LIBRARY EXPERIENCE
Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law
Head of Research Data & Instruction, Director of the Law Library Fellows Program, Technology & Empirical Services Librarian Jul 2021 to Present
Technology & Empirical Services Librarian, Mar 2021 to Jul 2021
Courses: Legal Analysis, Writing & Research (co-instructor); Law Practice Technology; Law Practice in the Age of AI & Big Data; Independent Studies on Artificial Intelligence in Law; Teaching Legal Research; Innovation for Justice (Medical Debt Policy Scorecard)
Goodson Law Library, Duke Law
Technology and Research Services Librarian, Feb 2019 to Mar 2021
Reference Librarian and Lecturing Fellow, Dec 2016 to Feb 2019
Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, James E. Rogers College of Law
Law Library Fellow, Aug 2015 to Dec 2016
Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Francis King Carey School of Law
Research Assistant in Research Services Dept., Jun 2014 to May 2015
Library Assistant in Technical Services Dept., Jan 2014 to Aug 2014
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Summer Conference on Applied Data Science
Faculty Fellow, June 2022 to July 2022
Contributed Project: Processing Automatically Transcribed Audio Files with Natural Language Processing Algorithms to Facilitate Findability and Summarization
Training Session: Introduction to Information Architecture
FIU Law
Adjunct Lecturer for Law Practice Technology, May 2018 to December 2020
Courses: Law Practice Technology
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law,
Research Assistant to Professor Gibson, July 2013 to August 2013
United States Army
Geospatial Analyst/Cryptolinguist Analyst, Jul 2003 to Jul 2008.
EDUCATION
University of Arizona School of Information
Ph.D. Information Candidate, Expected Spring 2027
North Carolina State University
3.60 GPA; 25/36 credits for Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology
University of Arizona School of Information
Masters in Library Science, May 2017
University of Maryland Francis King Carey Law School
Juris Doctorate, May 2015 cum laude
Florida International University
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, May 2012 magna cum laude
Miami Dade Community College
Associate of Arts Degree, Dec 2010 highest honors
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
Mental Health First Aid, 2022
Spatiotemporal Innovation Workshop, 2022
IDEA Institute on AI, Inaugural Fellow, 2021
Library Carpentry Workshop, 2020
AALL Leadership Academy, 2020
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking: Team Essentials for AI (2020); Co-Creator (2020); Practitioner (2018)
IDEO Foundations in Design Thinking
IBM Design Thinking, Practitioner Level
Geospatial Intelligence Systems Analysis Course, Fort Meade, MD
Korean Language Course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA
Cryptolinguist Analyst Course, Goodfellow Airforce Base, TX
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Introduction to Law Librarianship, Co-Editor (second edition forthcoming Fall 2023) [OER]
Book Chapters
Big Data, in Encyclopedia of Libraries, Librarianship, and Information Science (ELLIS) (forthcoming 2024)
But We Tried that Before: Using Creative Problem Solving to Create Braver More Innovative Law Schools, Millenial Leadership in Law Schools (forthcoming 2021)
AI Defined: Core Concepts Necessary for the Savvy Law Librarian, in Law Librarianship in the Age of AI (2019)
Articles
A Look at Law School Legal Innovation Labs, AALL Spectrum (Sep/Oct 2022) (Feature article)
DIY Analytics: Beyond Excel, AALL Spectrum (Nov/Dec 2021)
Voices Across the Spectrum: Olive Pits and Allyship, AALL Spectrum (May/June 2021)
Structuring Better Services for Unstructured Data: Academic Libraries Are Key to an Ethical Research Data Future with Big Data, 47 J. of Academic Librarianship(2021)
Latinx voices: Cas Laskowski, AALL Latino Caucus (Feb 2020)
TechTalk, Informed Librarian (Feb 2018 – Sep 2019)
Tinkering Librarian Blog, Co-Founder & Contributor (Jun 2016 – Jun 2019)
Pedagogical Lessons from Video Games, Spectrum (Mar/April 2019)
Building Vendor Relationships that Add Value, CRIV Sheet (Feb 2019)
KIND of a Big Deal, AALL Spectrum (September/October 2018)
Reaching the Baseline: A Professional’s Perspective on Technological Competencies for Library Students, 44 J. Academic Librarianship 541 (2018)
Legal Tech Needs to Abandon UX, 3 Geeks and A Law Blog (April 9, 2018)
Collaboration Instead of Conflict, CRIV Sheet (Feb 2018)
Focus on Outreach: Academic Law Libraries Are Not Mayonnaise, 36 ALL-SIS Newsletter 29 (2017)
Playing Fast and Loose with Copyright Law: Casemaker and Fastcase Don’t Fight Over the Right to Copyright the Law, CRIV Sheet (May 2016)
What I Learned at My First Library Conference, Wiley Exchanges Blog (May 19, 2016)
Other Publications
University of Arizona Land Grant Project, [ArcGIS Story Map] (20% effort total project, 100% effort maps & geospatial analysis)
Book & Program Reviews
Future of Legal Tech Recs: Practical Data Ethics, AALL Spectrum (May/June 2022)
Book Review: Caroline Criado-Perez, Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men, 112 Law Library Journal 352 (2020) (100% effort)
Exemplary Legal Writing 2019 Books: Five Recommendations, GreenBag (2020)
Inclusion Recs: 4 Black Imagination: Black Voices on Black Futures, AALL Spectrum (Sep/Oct 2020)
Exemplary Legal Writing 2018 Books: Five Recommendations, GreenBag (2019)
Program Review: D2-Library Services for Communities Living in Fear, 38 ALL-SIS Newsletter 20 (2018)
Grants
2023-2026 RE-254857-OLS-23 (PI 50%) $367,301
New Pathways to the Legal Information Profession
IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Direct Costs
2021-2024 Bespoke Faculty Services (PI 50%) $3,480
AALL Lexis Nexis Research Grant
APPEARANCES/INTERVIEWS/FEATURES
#WeAreAALL / Cas Laskowski, #WeAreAALL Campaign (2022)
Leadership Profile: Cas Laskowski, AALL Spectrum (forthcoming)
AALL Latino Caucus, Latinx voices: Cas Laskowski
Geek in Review, Episode 3, Let’s Discuss Impact-Conscious Design
Evolve the Law LiveStream at TechShow 2019
INVITED TALKS
Large Language Models & Law Practice, Texas Tech University (2023)
Machine Learning Fundamentals for Law Faculty, Texas Tech University (2023)
Legal Design Thinking, University of Denver (2022)
AI for Records Management, O’Melveny (2021)
PRESENTATIONS
Machine Learning Fundamentals for Law Librarians, AALL Annual Meeting (presenter 2023)
‘Min Quals’: What’s Really Needed in a New Law Library Hire?, AALL Annual Meeting (panelist 2023)
Diversity Shares: Initiating Action, PLLIP Diversity Summit, (panelist 2022)
Computational Social Science, Women in Data Science Tucson (panelist 2022)
Acquiring Essential Skills for the Future: Tech CLE for Law Librarians, SCALL Institute (presenter 2022)
Making Learning Sticky, LWI One-Day Workshop: The Changing Roles of Legal Research in the LRW Curriculum (co-presenter 2021)
Ethical Implications of Research Data Support in Libraries, Lightning Talk, Artificial Intelligence in Information Research and Practice: Fostering Interconnected Communities (presenter 2021)
DIY Analytics: Beyond Excel, AALL Annual Meeting (co-presenter 2021)
Notion, Cool Tools Café, AALL Annual Meeting (presenter 2021)
Empowering Student Co-creators of Knowledge, Teaching the Teachers (presenter 2020)
Legal Design Derby: Empathy in Design Thinking (presenter 2020)
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Symposium: Women in the Law: A Conversation with ABA President Martinez and Louisiana Chief Justice Johnson, AALL Annual Meeting (moderator 2020)
Human Trafficking in North Carolina, Duke Law (moderator 2020)
Data that Tells a Story: Creating Visuals with their own Voice, CAFLL Conference (2019)
A2J by Design: Prototyping Innovative Solutions with Open Legal Information, UNT OA Symposium (2019)
Agile, Lean, and Design: OH MY! [Deep Dive], SEAALL Annual Meeting (2019)
Emotional Intelligence in the Law Library, SEAALL Annual Meeting (2019)
Algorithms and Hidden Biases: What Responsibilities Do Lawyers Have to ‘Look Under The Hood’ of Legal AI?, ABA Tech Show (2019)
AALL Discussion Den: Supporting the Citizen Researcher: Creating a New Legal Research Platform for the Layperson (2018)
TOGGL, AALL Cool Tools Cafe (2017)
Open: More than Access, ER&L (2017)
WORKSHOPS & DEEP DIVES
Machine Learning Fundamentals, SWALL Annual Meeting (2022)
Making Learning Sticky: Increasing Retention with Thoughtful Collaboration and Digital Sticky Notes with Sylvia Lett, Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference (2022)
NCCU Law Library Innovative Solutions Workshop (2021)
Teaching Law Practice Technology with Jacob Sayward, AALL Annual Meeting, (2021)
Design Thinking Session, AALL SIS Leadership Training(2020)
Creating Supportive and Empowering Culture with Crystal Grant, Central Park School for Children (2020)
Design Thinking Session, Travelers LawLab (2020)
Agile, Lean, and Design: OH MY! with George Taoultsides, SEAALL Annual Meeting (2019)
Designing Innovative Ways to Meet the Needs of Human Trafficking Survivors with Kelli Raker, IBM RTP Design Studio (2019)
WEBINARS & OTHER PRESENTATIONS
The Digital Divide in the Criminal Justice System and its Implications for Social Justice by Fanny A. Ramirez, University of Arizona iSchool Colloquia (moderator 2022)
Book Talk with Introduction to Law Librarianship, Cracchiolo Law Library (panelist 2022)
Legal Panel, UC Berkley Legal Forum (panelist 2022)
Opening Up About Casebooks: A Virtual Discussion, LIPA, MALLCO, and NELLCO Webinar (panelist 2022)
Leading Without Titles, AALL Webinar (2020)
AI Fundamentals for Faculty, AALS Technology Section Webinar (2020)
Moderator, Diversity Dialogues: Building Pipelines for Diversity, AALL Webinar (2020)
Moderator, Diversity Dialogues: Hidden Disabilities and Visible Solutions, AALL Webinar (2018)
Moderator, Diversity Dialogues: Creating the Culture for Real Diversity, AALLWebinar (2017)
SERVICE
Institutional Service
- University of Arizona
- College of Law Orientation Working Group, Member 2022-2023
- College of Law Bar Success Committee, Member 2022-2023Vendor Privacy Committee, Member 2021-2023College of Law U.S. News Committee, Member, 2021 – 2023College of Law Curriculum Committee, Co-Chair, 2022-2023, Member, 2021 – 2022Critical Librarianship and Pedagogy Symposium Planning Committee, General Planning Member, Peer Review Subcommittee Co-Lead 2021-2022Law Library Strategic Planning Committee, co-chair, 2021– 2022
- Law Library Website Committee, 2021 – 2022
- Duke
- Duke + IBM RTP Design Partnership, Founding Member, 2019-2020Strategic Planning for Innovation & Technology Committee, Member, 2019-2020Libraries Assembly, Vice President/President-Elect, 2019-2021, Member-at-Large for Law, 2017-2019Library & Technology Committee, Member, 2018-2019Law Library Space Planning Committee, Chair
- Law Library Staff Council, Member, 2017-2019
Professional Services
- Southwestern Association of Law Libraries
- President, 2023-2024; Vice President, 2022-2023
- 2023 Annual Meeting Planning Committee, Chair 2022-2023
- 2023 Local Arrangements Committee, Co-Chair 2022-2023
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Conference of Newer Law Librarians (CONELL) Committee, Vice-Chair 2022-2023
- GenNext Caucus Recruitment & Retention Committee, Co-Chair 2022-2023
- ALL-SIS Statistics Committee, Chair 2022-2023, Vice-Chair 2021-2022
- Professional Engagement, Growth, and Advancement SIS, Chair 2021-2022, Vice-Chair, 2020-2021
- AALL Appointments Committee, Member, 2021-2022
- AALL MyCommunities Profiles Committee, 2021-2022
- Social Responsibility SIS, Member-at-Large, 2021-2023
- State of the Profession Special Committee, Member 2020-2021
- Council of SIS Chairs, 2020-2022
- Diversity & Inclusion Standing Committee, Chair, 2019-2020, Vice-Chair 2018-2019, Member, 2016-2018
- AALL Ethical Principles Special Committee: Member (2018-2019)
- Academic Law Libraries SIS Public Relations & Marketing Committee, Vice-Chair 2018-2019, Member 2017-2018
- Latino Caucus, Chair, 2017-2018, Vice-Chair, 2016-2017
- ALL-SIS Library Marketing & Outreach Committee, Member, 2016-2018
- ILTA, Co-Member Liaison Raleigh, 2019-2021
- Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Treasurer, 2018-2021
- Education & Publication Committee, Member 2018-2020
- ABA TechShow Academic Track Advisory Board, Member, 2018-2020
- Strong Women Strong Girls AmeriCorps Mentor 2011-2012
- Society of Law and Community Service, Secretary 2009-2010
AWARDS/Scholarships
AALL Emerging Leader, 2023
AALL Innovation in Technology [Medical Debt Score Card Project], 2023
Fastcase 50, 2022
Joseph A. Andrews Legal Literature Award for Introduction to Law Librarianship, with co-editor, Zanada Joyner
ALL-SIS Book Award for INTRODUCTION TO LAW LIBRARIANSHIP, with co-editor, Zanada Joyner
Clio Cloud Access Grant, 2020
RIP-SIS Leadership Academy Grant, 2020
AALL Law School Graduate Seeking Non-Law Degree/Continuing Education Scholarship, 2019
George A. Strait Scholarship, 2017
Wiley Scholarship for Early Career Librarians, 2016
ALL-SIS CONELL Grant, 2016
Judith F. Krug Fund Intellectual Freedom Education Project Scholarship, 2016
Judith F. Krug Banned Books Week $1,000 Grant, 2016
AALL Annual Meeting Grant, 2016
Selected to represent UA Libraries at OpenCon 2016