Curriculum Vitae Leah Sandwell-Weiss Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law University of Arizona P.O. Box 210176 Tucson, AZ 85721-0176 (520) 621-3140 (Fax) 621-3138 leah.sandwell-weiss@law.arizona.edu Education Post-graduate courses Website Development and Managing Emerging Technology and Change University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Sciences Fall Semester, 1998 J.D. Law University of Arizona College of Law May 1984 M.A. Library Science Minor Field: Latin American Studies Master s Paper: Libraries in Cuba University of Missouri- Columbia May 1977 B.A. Anthropology Minor Field: Library Science University of Missouri- Columbia December 1975 Professional Experience 2000 - present University of Arizona, Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson, Arizona Reference Librarian &Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal Research: Provide reference services to law faculty and students, University faculty and students, attorneys, and members of the public 12-15 hours per week. Develop and maintain several websites related to the law library and law school. Teach legal research in first-year Legal Research course, Intermediate Legal Research, and other classes as required. January - December 1999 Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Law Library, Fort Worth, Texas Public Services Librarian: Provided reference services approximately 30 hours per week to law faculty and students, attorneys, and members of the public. Supervised all facets of the circulation department, including the hiring and scheduling of student library clerks. Developed databases to update records of serial holdings while library transitioned between catalog systems and to inventory reserve materials.
United States Air Force 1995-1998 Headquarters Staff Attorney, Pentagon, and Senior Air Force Attorney, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas 1993-1995 Chief Administrative Assistant and Protocol Officer, Air Force Legal Services Agency, Washington, D.C. 1984-1993 Staff and Supervisory Attorney positions, Japan, Texas, and Virginia 1979-1981 Executive Officer, Maryland and Arizona 1978-1979 University of Texas - Dallas, Library Special Collections and Reference Librarian: Began organization of new Latin American collection of materials. Provided reference services to faculty and students. Honors and Awards AALL Spectrum Article of the Year, 2005 - Putting Ideals Into Action: AALL Washington Affairs Office Is the Hub of Law Librarianship's Government Activity, 9 AALL Spectrum 12 (April 2005), available at www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0504/pub_sp0504_ideals.pdf. AALL Spectrum Article of the Year, 2004 - A Look at the USA PATRIOT Act Today: Recent Proposed Legislation to Affect Anti-Terrorism and Individual Rights, 8 AALL Spectrum 10 (July 2004), available at www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0407/pub_sp0407_patriot.pdf. Meritorious Service Medal: Awarded three times based on the outstanding service performed during two assignments in Texas and one in the Washington D.C. area Air Force Commendation Medal: Awarded twice based on meritorious service performed during assignments in Arizona and Japan University of Arizona College of Law: Graduated with High Distinction, May 1984; First- Year Moot Court Outstanding Brief University of Missouri-Columbia: Graduated Magna Cum Laude, December 1975 Service/Outreach Local/State Outreach Member of Arizona State Bar, 1984 - present Member of Arizona Association of Law Libraries, 2000 - present Member of Southwestern Association of Law Libraries, 1999-2000 Member of Tarrant County Association of Law Librarians, 1999 Judge, 2003 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Southwest Regional, Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 21, 2003 Outreach Ministries Committee, St Philips in the Hills Episcopal Church, Co-chair, 2001-2003; Chair, 2003 - present
Raised funds for the Bobbi Olson Endowment Fund for Cancer Research by completing the Tucson Half-Marathon, 2002, 2001, 2004, and the 2003 Tucson Marathon National/International Outreach Member of American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 1998 - present Member, Recruitment to Law Librarianship Committee, AALL, 2006 - present Member, Government Relations Committee, AALL, 2002-2006 Co-Chair, Council of Newsletter Editors, AALL, 2005-2006 Member of the Academic Law Libraries - Special Interest Section (ALL-SIS) of AALL, 2001 - present ALL-SIS Newsletter editor, 2004 - present; Newsletter web editor - 2000 - present Chair, Continuing Status/Tenure Committee, ALL-SIS, 2001-2002 Moderator of Continuing Status/Tenure Roundtable meeting at the 2001 Annual Convention of AALL Member, Strategic Planning Committee, ALL-SIS, 2001-2003 Member, Website Committee, ALL-SIS, 2000 - present Member of the Research Instruction & Patron Services - Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) of AALL, 2000 - present Departmental Committees: Library Web/IT Committee, 2000 - present Reference Librarian Search Committee, 2004-2005, 2007 Electronic Services/Reference Librarian Search Committee, 2000, 2004 Electronic Services Assistant Search Committee, 2001 Travel Funding Committee, 2000 College Committees: College of Law Web Development Committee, 2005 - present Ad Hoc Committee on Statement of College Priorities for 2005-2010, 2003-2004 University Committees: University of Arizona Library Advance Search Task Group, 2001 Publications/Creative Activity Electronic Publications (available from www.law.arizona.edu/library/research/guides.cfm?page=research): Arizona Residential Landlord - Tenant Law Consumer Protection Legal Guide A Guide to the Use of Shepard s Citators Introduction to Law School Materials Legal Self-Help Publications Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act Military Legal Materials
Researching Constitutional Law Select Bibliography: USA PATRIOT Act & Related Issues Uniformed Services Employment and Reenlistment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Other Publications The Evolution of Law Library Support to Law School Administrative and Staff Offices: What We are Doing and Why, Legal Reference Services Quarterly (forthcoming 2007). Putting Ideals Into Action: AALL Washington Affairs Office Is the Hub of Law Librarianship's Government Activity, 9 AALL Spectrum 12 (April 2005), available at www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0504/pub_sp0504_ideals.pdf. A Look at the USA PATRIOT Act Today: Recent Proposed Legislation to Affect Anti- Terrorism and Individual Rights, 8 AALL Spectrum 10 (July 2004), available at www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0407/pub_sp0407_patriot.pdf. Book review, 22 Legal Information Alert 13 (Nov./Dec. 2003) (reviewing Carol M. Merchasin et al, Case Dismissed: Taking Your Harassment Prevention Training to Trial, 2003). Book review, 22 Legal Information Alert 11 (May 2003) (reviewing Jeffrey F. Addicott, Winning the War on Terror: Legal and Policy Lessons from the Past, 2003). Book review, 21 Legal Information Alert 12 (Oct. 2002) (reviewing Hugh Scott, Computer and Intellectual Property Crime: Federal and State Law, 2002). Hot Topic Sparks Better Understanding of USA PATRIOT Act, 7 AALL Spectrum 16 (Sept. 2002), also available at www.aallnet.org/products/pub_sp0209/pub_sp0209_hot.pdf. Book review, 94 Law Lib. J. 328 (2002) (reviewing Teresa J. Reid Rambo & Leanne J. Pflaum, Legal Writing by Design: A Guide to Great Briefs and Memos, Carolina Academic Press 2001)), also available at www.aallnet.org/products/2002-21.pdf. Book review, 20 Legal Information Alert 10 (Jul./Aug. 2001) (reviewing Richard Wincor, Dealing with Copyrights (Oceana Publication, Inc. 2000)). Book review, 20 Legal Information Alert 8 (Feb. 2001) (reviewing David M. Safon & Worklaw Network, Workplace Privacy: Real Answers And Practical Solutions (Thompson Publishing Group 2000)). Book review, 19 Legal Information Alert 10 (Nov./Dec. 2000) (reviewing Jackson Lewis, Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment: A Practical Guide (CCH Incorporated 2000)). Editorial Work Member, Board of Editors, Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 2001 - present. Work in Progress Torture: A Bibliographic Essay (forthcoming 2007).
Presentations Moderator, Defending Democratic Values in a Culture of Secrecy (AALL Annual Mtg., St. Louis, Mo., July 9, 2006). Speaker, Law Librarians & Government Advocacy: The USA PATRIOT Act and Beyond (SWALL Annual Meeting, Austin, Tex, Apr. 6, 2006). Speaker, Using Dreamweaver and Using Fileman (Council of Newsletter Editors Newsletter Workshop, AALL Convention, Boston, Mass., July 10, 2004). Panel Speaker, The USA PATRIOT Act (Rep. Kolbe s Forum, Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 14, 2004). Speaker, The USA PATRIOT Act (Young at Heart Club, Jewish Community Ctr., Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 8, 2004). Panel Speaker, Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act (Arizona Library Association Annual Conference, Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 10, 2003). Speaker, Legal Research on Westlaw (Information Resources & Library Science graduate class, Univ. of Ariz., Nov. 19, 2003). Speaker, Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act (Information Resources & Library Science graduate class, Univ. of Ariz., Oct. 8, 2003). Panel Speaker, Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act (Arizona Civil Liberties Union Forum, James E. Rogers College of Law, Sep. 13, 2003). Speaker, Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act (Arizona Library Association Forum, Prescott, Ariz., Apr. 25, 2003). Speaker, Libraries & the USA PATRIOT Act (Information Resources & Library Science graduate class, Univ. of Ariz., Oct. 2, 2002). Speaker, What the College of Law Library Can Provide Local Attorneys (Tour and Presentation, Pima County Chapter, Arizona State Bar Solo Practioners Section, June 19, 2001). Speaker, Information on the College of Law Library (Pima County Chapter, Arizona State Bar Solo Practioners Section, June 20, 2000). Speaker, Copyright and the Web (American Society of Information Science Student Organization and Digital Imaging Course, School of Library and Information Science, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, April 30, 1999).