Professor Peoples’ research and scholarship is focused on comparative law and on the
impact of technology on legal research, the judiciary, and the law. He has published
articles, books, and book chapters on these topics. He is co-founding editor of the Legal
Information and Technology eJournal on SSRN. He teaches advanced legal research classes
and is a frequent lecturer in law school classes. Professor Peoples is active in
professional organizations including the American Association of Law Libraries and
Association of American Law Schools. He is vice president of the Mid-America Law Library
Consortium.
He served as the Director of International Programs for the School of Law from 2007-2010.
In that position he developed the innovative Certificate in American Law Program. Prior
to his appointment as Law Library Director in 2010 he served as Associate Director,
Associate Director for Faculty and Research Services, and Head of Reference Services.
Before joining the faculty Professor Peoples practiced law in Oklahoma City. He is
admitted to practice in the State of Oklahoma, Western District of Oklahoma, and Tenth
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Professor Peoples received his B.A., M.L.I.S., and J.D. degrees from the University of
Oklahoma (semesters at Åarhus University, Denmark and Universiteit Utrecht, The
Netherlands).
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