http://www.simmons.edu/gslis
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 437: Legal Information Sources
Instructor Raquel Ortiz, Reference Law Librarian, Pappas Law Library, Boston University

 

Michigan

University of Michigan
School of Information
304 West Hall Building
550 East University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1092
Phone: 734-763-2285
Fax: 734-615-3587
Email: si.admissions@umich.edu
Website: http://www.si.umich.edu
   
Syllabus SI 673 (Fall 1998)
Joint Degree Offered Offers a dual degree in law and information (JD / MSI).
   
Wayne State University
Library and Information Science Program
106 Kresge Library
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-577-1825
Phone: 877-263-2665
Fax: 313-577-7563
Email: asklis@wayne.edu
Website: http://www.lisp.wayne.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered 8120: Legal Information Resources and Services

 

Missouri

University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Information Science and Learning Technologies
217 Townsend Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-4546
Phone: 877-747-5868
Fax: 573-884-4944
Email: sisltfo@coe.missouri.edu
Website: http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~sislt
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered Q436: Legal Bibliography and Reference
Q442: Law Library Administration
Instructors Randy Diamond, Associate Director, MU Law & Peggy McDermott, Head of Reference and Faculty Services, St. Louis University School of Law

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New Jersey

Rutgers University
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1071
Phone: 732-932-7500
Fax: 732-932-2644
Email: scilsmls@scils.rutgers.edu
Website: http://scils.rutgers.edu/programs/lis/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered 17:610:546: Information Resources in Law

 

New York

Long Island University
Palmer School of Library and Information Science
C.W. Post Campus
720 Northern Boulevard
Brookville, NY 11548-1300
Phone: 516-299-2866
Fax: 516-299-4168
Email: palmer@titan.liunet.edu
Website: http://palmer.cwpost.liu.edu/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 608: Legal Sources and Services
Syllabi LIS 608 (Spring 1998) & (Fall 2004)
Instructors Gretchen Feltes, Reference Librarian, NYU School of Law & Jack McNeill, Associate Library Director, Pace University Law Library
   
Pratt Institute
Pratt Manhattan Center
School of Information and Library Science
144 West 14th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-647-7682
Fax: 212-367-2492
Email: infosils@pratt.edu
Website: http://www.pratt.edu/sils/index.html
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 613, Government Information Sources
LIS 617, Legal Research Methods and Law Literature
LIS 626, Online Databases in Law
LIS 684, Contemporary Issues in Law Librarianship
Syllabus LIS 617 (Spring 1998)
Joint Degree Offered Offers a joint JD/MIS degree in affiliation with the Brooklyn Law School. Also offers a Law Library Services curriculum concentration.
   
Queens College
City University of New York
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11367
Phone: 718-997-3790
Fax: 718-997-3797
Email: gslis@qcunix1.qc.edu
Website: http://qcpages.qc.edu/GSLIS/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered 788: Law Librarianship
   
St. John's University
Division of Library and Information Science
8000 UState Listingia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Phone: 718-990-6200
Fax: 718-990-2071
Email: libis@stjohns.edu
Website: Library Science General Web site
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 254: Introduction to Legal Bibliography
LIS 243: Law Library Administration
LIS 268: Legal Databases Online
Legal Research I
Legal Research II
Selection and Processing of Legal Materials
Legal and Ethical Issues in Librarianship
Current Issues in Law Librarianship
Law Library Internship
Instructors Dr. Sherry Vellucci, Director, Division of Library and Information Science & Linda M. Ryan, Assistant Dean, Rittenberg Law Library
Specialized Program Offers a law librarianship concentration.
   
Syracuse University
School of Information Studies
4-206 Center for Science and Technology
Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
Phone: 315-443-2911
Fax: 315-443-5806
Email: ist@syr.edu
Website: http://istweb.syr.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered IST 606: Legal Information Resources
Syllabus IST 606 (Fall 2000)
Joint Degree Offered Offers a joint JD / MLIS program.
   
State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Informatics
Department of Library and Information Studies
Buffalo, NY  14260
Phone: (716) 645-6481
Fax: (716) 645-3775
Email: ub-informatics@buffalo.edu
Website: http://informatics.buffalo.edu/programs/mls/
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 512: Legal Information Sources
LIS 500: Law Library Administration
Syllabus LIS 500 (Spring 2004)
Instructors James Milles, Director of the Law Library, Visiting Associate Professor of Law, Director of the JD / MLS Program & James Sahlem, Principal Law Librarian, Supreme Court Library
Joint Degree Offered Offers a collaborative JD / MLS program.

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North Carolina

North Carolina Central University
School of Library and Information Sciences
P.O. Box 19586
1801 Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919-560-6485
Fax: 919-560-6402
Email: speller@ga.unc.edu
Website: http://www.nccuslis.org
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LSIS 5210: Administration of Law Libraries
Syllabus LSIS 5210 (Spring 1995)
Instructor Deborah M. Jefferies, Associate Professor, Law and Library Science
Joint Degree Offered Offers a joint JD / MLIS program.
   
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Information and Library Science
CB #3360 100 Manning Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Phone: 919-962-8366
Email: info@ils.unc.edu
Website: http://www.ils.unc.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered INLS 229: Law Libraries and Legal Information
SILS 890-136: Legal Information
Syllabus INLS 229 (Spring 2000)
SILS 890-136 (Spring 2007)
Joint Degrees Offered Offers joint degrees JD / MLIS or JD / MSIS.

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Pennsylvania

Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Department of Library Science
222 Carlson Library
840 Wood Street
Clarion, PA 16214-1232
Phone: 814-393-2271
Fax: 814-393-2150
Email: reed@clarion.edu
Website: http://www.clarion.edu/edu-humn/newlibsci/index.htm
   
Joint Degree Offered Offers a joint M.S.L.S./J.D. program in cooperation with Widener University.
   
Drexel University
College of Information Science and Technology
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875
Phone: 215-895-2474
Fax: 215-895-2494
Email: info@cis.drexel.edu
Website: http://www.cis.drexel.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered INFO 681: Legal Bibliography
Syllabus INFO 681 (Winter 1998)
   
University of Pittsburgh
School of Information Sciences
505 IS Building
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 412-624-5230
Fax: 412-624-5231
Email: inquiry@mail.sis.pitt.edu
Website: http://www.sis.pitt.edu
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 2555: Law Resources and Services
Instructor Marc Silverman, Associate Director for Public Services
Online/Distance Education Class Offered Introduction to Legal Research, in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Instructor Joel Fishman

 

Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Rodman Hall
94 W. Alumni Avenue, Suite 2
Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: 401-874-2947
Fax: 401-874-4964
Email: gslis@etal.un.edu
Website: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/lsc/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LSC 538: Law Librarianship
Instructor Kendall Svengalis, RI State Law Library

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Texas

University of North Texas
School of Library and Information Sciences
P.O. Box 311068, NT Station
Denton, TX 76203-1068
Phone: 940-565-2445
Fax: 940-565-3101
Email: slis@unt.edu
Website: http://www.unt.edu/slis
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered SLIS 5366: Law Library Management
SLIS 5647: Legal Information Access and Services
SLIS 59XX: Advanced Legal Information and Legal Informatics
SLIS 5090: Practicum and Field Study
Syllabi SLIS 5366 (Spring 2000)
SLIS 5647 (Fall 1999)
Online/Distance Education Classes Offered SLIS 5647: Legal Information and Access Services
SLIS 5366: Law Library Management
Instructor Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler, Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Sciences
Specialized Program Offers a Law Librarian and Legal Informatics Specialist Program of Study.
   
University of Texas at Austin
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Austin, TX 78712-1276
Phone: 512-471-3821
Fax: 512-471-3971
Email: info@gslis.utexas.edu
Website: http://www.gslis.utexas.edu
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered LIS 382L.14: Information Resources and Services in the Law
LIS 385T.19: Legal Informatics
LIS 385T:19: Law and Information Technology

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Washington

University of Washington
The Information School
Mary Gates Hall, Suite 370
Box 352840
Seattle, WA 98195-2840
Phone: 206-685-9937
Fax: 206-616-3152
Email: http://www.ischool.washington.edu/mlis/law.aspx 
Website: http://www.ischool.washington.edu/
   
Law Librarianship Classes Offered 590: Directed Fieldwork
591: Legal Research I
592: Legal Research II
593: Selection & Processing of Law Library Materials
594: Law Library Administration
595: Current Issues in Law Librarianship
Syllabi 591 (Fall 2000),  (Fall 2004) & (Fall 2005)
592 (Winter 2000) , (Winter 2001),  (Winter 2004) & (Winter 2005)
593 (Spring 1998)  & (Spring 2004)
Instructors Penny A. Hazelton, Associate Dean for Library and Computing Services, Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law. Website: http://www.law.washington.edu/Faculty/Hazelton/

Mary A. Hotchkiss, Senior Lecturer & Directory, Academic Advising, University of Washington School of Law. Website: http://www.law.washington.edu/Faculty/Hotchkiss/

Certificate Offered Offers a Master of Library and Information Science degree with a Special Certificate in Law Librarianship

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Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Library and Information Studies
Helen C. White Hall
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-2900
Fax: 608-263-4849
Email: uw_slis@slis.wisc.edu
Website: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/
   
Law Librarianship Class Offered LIS 839: Special Collections (Law)
   
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
School of Information Studies
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53211-0413
Phone: 414-229-4707
Phone: 888-349-3432
Fax: 414-229-4848
Email: info@slis.uwm.edu
Website: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/SOIS/

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Institutions Listed by Name

Catholic University of America San Jose State University University of Maryland
Clarion University of Pennsylvania Simmons College University of Missouri-Columbia
Dominican University Southern Connecticut State University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Drexel University St. John's University University of North Texas
Emporia State University State University of New York at Buffalo University of Pittsburgh
Indiana University Syracuse University University of Rhode Island
Long Island University University of Alabama University of South Florida
Louisiana State University University of California, Los Angeles University of Texas at Austin
North Carolina Central University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Washington
Pratt Institute University of Iowa University of Wisconsin-Madison
Queens College University of Kentucky University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Rutgers University University of Michigan Wayne State University

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