Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information
The ABA’s recent revisions to the Library Standards bring both opportunities and challenges for law libraries, particularly in the areas of director status, collections, and assessment. This webinar will equip you with the knowledge and perspectives you need to navigate these changes with confidence.
We’ll begin with an overview of the new Standards from current Managing Director of the ABA Section on Legal Education, Jenn Rosato Perea, followed by a panel of experienced law librarians who will share first-hand insights from their institutions’ recent ABA site visits. Their perspectives will highlight what these changes mean in practice and how libraries can best prepare.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from colleagues on the front lines, ask your questions, and engage in an open discussion about what lies ahead for law libraries.
Michelle Cosby, Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services and Professor of Practice, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Michelle Cosby serves as the Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services & Professor of Practice. In this role, she leads the Law Library in the support of research for law faculty and students. She also oversees the daily operations including strategic directions, personnel, budget, and administrative activities for the library. Prior to joining Washington and Lee in June 2022, Professor Cosby was the Director of the Law Library at Temple University, and Associate Director of the Law Library at the University of Tennessee.
Ms. Cosby also served as the President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) from July 2019-July 2020, and is a Fastcase 50 Honoree.
Professor Cosby received her B.A. in Sociology from Butler University and earned a dual Juris Doctorate (JD) and Master of Library Sciences (MLS) from Indiana University-Bloomington. She is an admitted member of the Indiana Bar.
Elizabeth A. Edinger, Associate Professor of Information Services and Director of the Law Library, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Elizabeth A. Edinger joined the Columbus School of Law in 2007 as the Associate Director and Head of Public Services for the Law Library. She became the Director of the Law Library in 2014. She teaches in the area of Legal Research.
After graduating from law school, Professor Edinger attended the University of Washington’s program in law librarianship where she earned a Master’s degree. Before coming to CUA, she worked as a Reference Librarian for the law libraries at UC Berkeley, Rutgers University, and Yale. At Berkeley she was also a Lecturer in Residence and taught Advanced Legal Research.
She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and has served on the AALL Committee on Relations with Information Vendors, the AALL Special Committee on Fostering Legal Research as a Subject Specialty, and has been the AALL Representative to the National Equal Justice Library. She has written numerous book reviews and is the co-author of Finding the Law and The Legal Research Survival Manual (both with Robert Berring Jr.). Currently, she is the Editor of the journal Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing, which provides a forum for discussing the teaching of legal research and writing, focusing on research materials, tools and theories.
Kristina L. Niedringhaus, Associate Dean & Director of the Law Library, University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
Bio to come.
Elizabeth A. Edinger, Managing Director of Accreditation and Legal Education, American Bar Association
Bio to come.
