Institutions Listed by StateInstitutions Listed by NameThis 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.
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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
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| Syllabus | LSC 825 (Summer 2002) |
| Instructors | Robyn Elizabeth Rebollo, Leonard Klein, Rhea Ballard-Thrower & Pamela Barnes Craig |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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/ |