Boston University School of Law

Marlene H. Alderman

Education

George Washington University National Law Center
J.D., with Honors
Activities: Clinical Programs: Women’s Legal Defense Fund; Washington D.C. Office of the Corporation Counsel’s Intrafamily Offense Unit; Legal Research and Services for the Elderly

Universityof Maryland College of Library & Information Services
M.L.S.

State University of New York at Buffalo
B.S., cum laude
Major: Social Sciences

Experience

Boston University School of Law
Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law and Legal Research, 2007-present
Associate Director and Head of Public Services, Pappas Law Library, 1985-2007
Lecturer in Law, Advanced Legal Research, 1992- 2007
Reference Librarian, Pappas Law Library, 1983-1985
Lecturer in Law, First Year Research and Writing Program, 1984-1985
Recipient of the 1997 Gerard Cohen Award for Distinguished Service to the Law School

Law School Representative to Faculty Council
2008 - Present

Faculty Council Standing Committee on Research Activities, Libraries and Support Services
2008 - Present

Faculty Library Committee
2008 - Present

Building Planning Committee
2008 - Present

ABA Visit Committee
2008 – Present

Office of Library and Legal Research Services, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Washington, D.C.
Assistant Director, 1980-1983

Herner and Company and National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Washington, D.C.
Research Associate and Writer, 1979-1980
Authored Child Abuse and Neglect: State Reporting Laws and Representation for the Abused and Neglected Child: The Guardian ad Litem and Legal Counsel

Judges Library, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Washington, D.C.
Assistant Law Librarian, 1976-1978

Memberships

  • Admitted to the Maryland Bar
  • American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 1983 – Present
  • International Association of Law Libraries (IALL) 2007 - Present
  • Law Librarians of New England (LLNE), 1983 - Present
  • Association of Boston Law Librarians (ABLL), 1983 - Present

Selected Professional Activites and Presentations

Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section Faculty Services Committee, 2008 - Present

Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section Awards Committee, 2006 – 2008

Speaker and Moderator, "New Library Services for Law Faculty," NELLCO Associate Director’s Meeting, Spring 2006

Member, LLNE Publications Committee, 2005 – 2006

Co-Chair, Publicity Committee, AALL Local Arrangements Committee, 2003 – 2004. Wrote "Best of Boston Guide" for AALL Spectrum, June 2004

Member,  AALL Mentoring Committee, 2001 - 2003. Committee Staff for AALL CONELL Program in Orlando, 2002

Co-Chair, LLNE Fall 2001 Program on Intellectual Property in the 2lst Century

Member, AALL Nominations Committee, 1999 - 2001

Member, ABLL Nominations Committee, 1998

Member, AALL Placement Committee, 1995 - 97

Chair, Education Committee, AALL Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section, 1994-96

Director, Executive Committee, LLNE, 1994-95. Chair, Committee to Revise LLNE Meeting and Conference Planning Manual

Co-Chair, 1994 LLNE Fall Program on "Health Care Law and Regulation"

Chair, Registration Committee, AALL Annual Meeting, Boston, 1993. Organized registration activities and supervised 120 volunteers

Executive Board, ABLL, 1990-92: Organized ten educational programs for members

Course Instructor, "Introduction to Legal Research," LLNE, Fall 1991 and Spring 1992

Speaker, "Bridging the Gap Between Town and Gown: How Firm Librarians and Academic Librarians Can Help Each Other," AALL Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, 1990

Director, Executive Committee, LLNE, 1988-90

Chair, 1989 LLNE Winter Program on "Emerging Legal Issues" in Boston

Speaker and Instructor, "Teaching Legal Research in the Law Firm and Academic Environments,"  AALL Summer Institute, Sacramento, 1989

1987-88  AALL Program Committee to plan Annual Meeting in Atlanta

Coordinator and Moderator, "Managing the Public Services Department," Northeast Regional Conference of Law Librarians, 1987

Chair, LLNE Publications Committee, 1985-86: Revised Guide to Law Library Resources in New England