JAMES G. MILLES
Professor of Law
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The University at Buffalo Law School Charles B. Sears Law Library State University of New York 208 O’Brian Hall Buffalo, New York 14260 |
(716) 645-2089 FAX: (716) 645-3741 |
EDUCATION
Saint Louis University School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri. J.D. (cum laude), 1990.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. M.L.I.S., 1982; M.A. (English), 1980.
Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri. B.A. (English, magna cum laude), 1978.
EMPLOYMENT
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April 2000-present |
The University at Buffalo Law School, Buffalo, New York. Associate Dean for Legal Information Services (2000-2007), Vice Dean for Legal Information Services (2007-present), Director of the Law Library, Professor of Law
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October 1997-April 2000 |
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Library, Cleveland, Ohio. Associate Director for Information and Technology
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July 1991-October 1997 |
Saint Louis University Law Library, St. Louis, Missouri. Head of Computer Services and Associate Professor of Legal Research
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July 1989-July 1991 |
Saint Louis University Law Library, St. Louis, Missouri. Bibliographer and Assistant Professor of Legal Research
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August 1983-June 1989 |
Saint Louis University Law Library, St. Louis, Missouri. Bibliographer and Instructor of Legal Research |
Law Library Administration; Teaching Legal Research; Law Library Externship; Online Identities and Privacies
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Law Library Administration; Interdisciplinarity and Legal Scholarship; Technology and Legal Culture.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Books:
Survey on Law Library Reorganizing and Restructuring. 7 AALL Briefs in Law Librarianship Series. Buffalo, NY: Hein, 2003.
An Internet Handbook for Law Librarians. Law Library Information Reports (general editor Roy M. Mersky). Dobbs Ferry, NY: Glanville Publishers, 1993.
Articles (peer reviewed):
Redefining Open Access for the Legal Information Market, 98 Law Libr. J. 619-637 (2006).
Managing After a Disaster: or There and Back Again, 25 Legal Ref. Svcs. Q. 59-75 (2006).
Leaky Boundaries and the Decline of the Autonomous Law School Library, 96 Law Library Journal 387-423 (2004).
Articles (other):
Out of the Jungle: How to Get Beyond the Digital v. Print Debate—and Deal with the Fact that Print Won, AALL Spectrum 9, No. 5 (February 2005), at 10-11, 16.
Law Librarians as Educators and Role Models: The University at Buffalo JD/MLS Program in Law Librarianship, AALL Spectrum 8, No. 9 (July 2004), at 20-22.
Creating an Information Commons, AALL Spectrum 7, No. 8 (May 2003), at 24-25.
New Career Paths: From Computing Services to Library Director, AALL Spectrum 7, No. 3 (November 2002), at 14, 20.
From the Bramble Bush to the Web: How the Internet is Changing the Practice of Law, 43 St. Louis Bar Journal 4-8 (No. 4, 1997).
A Guide to Finding Your Way Around the Internet, 12 Leaders’s Legal Tech Newsletter 8 (No. 3, 1994).
“Where to Start” for New Internet Users, 2 Housing Scope (U. Mass.--Amherst) 7 (No. 1, 1994); reprinted in 13 Atlanta Law Libraries Association Newsletter 5-7 (No. 3, 1994); 18 APDU (Assn. of Public Data Users) Newsletter 8-11 (No. 1, 1994); 3 New England Sounding Line 7-9 (No. 5, 1994).
MAALL and the Internet, 3 MAALL Markings 6-9 (No. 1, 1993).
Rules, Facts, and Hidden Narratives, 16 Legal Studies Forum 63-79 (No. 1, 1992).
Teaching Word Processing and Outlining at St. Louis University Law Library, Readers' Services Law Librarian 10, no. 2 (December 1988): 4-7.
Editorships:
Consulting editor, Arachnet Electronic Journal on Virtual Culture (EJVC-L@KENTVM), 1992-1995.
Editor, Law Library Hi-Tech, AALL Newsletter, August 1993-September 1994.
Bibliographies:
Public Financing for Parochial Schools: A Bibliography. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1991.
Legal Problems Relating to Scarcity of Agricultural and Urban Housing Land: A Selective Bibliography, 1970-1987. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1988.
Bibliography, in Major Criminal Justice Systems: A Comparative Survey, edited by George F. Cole, Stanislaw J. Frankowski, and Marc G. Gertz, 262-285. 2d ed. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, 1987.
A Bibliography on Land Use Aspects of Group Homes, Appendix A in American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Section of Urban, State and Local Government Law, Zoning in the 80's: What Hath Euclid Wrought? New York: American Bar Association, 1986.
The Law of Urban Housing and Neighborhood Reinvestment Strategies: A Selected List of Readings. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1986.
International Court of Justice: A Selected Bibliography of Law Review Articles. Monticello, IL: Vance Bibliographies, 1985.
Electronic Publications:
Check This Out! (weekly podcast), <http://checkthisoutpodcast.com>, October 2005-present.
UBLaw Podcast: Faculty Conversations, <http://ublawpodcast.com>, March 2006-present.
Out of the Jungle blog <http://outofthejungle.com>, July 2005-present.
UBLaw Phoenix blog <http://ublawlib.blogspot.com> , March 2005-present.
Webmaster, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics <http://www.aslme.org/>, 1996-1998.
Webmaster, Saint Louis University School of Law World-Wide Web site <http://lawlib.slu.edu/>, 1994-1997.
Discussion Lists: Mail List Manager Commands (St. Louis: Saint Louis University Law Library, 1994, 1996) <http://lawwww.cwru.edu/cwrulaw/faculty/milles/mailser.html>.
An Introduction to Using the Internet at Saint Louis University School of Law (St. Louis: Saint Louis University Law Library, 1993).
“Where to Start” for New Internet Users (St. Louis: Saint Louis University Law Library, 1994).
Saint Louis University Law Library Gopher, 1993-1995.
Conferences and Workshops Organized
“Great Lakes Colloquium on Training and Development for Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarianship,” sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy and University at Buffalo Law School (November 18-19, 2004, Buffalo, NY).
“Workshop on Technology, Legal Information, and Legal Knowledge,” sponsored by the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, University at Buffalo Law School (March 14-15, 2002, Buffalo, NY).
Workshop, “Weaving Your Web: Building and Maintaining a World Wide Web Site” (director and speaker), 1996 AALL Annual Meeting (July 20 and 25, 1996, Indianapolis, IN).
“Making the Internet Connection: Legal Research and Electronic Publishing” (co-director), 1995 AALL Institute (July 13 and 14, 1995, Cleveland, OH).
Workshops, “Internet for the Novice” and “Advanced Internet for the Initiated” (co-director and speaker), 1994 AALL Annual Meeting (July 9, 1994, Seattle, WA).
Workshop, “Moving Forward: Reconceptualizing Resources and Services in Recessionary Times” (co-coordinator), 1993 AALL Annual Meeting (July 10, 1993, Boston, MA); presentation on “Access to the Internet: Sharing the Resources with our Colleagues.”
Lectures and Presentations:
“Legal Podcasting Beyond the Classroom,” 2006 AALL Annual Meeting (July 10, 2006, St. Louis, MO).
“Open Access Scholarly Legal Publishing: A Counterargument,” 7th Conference on Computerisation of Law via the Internet (November 19, 2005, University of the South Pacific, Port Vila, Vanuatu).
“The Future of Law Libraries,” invited presentation, University of Akron School of Law Library (October 31, 2005, Akron, OH).
“Collection Economics,” Future of Law Libraries Symposium, sponsored by Florida Coastal School of Law (March 10-11, 2005, Amelia Island, FL).
“Career Paths: From Computing Services to Director,” 2002 AALL Annual Meeting, Computing Services SIS Breakfast Meeting (July 23, 2002, Orlando, FL).
“The Intranet Launch: Misfire or Milestone” (moderator), 1998 AALL Annual Meeting (July 14, 1998, Anaheim, CA).
“Designing Electronic Classrooms” (coordinator), 1998 CALI Conference for Law School Computing (June 27, 1998, Chicago, IL).
“Charting a Course—Beyond CALR and WordPerfect: Preparing Lawyers for the Next Century,” 1997 AALL Annual Meeting (July 22, 1997, Baltimore, MD).
“Legal Resources on the Internet,” for BAMSL (Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis) CLE program (September 27, 1996, St. Louis, MO).
“Finding Legal Information on the Internet,” 1996 Missouri Bar Annual Meeting (September 19, 1996, Kansas City, MO).
“Legal Information Resources on the Internet,” MLNC (Missouri Library Network Consortium) workshop (September 17, 1996, Independence, MO).
“Delivering the Message—Visually: A Review of Graphical Presentation Software Packages” (moderator and panelist), 1996 AALL Annual Meeting (July 24, 1996, Indianapolis, IN).
“Legal Resources on the Internet,” MLNC (Missouri Library Network Consortium) workshop (April 5, 1996, St. Louis, MO).
“Searching the Internet” and “Basic HTML,” ABA Techshow (March 21 and 23, 1996, Chicago, IL).
“Internet: Basics and E-Mail,” for “The Internet for Attorneys,” CLE program by Clearwater Information Systems, Inc. (January 26, 1996, Hyatt Regency Hotel, St. Louis, MO).
“Introduction to the Internet,” ALLUNY (Association of Law Libraries of Upper New York) meeting (October 13, 1995, Rochester, NY).
“Plugging in to the Internet: An Introduction and Demonstration of Practical Applications,” 1995 Missouri Bar/Missouri Judicial Conference Annual Meeting (September 21, 1995, Springfield, MO).
“Using the Internet in Libraries: Realistic Expectations and Irresponsible Prognostications” (keynote address), and “Mailing Lists and Newsgroups,” Central New York Regional Library Consortium conference, “Using the Internet in Libraries: Beyond the Hype” (August 10 and 11, 1995, Syracuse, NY).
“Listserv Potpourri: How to Be a Contented Listserv User” (panelist), 1995 AALL Annual Meeting (July 19, 1995, Pittsburgh, PA).
“Cataloging the Internet” (moderator and panelist), 1995 CALI/LEAP Conference for Law School Computing Professionals (June 10, 1995, Chicago, IL).
“Using the Internet,” special seminar for ORALL (Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries) (April 6 and 7, 1995, Cleveland, OH).
“Managing Technology” (panelist), 1995 SWALL (SouthWest Association of Law Libraries) Annual Meeting (March 31, 1995, Oklahoma City, OK)
“Introduction to the Internet,” for Mini-Workshop on Uses of Technology in Teaching and Research, 1995 AALS Annual Meeting (January 5, 1995, New Orleans, LA).
“Bringing Our Colleagues Along: MAALL's Internet Experience,” 1994 ORALL (Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries) Annual Meeting (October 28, 1994, Indianapolis, IN).
“Internet for Beginners” and “Government Information on the Internet,” 1994 MAALL Annual Meeting (October 14, 1994, Des Moines, IA).
“Internet Workshop,” special seminar for KCALL (Kansas City Association of Law Libraries) (July 23, 1994, Kansas City, MO).
“Teaching the Internet to Students and Faculty,” 1994 CALI/LEAP Conference for Law School Computing Professionals (June 10, 1994, Chicago, IL).
“WWW for the User,” Spring 1994 MIDnet Conference (May 23, 1994, St. Louis, MO).
“Introduction to the Internet” and “Electronic Publishing Using World-Wide Web,” 1994 National Fall Conference of International Law Journals (April 8, 1994, Washington, DC).
“Bringing the Internet's Resources into the Law School,” for 1994 AALS Law and Computers Section program, “The Internet: Legal Research Tool, Publishing Medium, Forum for Scholarly Exchange” (January 7, 1994, Orlando, FL).
“Making Your International Law Journal More Marketable” (panelist) and “Advanced Publishing Techniques Using the Internet,” 1993 National Fall Conference of International Law Journals (November 6, 1993, St. Louis, MO).
“Accessing the Internet” and “Introduction to the Internet,” 1993 MAALL Annual Meeting (Oct. 15 and 16, 1993, Little Rock, AR).
“The Internet in the Law Office,” for panel, “The Virtual Law Library,” and “Low Budget Solutions to Everything: Case Studies,” 1993 CALI/LEAP Conference for Law School Computing Professionals (June 12, 1993, Chicago, IL).
“Internet Training,” 1993 ACM SIGUCCS (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group for University and College Computing Services) Conference (March 17, 1993, St. Louis, MO).
“Internet Training,” 1993 MOREnet (Missouri Research Network) Conference (March 15, 1993, Columbia, MO).
“Hypertext in Reference Service,” for program, “The Art of Reference Service,” and “The Word Passed Down, 1492-1992: The Developing Law of Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (co-coordinator and moderator), 1992AALL Annual Meeting (July 21, 1992, San Francisco, CA).
“The Bar’s Other Voices: Building Bridges with Alternative and Minority Bar Associations” (coordinator and moderator), 1991 AALL Annual Meeting (July 31, 1991, New Orleans, LA).
“Into the Bramble Bush: The Pro Se Patron and the Law Librarian” (co-coordinator and moderator), 1990 AALL Annual Meeting (June 20, 1990, Minneapolis, MN).
Other:
Listowner/moderator of NETTRAIN@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu (E-mail discussion List for Internet Trainers), 1992-1998.
Co-listowner of healthlaw-l@acc.wuacc.edu (Health Law discussion list), 1994-present; ILSA L@chicagokent.kentlaw.edu (International Law Students Association discussion list), 1993-present; legal-listowners@listserv.law.cornell.edu (owners and moderators of law-related discussion lists), 1994-1997; MAALL@wuvmd.wustl.edu (Mid-America Association of Law Libraries) and MALSLC@wuvmd.wustl.edu (Mid-America Law School Library Consortium) discussion lists, 1992-1997.
CONSULTING
Consultant on library planning to The InfiLaw System, Phoenix International School of Law, and Charleston School of Law, March 12-13, 2006
American Bar Association Sabbatical Site Visit Committee, Widener University School of Law, February 12-16, 2006.
American Bar Association Sabbatical Site Visit Committee, Chicago-Kent College of Law, April 17-20, 2005.
University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and Southern New England School of Law, External Review Committee, February 23-25, 2005.
Legal Information Specialist, Checchi and Company Consulting and Kingdom of Lesotho, Lesotho Privatization and Private Sector Development Project, November-December 1995.
AWARDS AND HONORS
American Association of Law Libraries, 2003 Excellence in Marketing Award for Best Use of Technology.
Saint Louis University Presidential Faculty Scholar Citation, 1993.
1987 AALL Law Library Publication Award, for Smurfit Irish Law Center Bibliographic Guide.
American Association of Law Libraries travel grant, 1986.
University of Texas University Fellowship, 1978-79.
National Merit Scholarship, Saint Louis University, 1974-1978.
Phi Beta Kappa, Saint Louis University, 1977.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Law Libraries
American Civil Liberties Union
American Constitution Society
Association of Law Libraries of Upstate New York
British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
Canadian Association of Law Libraries
International Association of Law Libraries
Law and Society Association
The Missouri Bar.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Association of Law Libraries:
Ad Hoc Committee on Citation Reform (1986-1987).
Social Responsibilities SIS, Strategy Committee (Chair, 1991-1994)
AALL Representative to Consortium for the National Equal Justice Library, American University, Washington College of Law (1991-1998; board member, 1992-1998).
Task Force On Internet Access (1993-1994).
Academic Law Libraries SIS, Strategic Vision Committee (1993-1994).
Social Responsibilities SIS, Education Committee (1993-1994);
Social Responsibilities SIS, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (1993-1994); Chair (1994-1995).
Government Relations Committee (1994).
SIS Council, Chair (1997-1998).
Academic Law Libraries SIS, Bylaws Committee, Chair (1998-1999).
Computing Services SIS, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect (1995-1996); Chair (1996-1997).
Computing Services SIS, Recruitment and Involvement Committee, Chair (1998-2000).
Mentoring Committee (2000-2002).
Academic Law Libraries SIS, Statistics Committee (2002-2003).
Computing Services SIS, Mentoring Committee (2003-2004).
Recruitment to Law Librarianship Committee (July 2004-July 2006)
Association of American Law Schools: Section on Law Libraries, Executive Board (2003-2005).
Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI): Member, Board of Directors (1997-2004).
FindLaw.com: Charter Member, Librarian Standing Advisory Committee (2000-2002).
Mid-America Association of Law Libraries:
Directory Committee (1986-1989).
Missouri liaison, MAALL Newsletter (1986).
Local Arrangements Committee, 1986 Annual Meeting.
Secretary (1986-1988).
Chair, Pro Bono Committee (1991-1993).
Chair, Internet Committee (1992-1995).
Saint Louis University: Strategic Planning Committee on Prudent Use of Technology (1995-1996).
Saint Louis University, Faculty Senate:
Affirmative Action Committee (1986-1987).
Governance Committee (1987-1990, 1992-1995).
Faculty Senator, 1993-1997.
Computer Committee, 1994-1997.
Saint Louis University, Library Faculty Assembly:
Steering Committee (1986-90, Co-chair, 1988-90).
Editor, Saint Louis University Libraries Plain Label Newsletter (1986-1989).
Ad Hoc Committee on Revision of the Faculty Manual (1987-1990).
Saint Louis University, School of Law:
Student Life Committee (1990-1991).
Center for Health Law Studies Committee (1991-1997).
Academic Planning/Curriculum Committee and Subcommittee on Computers in the Classroom (1992-1993).
University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York
Admissions Committee (2003-present).
Ph.D. Committee (2004-present).
Law School Library Committee, Chair (2000-present).
Director, Collaborative JD/MLS Program In Legal Information Management And Analysis (2001-present).
Co-Director (with Shubha Ghosh), Working Group on Law, Technology, and Society, Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (2001-present).
Religion and Law Working Group, Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (2001-present).
West Group: KeyCite Advisory Board (1997-1999).