Prior to joining the faculty of WCL in 2003, Billie Jo was director of the Law Library & Technology Center and Associate Professor of Law at Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., where she held several positions within the law library system from 1987 until 2003. She also teaches and specializes in advanced legal research; cyberlaw; criminal procedure; legal research and writing and law librarianship. She is a member of the ABA, the AALL, AALS, Southeast Association of Law Libraries, the Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C., Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, and Consortium of Southeast Law Libraries.
Law Libraries
Public Relations & Marketing - A Twentieth Century Necessity, Beyond the Books: People, Politics & Librarianship (2007)
Chapter X covers the areas of public relations and marketing which law libraries need to...
Finding and Using Statistics in Legal Research and Writing, Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing (2006)
Article reviews the resources and use of statistics in legal research and writing.
Legal Education
How to Push an Elephant Through a Straw: Using Wireless Technology in a Web-enhanced Skills Program, International Review of Law Computers & Technology, (2001)
Article reviews the problems with limited bandwidth and teaching in a legal education skills setting.
Taking the wireless route at NSU (Nova Southeastern University Law Library), AALL Spectrum (1999)
Article reviews the implementation of wireless technologies at a law library in the United States.
Reviews
Home Health Care Law: Liability and Risk Management, Legal Information Alert (1994)
Review of home health care law resource.
Planning for the Future: Providing a Meaningful Life for a Child with a Disability After Your Death, Legal Information Alert (1993)
Review of resource that details the planning necessary for a family with a disabled child...
Closing the Gaps: A Guide for Improving Internal Controls in Law Firms, Legal Information Alert (1992)
Review of resource for law firms regarding the necessity for corporate internal controls within the...
Technology
How to Push an Elephant Through a Straw: Using Wireless Technology in a Web-enhanced Skills Program, International Review of Law Computers & Technology, (2001)
Article reviews the problems with limited bandwidth and teaching in a legal education skills setting.
Taking the wireless route at NSU (Nova Southeastern University Law Library), AALL Spectrum (1999)
Article reviews the implementation of wireless technologies at a law library in the United States.
Legal Profession
A Public View of Attorney Discipline in Florida: Statistics, Commentary, and Analysis of Disciplinary Actions Against Licensed Attorneys in the State of Florida From 1988-2002, Nova Law Review (2004)
A review of Florida Bar discipline from documents available to the public from 1988-2002.
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Institutional Repositories for Law Schools: Showcasing Your Faculty, Your Law Reviews, and other Vital Legal Scholarship (with Michael Daw, Janet Fischer, Carol Watson, Mary Rich, Lauren Seney, and Linda Tesar), Digital Commons Events Calendar (2011)
Half-Day Event During AALS in San Francisco Learn more about the movement towards digital repositories...