Manager, Legal Information, Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto, Canada Area
- Current
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- Manager, Legal Information at Law Society of Upper Canada
- Past
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- Director at Cincinnati Law Library Association
- Director, Legal Technology Resource Center at American Bar Association
- Head of Computing and Technology Services, Underwood Law Library at Southern Methodist University SMU School of Law
- Education
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- University of North Texas
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
- University of Iowa
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David Whelan’s Summary
David is a law library director working in Toronto, Canada. After getting his law (J.D.) and library (M.L.S.) degrees, David worked in a variety of law and information environments, including the American Bar Association and as director of the Cincinnati Law Library Association. He has taught courses on legal research and Internet technology at a US law school and a US library graduate school. David publishes articles and speaks frequently to lawyers and librarians on information management, legal technology, legal research, and productivity topics.
David Whelan’s Specialties:
Law library management, information management, legal technology, legal research
David Whelan’s Experience
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Manager, Legal Information
Law Society of Upper Canada
(Non-Profit; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Law library director and manager for corporate records and archives in special membership law library serving lawyers and paralegals in Ontario, Canada.
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Director
Cincinnati Law Library Association
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 2004 — August 2007 (3 years 3 months)
Director of courthouse law library serving subscription membership association in Hamilton County, Ohio. Involved managing a traditional "bricks and mortar" legal research library while creating new electronic delivery resources and tools in a rapidly changing research and legislative environment.
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Director, Legal Technology Resource Center
American Bar Association
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Law Practice industry)
November 1999 — May 2004 (4 years 7 months)
Provided legal consulting services to lawyers and law firms, and provided outreach through substantial publication and presentation on current technology issues facing the legal profession and professional bar associations.
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Head of Computing and Technology Services, Underwood Law Library
Southern Methodist University SMU School of Law
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 1996 — October 1999 (3 years 5 months)
Managed technology for law school and law library, including installation of wireless networking, Web site development, and help desk services for large faculty and staff population.
David Whelan’s Education
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University of North Texas
M.L.S , Library Science , 1997 — 1999
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law
J.D. , Law , 1993 — 1996
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University of Iowa
1988 — 1992
Additional Information
David Whelan’s Websites:
David Whelan’s Interests:
Law libraries, information management, legal technology, law practice management, productivity, leadership, Web content management, library administration, research behavior
David Whelan’s Groups:
American Bar Association, Canadian Association of Law Libraries, American Association of Law Libraries
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