Spencer L. Simons 12 Law Library Houston, TX

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1 12 Law Library Houston, TX Director of the Law Library And Associate Professor of Law O Quinn Law Library University of Houston Law Center September 2010 Present Director of the Law Library and Assistant Professor of Law January 2004 August 2010 O Quinn Law Library, University of Houston Law Center Director of Public Services October 2001 December 2003 Chicago-Kent College of Law Library, Illinois Institute of Technology Downtown Campus Library Head of Reference April 2000 October 2001 Chicago-Kent College of Law Library, Illinois Institute of Technology Downtown Campus Library Reference Librarian September 1995 April 2000 Chicago-Kent College of Law Library, Illinois Institute of Technology Downtown Campus Library Adjunct Professor August, 1996 December 2003 Chicago-Kent College of Law Intern, King County Law Library. Seattle, Washington October 1994 June 1995 Fly Fishing Instructor; Other. Seattle, Washington Banker; Oil & Gas lending, Special Assets. August 1979 July 1987

2 EDUCATION Master of Librarianship, with Law Librarianship Certificate. Final Exam Thesis ( Future of the Internet ) with Honors. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, J.D./M.B.A., University of Washington, B.A., Anthropology, and B.A., Psychology (Honors), University of Washington, PUBLICATIONS Book Chapter (solicited): Financial Basics, in ACADEMIC LAW LIBRARY DIRECTOR PERSPECTIVES: CASE STUDIES, FUTURE DIRECTIONS, AND GENERAL ADVICE (Hein, Michelle Wu, ed. 2015, forthcoming). Co-author: FEDERAL LEGAL RESEARCH, Algero, Simons, Rowe, Childs, and Ricks (Carolina Academic Press 2012; 2d ed. 2015, forthcoming). TEXAS LEGAL RESEARCH (Carolina Academic Press 2009, revised printing 2012). What Interests Are Served when Academic Law Library Directors Are Tenured Law Faculty? An Analysis and Proposal, 58 J. LEGAL EDUC. 245 (2008). Book Chapter (solicited): Accounting and Budgeting for Librarians, in BEYOND THE BOOKS: PEOPLE, POLITICS, AND LIBRARIANSHIP (Leslie A. Lee and Michelle M. Wu, eds., 2007). Navigating through the Fog: Teaching Legal Research and Writing Students to Master Indeterminacy through Structure and Process, 56 J. LEGAL EDUC. 356 (2006). Co-author: ARL SPEC KIT: INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORIES, (University of Houston Institutional Repository Task Force, 2006). Lawsuits and Legal Challenges: Librarians on the Frontline, 81 TEX. LIBR. J. 18, March, Illinois Administrative Code: New Codification Effort Cancelled, in Chicago Association of Law Libraries Public Affairs Committee Report on Significant Developments, November 19, 2003, at 5 (Spencer L. Simons ed.). Illinois Administrative Code: Dispute over Production and Re-codification, Chicago Association of Law Libraries Public Affairs Committee Report, June 2, Book Review: Roznovschi, Mirela, Toward a Cyberlegal Future, 94 LAW LIBR. J. 656 (2002). 2

3 Book Review: Carrol, Richard J., Congressional Quarterly s Desk Reference on the Economy, 93 LAW LIBR. J. 613 (2001). CLASSES TAUGHT Accounting & Finance for Lawyers. University of Houston Law Center. Fall, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Advanced Legal Research. University of Houston Law Center. Spring, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, Legal Drafting. Chicago-Kent College of Law. Fall, Introduction to the American Legal System LLM. Chicago-Kent College of Law. Fall, 2002 (co-taught). Legal Drafting/Advanced Legal Research & Writing - Business Law. Chicago-Kent College of Law. Spring, Fall, Advanced Legal Research & Writing - Bankruptcy. Chicago-Kent College of Law FACULTY COMMITTEES, UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER Ad Hoc Strategic Planning Curriculum Committee: 2014 Present. Executive Committee: 2006/2007/2008 appointment Magellan Committee (Strategic directions): January, 2004 to March, 2006 (mission completion date) Library Committee (ex officio): January, 2004 to Present Acropolis Project Committee: August 2004 to December 2004 (project completion date) Curriculum Committee: 2004/2005, 2005/2006 appointments Facilities Committee: 2005/2006, 2010/2011, 2012/2013 appointments PRESENTATIONS Organized, Moderated, and Presented: "Legal Research on the Internet" CLE 2 sessions, Feb/Mar 1999, for Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys 2 sessions, Jul/Aug 1998, for Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys 3

4 Organized, Moderated and Presented: "Labor Law Internet Research" CLE October 1998 for Chicago law firm. The Internet Health Lawyer, November 11, 2001 Fundamentals of Health Law Program, November 11-13, 2001 Chicago, IL Sponsored by: American Health Lawyers Association. Librarians and Lawsuits: On the Front Line, October 16, 2004 Legal Issues and Information Professionals Program, Houston TX Hosted by University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences Health Law in Cyberspace, July 20, 2005 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference, July 16-20, 2005 San Antonio, TX Health Law Research Online: Good For You or Hazardous to Your Health? Co-presenter with Elizabeth Schneider. Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, April 7, Austin, TX Basic Accounting for Law Libarians, Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, March 27, Albuquerque, NM Basic Accounting for Law Librarians, Houston Association of Law Librarians business meeting, April 8, Houston, TX Accounting: Prepare for Your Future, July 12, 2010 American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting and Conference, July 10-13, 2010 Denver, Colorado Business Bankruptcy Law and Research (1 CLE credit), March 12, 2011 Joint Meeting of Southwestern Association of Law Libaries/Houston Association of Law Librarians, March 11-12, Texas Legislative History & Administrative Agency Research (1 CLE credit), April 28, 2012 Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers CLE. O Quinn Law Library, University of Houston Law Center. Texas Legislative History & Administrative Agency Research (1 CLE credit), April 27, 2013 Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers CLE. O Quinn Law Library, University of Houston Law Center. Texas Legislative History & Administrative Agency Research (1 CLE credit), April 26, 2014 Essential Legal Information & Technology for Texas Lawyers CLE. O Quinn Law Library, University of Houston Law Center. 4

5 Organized, presided at, and presented at: Workshop for Newer Library Directors. Nowhere to Run; Nowhere to Hide ; the Reality of Being a Law Library Director in Times of Great Opportunity and Significant Challenges. Association of American Law Schools 2015 Annual Meeting Washington D.C., January 2-5. OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member, Committee on Libraries & Technology, Association of American Law Schools, Chair, Committee on Libraries & Technology, Association of American Law Schools, Chair, Subcommittee on AALS Standards and Questionnaire for Law Libraries, AALS Membership Site Visit Team, Cooley Law School, Tampa, May, ABA Site Visit Team, University of New Hampshire School of Law, April, ABA Site Visit Team, St. Thomas University School of Law (Florida). March, University of Houston Faculty Senate and member of UH Faculty Senate Budget and Facilities Committee, University of Houston Faculty Governance Committee, Advisory Board, University of Houston Center for Faculty Engagement and Development (FED) Present Chair, Search Committee for FED Executive Director, Task Force for the Review of ABA Standards for Law Libraries. ALL-SIS (Academic Law Library) section of the the American Association of Law Libraries, August September, SWALL (Southwestern Association of Law Libraries) Finance Committee, Chicago Association of Law Libraries Public Affairs Committee, /04 Chair, 2/02 12/04. Reported to Association on legislative developments and initiatives, organized lobbying effort at chapter level, drafted letters to legislators for Board, negotiated agreements on joint presentation with regional library system. Chicago Association of Law Libraries Continuing Education Committee, Co-Chair, Organized, coordinated, and assisted with numerous successful professional education Programs. Attended five-day training session on United Nations organization and document system 5

6 at UN Dag Hammarskjold Library. May, Judge, Niagara International Law Moot Court Competition. March, 1998 Protocol Officer: Library of International Relations Annual Consular Ball: assisted with protocol, planning, and coordination of annual fundraising ball for the Library of International Relations: liaison with over 70 consulates in Chicago OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Admitted to Practice: Washington, Beta Phi Mu (international library science honor society), Harvard Management Development Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education Cambridge, Mass., June 20 July 2, 2004 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Washington State Bar Association American Association of Law Libraries Association of American Law Schools Houston Association of Law Librarians Society of Academic Law Library Directors Southwestern Association of Law Libraries Beta Phi Mu (international library science honor society) 6