Associate Dean for Library and Information Services
Laura J. Ax-Fultz is the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services at the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library at Penn State Dickinson Law. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Professor Ax-Fultz teaches legal research in the first-year curriculum, LL.M. Legal Research, and upper-level courses as well as providing guest lectures on legal research topics. In addition, she provides research assistance on a wide variety of topics from general questions to specific guidance on the navigation of online resources.
Professor Ax-Fultz enjoyed a career in private legal practice in Pennsylvania, focusing on family law, criminal law, and appellate work. While maintaining an active law practice, she pursued a master’s in Library Science from Clarion University.
Professor Ax-Fultz also held a law librarian positions at Penn State Law and was the Branch Librarian at the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Wilmington, DE.
Professor Ax-Fultz's research interests focus on librarian engagement and redefining the role of the law librarian.
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About Laura J. Ax-Fultz
Laura J. Ax-Fultz is the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services at the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Law Library at Penn State Dickinson Law. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, Professor Ax-Fultz teaches legal research in the first-year curriculum, LL.M. Legal Research, and upper-level courses as well as providing guest lectures on legal research topics. In addition, she provides research assistance on a wide variety of topics from general questions to specific guidance on the navigation of online resources.
Professor Ax-Fultz enjoyed a career in private legal practice in Pennsylvania, focusing on family law, criminal law, and appellate work. While maintaining an active law practice, she pursued a master’s in Library Science from Clarion University.
Professor Ax-Fultz also held a law librarian positions at Penn State Law and was the Branch Librarian at the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Wilmington, DE.
Professor Ax-Fultz's research interests focus on librarian engagement and redefining the role of the law librarian.
| Present | Associate Dean for Library and Information Services, Penn State Dickinson Law | |
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| July 2017 - December 2020 | Assistate Director of the Law Library, Penn State Dickinson Law | |
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| December 2014 - June 2017 | Instruction and Outreach Librarian, Penn State Dickinson Law | |
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| August 2011 - November 2014 | Access Services Librarian, Penn State Law | |
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| September 2010 - August 2011 | Branch Librarian, Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals | |
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Disciplines
Honors and Awards
- 2016 Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award for "Igniting the Conversation: Embracing Legal Literacy as the Heart of the Profession"
- https://sites.psu.edu/keepingitbrief/2016/06/22/laura-j-ax-fultz-receives-aall-law-library-journal-article-of-the-year-award/
| 2006 | MSLS, Clarion University of Pennsylvania | |
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| 1998 | JD, Widener University School of Law | |
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| 1992 | BA, Indiana University of Pennsylvania ‐ Anthropology | |
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Contact Information
Penn State Dickinson Law
150 S. College St.
Carlisle, PA 17013
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