Wheat Law Library

Green Hall

1535 W. 15th Street

Lawrence, KS 66045

Regular Hours (Sun., Oct. 17-Mon., Nov. 22) Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 11:00 pm Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 11:00 pm Thanksgiving Recess (Tues., Nov. 23-Sat., Nov.27)

Tuesday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday - Friday CLOSED Saturday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Regular Hours (Sun., Nov. 28-Sat., Dec. 4) Exam Hours (Sun., Dec. 5-Fri., Dec. 17) Sunday 10:00 am - 1:00 am Monday-Thursday 7:30 am - 1:00 am Friday 7:30 am - 10:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Winter Recess (Sat., Dec. 18-Wed. Jan. 19) Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday - Sunday CLOSED

EXCEPTIONS - Friday, Dec. 17 7:30am - 5:00 pm Closed Dec. 24, 31 & Jan. 17

Regular Hours Resume Thurs., Jan. 20

Editor—Tammy Steinle McLain

LIBRARY HOURS

Phone: 785/864-3025

Fax: 785/864-3680

Email: lawref@ku.edu

V I S IT US ON THE W EB !

http://www.law.ku.edu/library/

As the oldest law library in Kansas, the Wheat Law

Library is an integral part of the School of Law. It

serves the law school and university community in legal

and interdisciplinary scholarly pursuits and provides

attorneys, judges, and the general public with access to

legal information. Key components of this mission in-

clude collecting and preserving Kansas, national, and

international legal documents, teaching legal information

literacy, and serving as a legal information gateway by

providing access to sources beyond the scope of the physi-

cal collection.

The Path to Success

in Law School

Begins

…………...

at the Library

Wheat Law Library Staff

Kelly Blevins - Library Assistant

Katherine Greene - Automation & Acquisitions Librarian

Su Johnson - Circulation Department Manager

Joyce A. McCray Pearson - Director & Associate Professor

Jeff Montgomery - Serials Department Manager

Michael Oehlert - Technology Support Technician

Christopher Steadham - Interim Associate Director &

Faculty Services & Research Librarian

Tammy J. Steinle McLain - IT & Digital Librarian

Marsha Tiemann - Cataloging Manager

Gale Troth - Accounts Manager

Pamela Tull - Head of Public Services

Lauren VanWaardhuizen - Cataloging Librarian

W. Blake Wilson - Instructional & Research Services Librarian

Director’s

Co

rne

r The fall semester is always

busy but this one in particular

has whizzed by with a flurry of

new and traditional activities.

Homecoming weekend was busy

with numerous activities includ-

ing an open house, a Biolaw Con-

ference and alumni events. Law

students are already hunkering

down, studying in their carrels as

they prepare for their first set of

law exams or put the finishing

touches on a course outline. Two

new faculty joined the law school,

Virginia Harper Ho and Lu Mulli-

gan, which means librarians have

discovered new resources to help

support their research and teach-

ing needs through the primary

library contact service. New staff,

Kelly Bevins, Library Assistant,

and Michael Oehlert, Technology

Support Technician, both hit the

ground running as we had pro-

jects, circulation shifts and tasks

awaiting their arrival. Many of us

cannot figure out where the se-

mester has gone. Recently in a

brief conversation with a refer-

ence student assistant we dis-

cussed how he was already enrol-

ling for next semester’s classes.

He and I noted that by the time

you get comfortable with the se-

mester, it is all over. When this

semester ends we will be closer

to selecting a new dean of the law

school and a new associate direc-

tor of the law library. The library

is a great place to study and pre-

pare for class. But I also hope

people find it a place to

catch your breath, pause,

relax and get away from the

hustle and bustle of the law

school’s busy activities.

See you in the library!

Joyce McCray Pearson

Director of Law Library &

Associate Professor

Volume 6, Issue 1 — Fall 2010

There is no denying that it is fall again when

it’s time for the Bluebook Relays. The

competition between the first year lawyering

sections is traditionally held the last Friday in

October.

The Relays have been going on for over 20

years, sponsored by the Law Offices of Barber

Emerson, L.C. The event is coordinated by Jeff

Montgomery and tests the knowledge and skill of

first year law students. A trophy and bragging

rights are passed to the winning team. A prize is

also awarded for the most spirited team.

Come enjoy the competition of the 21st

Annual Bluebook Relays on Friday, October 29 at

12:30 pm.

Barber Emerson BLUEBOOK Relays Return, October 29, 2010

2009 BLUEBOOK Relays Winning Team

Buller’s Bluepies

Joyce McCray Pearson — Director & Associate Professor, oversees all operations of the

library including budget, personnel, facilities and coordinates all functions between

the law school and law library.

Kelly Bevins — Library Assistant, assists with government documents and interlibrary

loan. She also works the at the reference and circulation desks.

Pam Tull — Head of Public Services can assist you with borrowing non-KU library

materials (ILL), updating material on the website, and finding government documents.

Katherine Greene, Automation & Acquisitions Librarian, oversees the acquisition of

library materials including electronic resources. She provides training and support to

library staff for computing systems.

Su Johnson is the Circulation Department Manager; she manages the circulation desk,

and oversees shelving and stack maintenance. She also assists with ILL.

Marsha Tiemann is the Cataloging Manager; she catalogs and processes library mate-

rials and government documents.

Jeff Montgomery is the Serials Department Manager. Jeff routes paper materials and

manages the periodicals, loose-leaf and supplemental materials.

Chris Steadham is the Interim Associate Director of the library and is still the Faculty

Services & Research Librarian providing legal and interdisciplinary research support

and teaching Advanced Legal Research.

Lauren VanWaardhuizen — Cataloging Librarian is responsible for online catalog and

record maintenance and collection maintenance.

Tammy Steinle McLain — IT & Digital Librarian, supports faculty in submitting scholar-

ship to repositories, provides backup technology help, does displays and assists with

website maintenance.

W. Blake Wilson — As Instructional & Research Services Librarian Blake teaches the

research portion of Lawyering for 1L’s and acts as liaison for Westlaw & Lexis.

Gale Troth — As Accounts Manager, Gale pays the bills, prepares budget projections

and is responsible for payroll and personnel matters.

Michael Oehlert — Technology Support Technician, assists faculty, students & staff

and is responsible for classroom tech support.

Welcome to “who does what” in the law library. Everyone in the library is here to help you with your

research needs; we all work together in many different capacities. These descriptions reflect only a

snapshot of our individual duties.

Two New Faces Arrive in Green Hall : Welcome Michael & Kelly

In August Michael Oehlert joined the Law School as our new

Technology Support Technician. Michael was most recently a

temporary IT Support Specialist at the National Bank of Kansas

City and before that he was

a system administrator for

Team Financial, Inc. in

Paola.

Kelly Bevins joined

Wheat Law Library at the

end of August as a Library Assistant. She is from Virginia Beach,

Virginia, and previously worked for the City of Virginia Beach

Public Libraries for 7 years. Her MLIS is from Florida State Uni-

versity.

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS —

Joyce Pearson, Christopher Steadham and Pam Tull attended the Mid-

American Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) conference October 14-16.

The conference was held in Iowa City, Iowa. Joyce attended to promote the next MAALL conference

which will be held in Lawrence in 2011. Chris co-presented a program entitled Working to Ensure

Access to Electronic Legal Information in MAALL States: A Report from MAALL Members of the AALL

Working Group; the program explained a collaborative effort underway to help insure access to

online legal information in every state. Pam attended the meeting as part of her duties as secretary

of MAALL.

The same October weekend Blake Wilson and Lauren VanWaardhuizen were attending the

WestPac Conference held in San Francisco. Their presentation was entitled Superheroes and Theo-

ries of Legal Justice; they talked about how legal theories are represented throughout the history of

comic books. They examined the personas of some of your favorite heroes, how they viewed law and

justice, and how the archetypes can be used to teach the law.

TEACHING —

This fall Chris Steadham has been teaching Topics in Advanced Legal Research for Kansas; and

Blake Wilson headed up the Research portion of the Lawyering course.

In the spring Chris will teach Advanced Legal Research.

TRAINING —

Need to firm up those research skills for topical papers? Keep your eyes open for announce-

ments about upcoming trainings.

Remember that whenever you have questions or would like to learn more about any of the library

services come into the library and let us know. We are here to assist you!

LIBRARY NEWS

Joyce McCray Pearson — Director & Associate Professor, oversees all operations of the

library including budget, personnel, facilities and coordinates all functions between

the law school and law library.

Kelly Bevins — Library Assistant, assists with government documents and interlibrary

loan. She also works the at the reference and circulation desks.

Pam Tull — Head of Public Services can assist you with borrowing non-KU library

materials (ILL), updating material on the website, and finding government documents.

Katherine Greene, Automation & Acquisitions Librarian, oversees the acquisition of

library materials including electronic resources. She provides training and support to

library staff for computing systems.

Su Johnson is the Circulation Department Manager; she manages the circulation desk,

and oversees shelving and stack maintenance. She also assists with ILL.

Marsha Tiemann is the Cataloging Manager; she catalogs and processes library mate-

rials and government documents.

Jeff Montgomery is the Serials Department Manager. Jeff routes paper materials and

manages the periodicals, loose-leaf and supplemental materials.

Chris Steadham is the Interim Associate Director of the library and is still the Faculty

Services & Research Librarian providing legal and interdisciplinary research support

and teaching Advanced Legal Research.

Lauren VanWaardhuizen — Cataloging Librarian is responsible for online catalog and

record maintenance and collection maintenance.

Tammy Steinle McLain — IT & Digital Librarian, supports faculty in submitting scholar-

ship to repositories, provides backup technology help, does displays and assists with

website maintenance.

W. Blake Wilson — As Instructional & Research Services Librarian Blake teaches the

research portion of Lawyering for 1L’s and acts as liaison for Westlaw & Lexis.

Gale Troth — As Accounts Manager, Gale pays the bills, prepares budget projections

and is responsible for payroll and personnel matters.

Michael Oehlert — Technology Support Technician, assists faculty, students & staff

and is responsible for classroom tech support.

Welcome to “who does what” in the law library. Everyone in the library is here to help you with your

research needs; we all work together in many different capacities. These descriptions reflect only a

snapshot of our individual duties.

Two New Faces Arrive in Green Hall : Welcome Michael & Kelly

In August Michael Oehlert joined the Law School as our new

Technology Support Technician. Michael was most recently a

temporary IT Support Specialist at the National Bank of Kansas

City and before that he was

a system administrator for

Team Financial, Inc. in

Paola.

Kelly Bevins joined

Wheat Law Library at the

end of August as a Library Assistant. She is from Virginia Beach,

Virginia, and previously worked for the City of Virginia Beach

Public Libraries for 7 years. Her MLIS is from Florida State Uni-

versity.

CONFERENCES & PRESENTATIONS —

Joyce Pearson, Christopher Steadham and Pam Tull attended the Mid-

American Association of Law Libraries (MAALL) conference October 14-16.

The conference was held in Iowa City, Iowa. Joyce attended to promote the next MAALL conference

which will be held in Lawrence in 2011. Chris co-presented a program entitled Working to Ensure

Access to Electronic Legal Information in MAALL States: A Report from MAALL Members of the AALL

Working Group; the program explained a collaborative effort underway to help insure access to

online legal information in every state. Pam attended the meeting as part of her duties as secretary

of MAALL.

The same October weekend Blake Wilson and Lauren VanWaardhuizen were attending the

WestPac Conference held in San Francisco. Their presentation was entitled Superheroes and Theo-

ries of Legal Justice; they talked about how legal theories are represented throughout the history of

comic books. They examined the personas of some of your favorite heroes, how they viewed law and

justice, and how the archetypes can be used to teach the law.

TEACHING —

This fall Chris Steadham has been teaching Topics in Advanced Legal Research for Kansas; and

Blake Wilson headed up the Research portion of the Lawyering course.

In the spring Chris will teach Advanced Legal Research.

TRAINING —

Need to firm up those research skills for topical papers? Keep your eyes open for announce-

ments about upcoming trainings.

Remember that whenever you have questions or would like to learn more about any of the library

services come into the library and let us know. We are here to assist you!

LIBRARY NEWS

Wheat Law Library

Green Hall

1535 W. 15th Street

Lawrence, KS 66045

Regular Hours (Sun., Oct. 17-Mon., Nov. 22) Monday - Thursday 7:30 am - 11:00 pm Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am - 11:00 pm Thanksgiving Recess (Tues., Nov. 23-Sat., Nov.27)

Tuesday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thursday - Friday CLOSED Saturday 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Regular Hours (Sun., Nov. 28-Sat., Dec. 4) Exam Hours (Sun., Dec. 5-Fri., Dec. 17) Sunday 10:00 am - 1:00 am Monday-Thursday 7:30 am - 1:00 am Friday 7:30 am - 10:00 pm Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Winter Recess (Sat., Dec. 18-Wed. Jan. 19) Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday - Sunday CLOSED

EXCEPTIONS - Friday, Dec. 17 7:30am - 5:00 pm Closed Dec. 24, 31 & Jan. 17

Regular Hours Resume Thurs., Jan. 20

Editor—Tammy Steinle McLain

LIBRARY HOURS

Phone: 785/864-3025

Fax: 785/864-3680

Email: lawref@ku.edu

V I S IT US ON THE W EB !

http://www.law.ku.edu/library/

As the oldest law library in Kansas, the Wheat Law

Library is an integral part of the School of Law. It

serves the law school and university community in legal

and interdisciplinary scholarly pursuits and provides

attorneys, judges, and the general public with access to

legal information. Key components of this mission in-

clude collecting and preserving Kansas, national, and

international legal documents, teaching legal information

literacy, and serving as a legal information gateway by

providing access to sources beyond the scope of the physi-

cal collection.

The Path to Success

in Law School

Begins

…………...

at the Library

Wheat Law Library Staff

Kelly Bevins - Library Assistant

Katherine Greene - Automation & Acquisitions Librarian

Su Johnson - Circulation Department Manager

Joyce A. McCray Pearson - Director & Associate Professor

Jeff Montgomery - Serials Department Manager

Michael Oehlert - Technology Support Technician

Christopher Steadham - Interim Associate Director &

Faculty Services & Research Librarian

Tammy J. Steinle McLain - IT & Digital Librarian

Marsha Tiemann - Cataloging Manager

Gale Troth - Accounts Manager

Pamela Tull - Head of Public Services

Lauren VanWaardhuizen - Cataloging Librarian

W. Blake Wilson - Instructional & Research Services Librarian

Director’s

Co

rne

r The fall semester is always

busy but this one in particular

has whizzed by with a flurry of

new and traditional activities.

Homecoming weekend was busy

with numerous activities includ-

ing an open house, a Biolaw Con-

ference and alumni events. Law

students are already hunkering

down, studying in their carrels as

they prepare for their first set of

law exams or put the finishing

touches on a course outline. Two

new faculty joined the law school,

Virginia Harper Ho and Lu Mulli-

gan, which means librarians have

discovered new resources to help

support their research and teach-

ing needs through the primary

library contact service. New staff,

Kelly Bevins, Library Assistant,

and Michael Oehlert, Technology

Support Technician, both hit the

ground running as we had pro-

jects, circulation shifts and tasks

awaiting their arrival. Many of us

cannot figure out where the se-

mester has gone. Recently in a

brief conversation with a refer-

ence student assistant we dis-

cussed how he was already enrol-

ling for next semester’s classes.

He and I noted that by the time

you get comfortable with the se-

mester, it is all over. When this

semester ends we will be closer

to selecting a new dean of the law

school and a new associate direc-

tor of the law library. The library

is a great place to study and pre-

pare for class. But I also hope

people find it a place to

catch your breath, pause,

relax and get away from the

hustle and bustle of the law

school’s busy activities.

See you in the library!

Joyce McCray Pearson

Director of Law Library &

Associate Professor

Volume 6, Issue 1 — Fall 2010

There is no denying that it is fall again when

it’s time for the Bluebook Relays. The

competition between the first year lawyering

sections is traditionally held the last Friday in

October.

The Relays have been going on for over 20

years, sponsored by the Law Offices of Barber

Emerson, L.C. The event is coordinated by Jeff

Montgomery and tests the knowledge and skill of

first year law students. A trophy and bragging

rights are passed to the winning team. A prize is

also awarded for the most spirited team.

Come enjoy the competition of the 21st

Annual Bluebook Relays on Friday, October 29 at

12:30 pm.

Barber Emerson BLUEBOOK Relays Return, October 29, 2010

2009 BLUEBOOK Relays Winning Team

Buller’s Bluepies