Pat Newcombe

135 Benedict Terrace, Longmeadow, MA 01106

413/567-2455

EDUCATION

WesternNew EnglandUniversitySchool of Law, Springfield, MA

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, May 2001

Class Rank: 12/170; Top 7%

Honors: Western New England Law Review, Articles Editor, 2000-2001; Junior Staff, 1999-2000. Dean’s List.CALI Excellence for the Future Award for the highest grade in Advanced Problems in Civil Procedure ( Spring 2000.

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

M.S.L.I.S. 1984. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

George Washington University, Washington, DC

M.A. 1982. Special Studies program with concentration in law/criminal justice.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

B.A. 1978. Double major in legal studies and Spanish literature.

EXPERIENCE

WesternNew EnglandUniversitySchool of Law, Springfield, MA

ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION RESOURCES (Dec. 2011-present)

  • Hold overall responsibility for the library. Direct planning and implementation of programs and services.
  • Responsible for library budget.
  • Editor of Law School’s SSRN ejournal. Maintain Digital Commons scholarly repository.
  • Teach Advanced Legal Research. Guest lecture in classes regarding legal research.
  • Manage day-to-day operations of the library.Oversee library functions, including Access Services, Research Services, and Technical Services.
  • Provide faculty research services, prepare research guides, and handle collection development.
  • Responsible for the development and maintenance of library website.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (2004–Nov. 2011)

  • Manage day-to-day operations of the library.Oversee library functions, including Access Services, Research Services, and Technical Services.
  • Hire, train, and supervise staff.
  • Monitor and review budget.
  • Provide faculty research services, prepare research guides, and handle collection development.
  • Responsible for the development and maintenance of library website.
  • Initiated project to provide digital access to all Western New England Law Review issues on LawSchool website.
  • Assisted with the implementation of LawSchool's scholarly repository, and responsible for continued maintenance.
  • Serve as guest lecturerto interested groups on the subject of legal research.

HEAD OF REFERENCE SERVICES (2002-2003)

  • Administered daily operations of the Reference Services Department.
  • Supervised librarians providing reference service. Hired, trained, and supervised support staff.
  • Provided reference and informational services to faculty, students, local bench and bar, and public.
  • Supervised interlibrary loan activities, acted as liaison to the Office of Information Technology, and instructed students and faculty in the use of LexisNexis and Westlaw and other electronic databases to which the library subscribes.

REFERENCE LIBRARIAN (1996-2002)

  • Provided reference and research services to students, faculty, local bar and public. Managed interlibrary loan. Instructed students and faculty in use of LexisNexis, Westlaw and other electronic databases.

COLLECTION SERVICES LIBRARIAN (1995- 1996)

  • Managed microforms, archives, rare books, superseded and looseleaf collections.Trained and supervised 25 student assistants. Provided reference and research services. Managed stacks.

Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA

Assistant Librarian/Reference Librarian(1991-1994)

  • Provided reference services to students and faculty.
  • Provided bibliographic instruction and helped students develop skills and independence in library use. Trained and assisted students with online searching.
  • Assisted with collection development.
  • Utilized OCLC system for cataloging and interlibrary loans.
  • Responsible for serials management and union listing.
  • Trained and supervised student employees.

Morrison & Foerster, Washington, DC

Associate Law Librarian/Records COORDINATOR (1985-1989)

  • Provided research and reference services to attorneys. Conducted online searches using LexisNexis, Westlaw and other computer databases, cataloged library materials.
  • Coordinated interlibrary loans, maintained library accounts, conducted library and records orientation sessions. Managed records center.
  • Supervised records clerk.
  • Coordinated opening of all client matters, including conflict of interest checks. Oversaw preparation and maintenance of client files and coordinated off-premise storage, including review of archival materials.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore,New York, NY

Assistant/Legal Records Manager(1982-1984)

  • Analyzed department’s workflow systems and initiated procedural changes. Standardized operational procedures and developed departmental procedure manual.
  • Trained and supervised file analysts.
  • Developed record retention procedures, indexed and abstracted legal documents, and communicated with attorneys on special research requests.
  • Assisted in the implementation of online computer system for in-house database. Handled computerized conflict-checking process. Developed user’s manual for computer system.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Western New England College School of Law, Springfield, MA

ADJUNCT FACULTY(Summer 2011)

  • Teach “Advanced Legal Research.”

University of Rhode Island, Providence,RI

ADJUNCT FACULTY(2007-present)

  • Teach online courses in “Law Librarianship” and “Information Policy.”

Bay Path College, Longmeadow, MA

ADJUNCT FACULTY(2002 - 2009)

  • Taught “Computer-Assisted Legal Research,” “Legal Research and Writing,” and "Business Law."

PUBLICATIONS

“Legal Citation Form,” in Fundamentals of Legal Research, Barkan & Bintliff, 10th ed., Foundation Press (forthcoming).

“Researching Massachusetts Criminal Practice,” in Massachusetts Criminal Practice, Eric Blumenson, ed. (with R. Rastorfer) (forthcoming).

“Bibliography – The Use of Adjunct Faculty in Law Schools,” in Best Practices Report on the Use of Adjunct Faculty, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, Committee on Adjunct Faculty(2011).

Review of Dawn C. Nunziato, Virtual Freedom: Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age, 102 Law Library Journal 490 (2010).

“Interviews with Professionals in the Field,”in Special Topics in Intellectual Property, 2010, American Chemical Society–Chapter 6.

“Optimizing PDF Searchability with Google,” 29:1 LLNE News, 2010 (with Barbara West and Stephen Bobowicz).

“Legal Citation Form,” in Fundamentals of Legal Research, Barkan, Mersky & Dunn, 9th ed., 2009, Foundation Press–Chapter 24.

“Legal Citation Form: The ALWD Citation Manual,” ParaDocs, Nov. 1, 2003.

“Legal Citation Form,” in Fundamentals of Legal Research, Mersky & Dunn, 8th ed., 2002, Foundation Press–Chapter 23.

“Electronic Legal Research,” in Fundamentals of Legal Research,Mersky & Dunn, 8th ed., 2002, Foundation Press–Chapter 22 (with M. LaRose).

“WebWatch—Legal Self-Help,” Library Journal, June 1, 2002, at 36.

“Shopping for Legal Services Online,” 21:2 LLNE News, 2001.

“Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography,” 21:1 LLNE News, 2001.

“Lassoing Legal Software,” Government Technology, Dec. 1999, at 32.

“Web Regulation Battles Heat Up,” American Libraries, Nov. 1999, at 50.

“Libraries Face Internet Filter Question,”Government Technology, May 1999, at 50.

“Self-Help Sources: A Selective Bibliography,” 19:2 LLNE News, 1998 (with M. LaRose).

“Libraries Turn New Leaf with GIS,” Government Technology, Oct. 1998, at 34.

“Will Books Survive in Tomorrow's Library?,” Government Technology, Feb. 1997, at 14.

“Librarians in Quandry Over Web Access,”Government Technology, Dec. 1996, at 30.

PRESENTATIONS

“Service Alternatives – Imaginative Ways to Meet Your Customer Needs,” LLNE Annual Fall Meeting, October 15, 2004.

“Recent Federal Laws and Judicial Decisions: A Challenge for Libraries,” Massachusetts Library Association Program, November 19, 2003.

“The U.S.A. PATRIOT Act and Patron Privacy,” Massachusetts Conference of Chief Librarians of Public Higher Education Institutions Annual Meeting, July 8, 2003.

“Protecting Patron Privacy in the Age of Computers and the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act,” Massachusetts Library Association Annual Meeting, May 2, 2003.

“Internet Filtering and Public Libraries,” Massachusetts Library Association Annual Meeting, June 2000.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

NELLCO Board of Directors, 2011-present; Membership Committee, 2012-present.

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 1985-present; AALL Citation Format Committee, 2003-2005.

Law Librarians of New England (LLNE); Internet Committee, 1999-present; Listserv Manager, 2002-2008; Co-chair, Service Committee, 2004-2005.

Member of Board of Reviewers and Board of Editors, Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice,2002-2004.

Massachusetts Library Association; Intellectual Freedom Committee, 2001-2004.

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