Before joining Drexel, Professor Bernstein was the Director of the Omer Poos Law
Library at Saint Louis University, where he also was an Assistant Professor of Law. He
also was Associate Director and Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Duke University Law
Library.
Professor Bernstein's publications include articles on the evolution of the law
library, the impact of law specialization on library services and qualitative methods for
evaluating the value of a library. He has taught first-year research courses as well as
Advanced Legal Research.
He is keenly aware of the major shifts affecting the traditional model of legal education
including the increase in practical skills courses, interdisciplinary research, joint
degrees and specialized concentrations. He also realizes how the role of librarians as
educators will increase as they are asked to instruct faculty and students in using new
and a wider array of legal resources.
At Saint Louis University, Professor Bernstein chaired a Technology Advisory Committee,
and at Duke University, he co-chaired the Implementation Committee for an Integrated
Library System. He is a past chairman of the Consortium of Southeastern Law Libraries and
of the Strategic Planning Committee of the Academic Law Libraries Special Interest
Section.
Professor Bernstein earned his J.D. at Tulane University Law School.
