Publications:

Books:

Teaching Legal Research and Providing Access to Electronic Resources (Gary L. Hill, Lovisa Lyman, & Dennis S. Sears, eds., The Haworth Information Press 2001). Co-published simultaneously in Legal Reference Services Quarterly (The Haworth Information Press, an imprint of the Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol 19, No 3/4, (2001).

Legal Research Manual for Law Students: A Self-Help Program, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University. (Co-edited.)

Articles:

“All Citators Are Not Created Equal,” 29 RIPS [Research Instruction and Patron Services] Law Librarian 10 (Spring 2007).

“Vision: The Essence of Professionalism and Key to the Future of Law Librarianship as a Profession,”98 L. Libr. J. 81 (2006).

Minutes of the Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Business Meeting, 21 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 4 (Oct. 2006).

Federated Searching: The Hidden Costs–Translators, 31 WestPac News 4 (Fall 2006).

“The Future of FCIL-SIS Programming in the Context of the Annual Meeting,” 20 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 3 (Feb. 2006).

“The Educational Summit: The Future of Professional Development Programming at the AALL Annual Meeting,” 30 WestPac News 4 (Fall 2005).

“Federated Searching and its Role in the Law Library,” 29 WestPac News 3 (Summer 2005).

“Electronic Balloting: Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws of WestPac,” 29 WestPac News8 (Winter/Spring 2005).

“Introduction: Reference Services,” to Teaching Legal Research and Providing Access to Electronic Resources1-3 (The Haworth Information Press 2001). (Co-authored with Gary L. Hill and Lovisa Lyman, Howard W. Hunter Law Library.) Co-published simultaneously in Legal Reference Services Quarterly (The Haworth Information Press, an imprint of the Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol 19, No 3/4, (2001).

“The Teaching of First-Year Legal Research Revisited: A Review and Synthesis of Methodologies,”19 Legal Reference Services Q. 1 (2001). Co-published simultaneously in Teaching Legal Research and Providing Access to Electronic Resources (Gary L. Hill, Lovisa Lyman, & Dennis S. Sears, eds., The Haworth Information Press 2001).

“Education Committee Update: Riveting Program Proposals for AALL’s 2001 Annual Meeting!,” 15 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 8 (Oct. 2000). (Co-authored with Jean Davis, Brooklyn Law School Library.)

“WestPac Members Guide,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), (2000).

“Education Committee Update on Accepted Programs,” 14 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 6 (Feb. 2000). (Co-authored with Jean Davis, Brooklyn Law School Library.)

Annual Report: Western Pacific Chapter, 91 L. Libr. J. 815 (1999).

“WestPac,” 4 AALL Spectrum 16 (Nov. 1999). (Chapter News, ed. and comp. Marilyn K. Harhai.)

“Education Committee Report,” 14 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 8 (Oct. 1999). (Co-authored with Jean Davis, Brooklyn Law School Library.)

“WestPac,” 4 AALL Spectrum 24 (Oct. 1999). (Chapter News, ed. and comp. Marilyn K. Harhai.)

“The Benefits and Challenges of Developing a Training Affiliation with an Active Duty Unit,” Minuteman 29 (Fall 1999).

“President’s Column: Law Library Concerns: The Perspective of a State Supreme Court Justice,” 24 WestPac News 1 (Fall 1999).

“President’s Column: WestPac: Approaching the New Millennium,” 23 WestPac News 1 (Spring 1999).

“The Staff Study: An Integrative Management Tool for Law Libraries,” 90 L. Libr. J. 51 (1998).

“WestPac Annual Meeting Final Conference Program,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) (1998).

“Marketing: A Survival Tool for the Nineties and Beyond,” 3 AALL Spectrum 2 (Dec. 1998).

“Report of the Education Subcommittee,” 13 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 11 (Oct. 1998). (Co-authored with Katherine Topulos, Duke University).

“WestPac,” 3 AALL Spectrum 24 (Oct. 1998). (Chapter News, ed. and comp. Susan L Trask.)

“Business and the Law Library: Educational Programing for the 31st Annual Meeting,” 23 WestPac News 3 (Fall 1998).

“Email: Property and Privacy Issues: Implications for the Law Firm and the Law School,” 21 RIPS [Research Instruction and Patron Services] Law Librarian 10 (Fall 1998).

“President’s Column: The WestPac 31st Annual Meeting,” 23 WestPac News 1 (Winter 1998).

“Report of the Latin American Law Working Group,” 12 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 8 (Oct. 1997).

“Our Question–Your Answer: What Tips Can You Offer the Inexperienced Researcher for Determining When to End a Research Project,” 5 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 76 (Winter 1997).

Annual Report (Draft), Bylaws Committee, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). See Sarah K. Wiant, “Bylaws,” 88 L. Libr. J. 599 (1996).

Legal Research Essentials for Library Staff, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University (1996).

“Our Question–Your Answer: What Is the Technique, Not the Tool, That Works the Best for You in Teaching Legal Research and/or Writing?,” 5 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 24 (Fall 1996).

“African Law Working Group,” 11 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 7 (Oct. 1996).

“Latin American Law Working Group,” 11 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 9 (Oct. 1996).

“Teaching Foreign and International Legal Research Working Group,” 11 FCIL [Foreign, Comparative, and International Law] Newsletter 10 (Oct. 1996).

Mid-Year Report (Draft), Bylaws Committee, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). See Gayle E. Webb, “Fall Board Actions Review,” 27 AALL Newsletter 226 (Feb. 1996).

“Has the Time Arrived for a Name Change?,” 18 RSLL [Reader Services Law Librarian] Newsletter 4 (Dec. 1995).

“Computer Assisted Practice System (CAPS) and Its Application in Support of the Reference Function Within the Law Library,” 13 Legal References Services Q. 5 (1994).

Environmental Law Reference Guide (1994).

“Nevada Electronic Resources,” in Paul A. Arrigo, State Electronic Resources<http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/state.survey/nevada.html> (Accepted).

“Utah Electronic Resources,” in Paul A. Arrigo, State Electronic Resources<http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/state.survey/utah2.html#AAAA>

Presentations:

Coordinator/Moderator, “Approaching the New Horizon: Foreign and International Research Instruction in the Law School and Law Firm,” American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 91st Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 13, 1998. (Jean J. Davis and Roberta I. Shaffer, Speakers.)

Coordinator/Facilitator, “Marketing: A Survival Tool for the Nineties and Beyond,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 31st Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, October, 8-10, 1998. (Patricia M. Cavill, Speaker.)

Coordinator/Facilitator, “Federal Taxation,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 31st Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, October, 8-10, 1998. (J. Martin Burke, Speaker.)

Coordinator/Facilitator, “Employment Discrimination,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 31st Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, October, 8-10, 1998. (William L. Corbett, Speaker.)

Coordinator/Facilitator, “Hoyt & Blewett Electronic Moot Courtroom,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 31st Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, October, 8-10, 1998. (Fran Wells, Speaker.)

Coordinator/Facilitator, “From ISP’s to Applets: What You May Not Know About Computers, Software, and the INTERNET,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 31st Annual Meeting, Missoula, MT, October, 8-10, 1998. (Suzanne Miner and Randy Goddard, Speakers.)

“Expert Systems and Library Services,” Western-Pacific (WestPac) Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) 24th Annual Meeting, Snowbird, UT, October, 1991. Described and demonstrated the application of the Computer Assisted Practice System (CAPS) in the law library to the reference function.