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Library Faculty and Staff

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Administration

Portrait of Kory Staheli
Name:
 Kory D. Staheli
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Law Library Director Policy, planning, management services, reference assistance, select publications for purchase, and teach Legal Research courses.
Email:
 stahelik@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.9223

Portrait of Shawn Nevers
Name:
 Shawn G. Nevers
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Deputy Law Librarian Facilitate faculty research and support. Oversee and maintain the library's electronic resources. Provide reference services and assistance to students, faculty and public patrons. Teach legal research. Assist with Westlaw/Lexis Nexis user passwords.
Email:
 neverss@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.8784

Portrait of Maureen Holman
Name:
 Maureen Holman
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Administrative Assistant Library maintenance, supply orders and inventory, basic support of Law Library Faculty and Staff. Schedule Law Library conference room and the Lee Reading Room.
Email:
 holmanm@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.7475

Circulation

Name:
 Melanie Coleman
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Access Services Librarian Manage the overall process of circulation and supervise the student employees. Process routed and hold materials to law school faculty and ensure law school faculty needs are being met quickly and efficiently. Process InterLibrary Loan and Document Delivery requests to meet the needs of the law school faculty, staff, and students. Processes overdue items, damaged materials, fines and the overall process of requesting materials from libraries.
Email:
 colemanm@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.3656

Collection Maintenance

Name:
 Dianne Davenport
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Collection and Student Services Librarian Library public relations, student study carrels, building security and keys.
Email:
 davenportd@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.9052

Public Services

Portrait of Dennis Sears
Name:
 Dennis S. Sears
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Foreign & International Law Librarian Responsible for the foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) collections. Teach first year legal research course. Provide reference assistance.
Email:
 searsd@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.7472

Name:
 Iantha Haight
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Electronic Resources & Research Librarian Legal reference, faculty research support and development, management of the library's electronic collections, and legal research instruction.
Email:
 haighti@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.9023

Name:
 Annalee Hickman Pierson
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Head of Reference and Faculty Services Oversee legal reference and faculty services, provide faculty research assistance and support, and teach legal research.
Email:
 HickmanA@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.3596

Technical Services

Portrait of Bonnie Geldmacher
Name:
 Bonnie R. Geldmacher
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Acquisitions Librarian / Head of Technical Services Acquires legal materials for the law library collection. Oversees cataloging and serials, looseleaf filing, donations, and the bindery.
Email:
 geldmacherb@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.3572

Portrait of Andrea Howard
Name:
 Andrea Howard
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Cataloging Specialist Catalogs newly acquired print and electronic legal resources, processes old law material, and assists in paying for legal material for the Law Library.
Email:
 howarda@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.1632

Portrait of Teresa Odam
Name:
 Teresa Odam
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Serials Librarian and Data Project Manager Responsible for maintaining the serials collection in the Law Library. Coordinates with other Law Library employees to process data project requests from Law School and Law Library faculty.
Email:
 odamt@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.3571

Name:
 Melanie Chao
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Technical Services Assistant Provides assistance within the technical services department, including ordering/receiving, processing/maintaining the library catalog, mending/binding, and other related work as assigned.
Email:
 chaom@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.5192

Library and Networked Information Systems

Portrait of David Armond
Name:
 David L. Armond
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Head of Infrastructure and Technology Lead the Library and Networked Information Department (LNIS) which supports, develops, and implements information technology within the Howard W. Hunter Law Library. Coordinate support with the Law School Computing Support Department for law school enterprise-wide information technology
Email:
 armondd@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.4258

Name:
 Mark Harris
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 LNIS Manager & Programmer Oversee technical aspects of the Library's electronic database collection. Maintain electronic resources to ensure they are accessible to faculty, students, and patrons of the Law Library and meet patron and institutional needs. Evaluate, implement and support programs and applications to better support the delivery of electronic information in the academic environment.
Email:
 harrism@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.9050

Name:
 Laureen C. Urquiaga
Primary Responsibilities:
Title:
 Digital Resources Librarian / Law School Copyright Coordinator Manage the Library's presence on the web; overseeing website development, the digital archive, libguides and other web-related resources. Provide course packet support and monitor law school copyright compliance.
Email:
 urquiagal@law.byu.edu
Phone:
 801.422.6657

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Library Directory

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Administration

Law Library Director

Kory D. Staheli

277B JRCB | 801.422.9223

Deputy Law Librarian

Shawn G. Nevers

277C JRCB | 801.422.8784

Administrative Assistant

Maureen Holman

277 JRCB | 801.422.7475

Circulation

Access Services Librarian

Melanie Coleman

256B JRCB | 801.422.3656

Collection Maintenance

Collection and Student Services Librarian

Dianne Davenport

256B JRCB | 801.422.9052

Public Services

Foreign & International Law Librarian

Dennis S. Sears

274C JRCB | 801.422.7472

Electronic Resources & Research Librarian

Iantha Haight

277A JRCB | 801.422.9023

Head of Reference and Faculty Services

Annalee Hickman Pierson

274E JRCB | 801.422.3596

Technical Services

Acquisitions Librarian / Head of Technical Services

Bonnie R. Geldmacher

260B JRCB | 801.422.3572

Cataloging Specialist

Andrea Howard

260A JRCB | 801.422.1632

Serials Librarian and Data Project Manager

Teresa Odam

260C JRCB | 801.422.3571

Technical Services Assistant

Melanie Chao

260 JRCB | 801.422.5192

Library and Networked Information Systems

Head of Infrastructure and Technology

David L. Armond

396 JRCB | 801.422.4258

LNIS Manager & Programmer

Mark Harris

459K JRCB | 801.422.9050

Digital Resources Librarian / Law School Copyright Coordinator

Laureen C. Urquiaga

457 JRCB | 801.422.6657

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Public Use Policies

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The Howard W. Hunter Law Library is open to members of the public to engage in activities associated with the use of a law library, including law-related research, reading, studying, and writing. Because the primary mission of the Law Library is to serve members of the BYU Law School community, public patrons must be conscientious of law students and faculty and carefully adhere to the policies outlined below.

Public Research Areas

Members of the public may research on the 2nd (main) floor of the law library. The 1st and 3rd floors are designated as student study areas. Public patrons are permitted to select books on the 1st and 3rd floors, but should only remain on these floors for short periods of time while they use the collection.

Study Rooms

Study rooms are for law student use only.

Computer Use

Three computers near the reference desk are designated for use by the public for legal research purposes.

Borrowing Privileges

The Law Library provides borrowing privileges to BYU Law School alumni and members of the Utah State Bar. Borrowing privileges are also available for students and faculty of Utah universities and colleges whose libraries are members of the Utah Academic Library Consortium. Other public patrons may use law library materials within the Law Library, but will not be given borrowing privileges.

Noise

Noise should be kept to a minimum in the law library. Talking loudly or making noise that disturbs other library patrons is prohibited. Conversations should be conducted in quiet tones and in locations that do not disturb others. Cellular phones should be silenced within the library (alternative ring modes such as vibrate are permitted), and all telephone conversations should be conducted outside the library.

Food & Drink

Food and drink is not permitted on the 2nd (main) floor of the library.

Behavior

Library patrons may not engage in behavior which results in health and safety risks, property damage, or nuisance to other library users and library staff. The following are examples of behaviors not permitted in the library.

  • Not attending children in the library
  • Behaving in a manner that threatens other users or staff
  • Engaging in sexual harassment, including viewing pornography
  • Physical or verbal threats of violence, or fighting
  • Intoxication
  • Damaging or vandalizing library premises, furnishings, equipment, or materials
  • Having offensive personal hygiene or body odor
  • Monopolizing or impeding the use of furniture by others
  • Refusing to leave at library closing time or impeding the closing of the library
  • Talking loudly or making noise that disturbs other library patrons
  • Engaging in uninvited conversations with other users
  • Soliciting legal advice from library staff or law students
  • Behavior in violation of federal, state, or local law
  • Behavior in violation of Brigham Young University policies

Enforcement

Library staff will provide a warning to users whose behavior violates library policy.* If the violator fails to heed the warning and continues violating library policy, library staff will contact University Police to remove the patron from the building. Patrons required to leave the library for policy violations may not be permitted to return to the law library.

*Serious threats to health and safety of library patrons or staff will be reported immediately to University Police without warning.

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Whom to Contact for What

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The following is a list of contacts for some of the major services provided by the Law Library. If the service you need is not listed, please contact reference or your library liaison to request assistance:

BinderyBonnie Geldmacher
Bloomberg PasswordsIantha Haight
Book Checkout and RenewalCirculation Desk or Melanie Coleman
CarrelsDianne Davenport
CatalogingAndrea Howard
CILP ServiceContact your library liaison
Collection DevelopmentKory Staheli
Copyright Questions & Permission RequestsLaurie Urquiaga
Course ReserveMelanie Coleman
Document Digitization RequestsMelanie Coleman
Electronic Database TrainingIantha Haight
Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, & Lee Library RequestsMelanie Coleman
Gifts and DonationsBonnie Geldmacher 
Government DocumentsReference or your library liaison
Group Study RoomsDianne Davenport
KeysDianne Davenport
Lexis PasswordsIantha Haight
Library InstructionAnnalee Hickman Pierson
Library PoliciesKory Staheli or Shawn Nevers
Lost & FoundCirculation Desk
MicroformsReference or your library liaison
Missing BooksChelsea Frandsen
New Material RequestsKory Staheli or your library liaison
Notary RequestsMelanie Coleman, Maureen Holman or Bonnie Geldmacher
Overdues/FinesMelanie Coleman
Preservation/Book RepairBonnie Geldmacher 
Reference QuestionsReference or any Reference Librarian
Routing MaterialTeresa Odam
SecurityDianne Davenport
Website FeedbackLaurie Urquiaga
Westlaw PasswordsIantha Haight

For more information about employees, see the Library Directory.

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Quiet Study Room

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A Quiet Reading Room in the northeast corner of the main floor of the library is available for law student study during all hours the library is open. This room, which was specifically designed to create a place for quiet study, is restricted to law students and is accessible only with a law student ID card. The room will accommodate up to fifty students and includes a mix of soft seating as well as tables and carrels.

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Rex E. Lee Popular Reading and Conversation Room

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The Rex E. Lee Room (393 JRCB)  is a great place to take a break, relax, and socialize with friends and family members. There is a collection of popular novels and magazines in the room in the room that law students may choose from to read and then return to the shelf. Many students donate their paperbacks to the collection when they have finished reading them. There is also a “kiddie” corner where children can read and play, and a variety of  games and puzzles students can use to unwind and relieve stress.

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Gifts and Donations

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The Howard W. Hunter Law Library gratefully accepts gifts of books and other materials. Gifts are accepted with the understanding that the law library retains discretion to utilize or dispose of the items as warranted by library needs. Upon written request, at the time of donation, gifts not added to the library collection will be returned to the donor. Unless requested otherwise, a letter of acknowledgement will be sent to the donor of each gift. The library does not assign a value to gift materials. Contact Bonnie Geldmacher at 801-422-3572 for all gifts and donations.

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Final Exam Study Aids

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The Law Library purchases a number of study aids to assist law student with exam preparation. Current editions of study aids are generally shelved in the Reserve Library and may be checked out for 2 hours (subject to the reserve circulation policy). Older editions are shelved in the main collection and can be checked out for the normal loan period. For specific titles, check the library catalog.

Additionally, check out this research guide on Study Aids for Law Students, which gives more details about the different types of study aids and how to access some of them electronically.

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