Law Library faculty members have consistently led the legal information profession on a national and international level, and their contributions continue to be recognized by the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). 

Vicente Garces, reference administration and web services librarian, received the AALL Joseph P. Andrews Legal Literature Award as a co-author of the book Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the American Association of Law Libraries (second edition). This award, which was presented in July at the AALL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., recognizes a significant piece of scholarship that contributes to the body of legal literature and to advancing legal research and law librarianship. Garces specializes in legal research in the areas of legal history, criminal law, criminal justice, and American Indian law. He also teaches in the Library’s legal research instruction program. 

Andrew Martineau, instructional services librarian, received the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award for his article “Reinforcing the ‘Crumbling Infrastructure for Legal Research’ through Court-Provided Metadata.” This competitive award recognizes significant scholarship relevant to legal bibliography and the profession of law librarianship. Martineau presented his paper in July at the 2019 AALL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Martineau teaches Practice-Ready Legal Research in both the fall and spring semesters. In this simulation course, students apply legal research methods and techniques to scenarios involving a hypothetical client. He also leads the library’s legal research instruction program. 

Loren Turner, foreign, comparative, and international law (FCIL) librarian, is serving as the 2019-20 chair of AALL’s FCIL Special Interest Section. Throughout the year, this section provides educational opportunities for law librarians working in areas of foreign, comparative, and international law and provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas regarding FCIL legal research instruction, sources, collection development, and scholarship. Turner teaches Practice- Ready International Legal Research, a course in which students learn international and foreign law research methodologies and analyze international and foreign legal issues in a range of practice environments. 

New Law Library Staff

Michael Twu started in July as the Law Library administrative director. As a member of the Library’s senior management team, he advises and participates in strategic planning, developing and implementing human resources policies, financial forecasting, and budget preparation and management. Twu also manages the library’s physical operations. Previously, Twu served for 12 years in administration at Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC), a nonprofit cooperative of libraries dedicated to preserving legal titles and government documents and providing online access through LLMC-Digital. Twu holds a B.A. in justice administration and an MBA. Through his work at LLMC, Twu has a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing academic law libraries.