Publications:

Book Chapters and Articles

• West, Thompson, and the Creation of the United States Code (work in progress)
• The Treatise and the Code (work in progress)
• The Shadow Code: Statutory Notes in the United States Code, 112 LAW LIBR. J. 213 (2020) (with Julie Graves Krishnaswami) (winner of the Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award). [SSRN]
• A Closer Look at the Caselaw Access Project, 24 AALL SPECTRUM 20 (May/June 2020) (with Tina S. Ching & Jason Eiseman).
• A Golden Opportunity: Legal Research Simulation Courses, 20 AALL SPECTRUM 18 (2016) (with Leslie A. Street). [SSRN]
• Assessment in Legal Research Education, in The Boulder Statements on Legal Research Education: The Intersection of Intellectual and Practical Skills 81 (Susan Nevelow Mart ed., 2014).
• The Practitioner’s Council: Connecting Legal Research Instruction and Current Legal Research Practice, 103 Law Libr. J. 575 (2011) (with David L. Armond). [SSRN]
• Legal Research Readings to Inspire and Inform Students, 17 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 6 (2008). [SSRN]
• Candy, Points, and Highlighters: Why Librarians, Not Vendors, Should Teach CALR to First-Year Students, 99 Law Libr. J. 757 (2007). [SSRN]
• Promote Your Electronic Resources: How to Get More Bang for Your E-Resource Buck, 11 AALL Spectrum 4 (Apr. 2007). [SSRN]

Columns

• Taming Legal Information Overload, 42 Student Law. 18 (Apr. 2014). [SSRN]
• Local Ordinances: The Often Overlooked Laws, 42 Student Law. 17 (Feb. 2014). [SSRN]
• Restatements: An Influential Secondary Source, 42 Student Law. 19 (Oct. 2013). [SSRN]
• The Importance of Legal Research, 41 Student Law. 19 (Apr. 2013). [SSRN]
• Transactional Law Research, 41 Student Law. 18 (Feb. 2013). [SSRN]
• Becoming a Cost-effective Researcher, 41 Student Law. 18 (Dec. 2012). [SSRN]
• Litigation Practice Materials, 41 Student Law. 15 (Sept. 2012). [SSRN]
• Getting to Know Lexis Advance, 40 Student Law. 18 (Apr. 2012). [SSRN]
• Becoming a Better Online Researcher, 40 Student Law. 17 (Feb. 2012). [SSRN]
• Getting to Know Administrative Decisions, 40 Student Law. 21 (Dec. 2011). [SSRN]
• Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Statutes, 40 Student Law. 18 (Oct. 2011). [SSRN]
• Observations for Summer Research Success, 39 Student Law. 22 (Apr. 2011). [SSRN]
• Legislative History: The Search for Legislative Intent, 39 Student Law. 18 (Feb. 2011). [SSRN]
• WestlawNext: Westlaw’s Next Generation Research System, 39 Student Law. 12 (Dec. 2010). [SSRN]
• Legal Encyclopedias: Research “Well Begun, 39 Student Law. 12 (Oct. 2010). [SSRN]
• Free and Low-Cost Research Resources for Any Budget, 38 Student Law. 8 (Apr. 2010). [SSRN]
• Citators: The Power Tools of Legal Research, 38 Student Law. 8 (Feb. 2010). [SSRN]
• Smart Researchers Save Time by Starting with Legal Treatises, 38 Student Law. 8 (Dec. 2009). [SSRN]
• Thorough Academic Legal Research Will Improve Your Papers, 38 Student Law. 8 (Oct. 2009). [SSRN]

Other

• Susan Nevelow Mart et. al., A Study of Attorneys’Legal Research Practices and Opinions of New Associates Research Skills (2013).
• Utah Legal Research, CALI lesson (2009).

Book Reviews

• Book Review, 100 Law Libr. J. 755, 770 (2008) Practicing Reference: Thoughts for Librarians and Legal Researchers in Keeping Up with New Legal Titles.
• Book Review, 99 Law Libr. J. 829, 831 (2007) Reflections on Constitutional Law in Keeping Up with New Legal Titles.

Presentations

• Presenter, The Treatise and the Code, Legal Information Symposium, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, March 24, 2023.
• Presenter, The Shadow Code, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Philadelphia, PA, November 2, 2022.
• Coordinator and Moderator, A Peek Behind the Curtain of the United States Code, Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference, Washington D.C., July 21, 2022
• Coordinator and Presenter, Deciphering Statutory Codes: When is the Law Not the Law and Other Statutory Riddles, AALL Annual Meeting, Denver, Co., July 17, 2022
• Presenter, Reflective Teaching, Teaching the Teachers Conference, Portland, OR, May 12, 2022.
• Coordinator and Moderator, A Peek Behind the Curtain of the U.S. Code, AALL Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., July 15, 2019.
• Presenter, Improving Your Teaching, Teaching the Teachers Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 31, 2019.
• Presenter, Powered by AI, Built in the Law Library, AALL Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 15, 2018.
• Presenter, Data Mining for Meaning: The Law and Corpus Linguistics Project, AALL Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 16, 2018.
• Presenter, Attorney Research Skills: Join the Conversation Between Law Firm and Academic Law Librarians, AALL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 21, 2015.
• Presenter, Improving Your Teaching, Legal Research Teaching Academy, AALL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 18, 2015.
• Coordinator and Presenter, Legal Research Practices of Attorneys, Westpac Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, October 10, 2014.
• Presenter, Success in the Classroom: Measuring Student and Teacher Performance, AALL Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 16, 2013.
• Presenter, Meeting the Needs of Students and Their Future Employers: Discussion on Legal Research Instruction and Student Services Inspired by Practitioner Feedback, AALL Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, July 16, 2013.
• Coordinator, Moderator, and Presenter, Making the Grade: Assessing Legal Research Skills in the Classroom and Firm, AALL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 26, 2011.
• Presenter, AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award Recipient, AALL Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2011.
• Beyond the Ivory Tower: Reaching Out to Practicing Attorneys and Law Firm Librarians to Improve Legal Research Instruction, ALL-SIS sponsored AALL Program, Washington D.C., July 27, 2009.
• Getting Past Google: Tips for Teaching Electronic Legal Research,, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 21, 2008.
• Humble Lawyers: Can They Exist? Do They Exist? And How to Become One, Spirit in the Law, Provo, Utah, March 12, 2008.
• Just Do It: Newer Law Librarians Have Much to Contribute to Professional Scholarship, AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Program, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 17, 2007.