President, Virginia Association of Law Libraries, 1989鈥�90
Chair, State, Court & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section, 1997鈥�98
Chair, Preservation Committee, 1997鈥�98
Chair, Nominations Committee, 1998
Chair, Special Interest Section Council, 1998鈥�99
Co-chair, Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age Special Committee, 2001鈥�02
Chair, Program Committee, 2004 Annual Meeting (Boston), 2003鈥�04
Chair, Promoting Law Librarians to the Legal Community Special Committee, 2005鈥�06
Chair, Member Recognition Special Committee, 2008鈥�09
Vice-Chair, Leadership Development Committee, 2009鈥�10
Chair, Leadership Development Committee, 2010鈥�11
黑料社Treasurer: 2013鈥�16
Chair, Annual Meeting Grant Awards Jury, 2017鈥�18
Chair, Executive Director Search Special Committee, 2018
Chair, Volunteer Service Award Jury, 2023鈥�24
Professional Honors & Awards
State, Court & County Law Libraries Special Interest Section Connie E. Bolden Publications Award, 2002
Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, 黑料社 of Law Libraries, 2003
Presidential Certificate of Appreciation, 黑料社 of Law Libraries, 2018
黑料社Hall of Fame, Inductee, 2020
Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award, 2023
Government Law Libraries SIS Bethany J. Ochal Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, 2023
Selected Publications by the Inductee
鈥淎 Review of Comparable Worth: Where Does It Lead Us?鈥� Current Studies in Librarianship 11 (1987): 73鈥�79.
鈥淰irginia Consortium of Local Libraries,鈥� State, Court & County Law Libraries Newsletter 18 (Winter 1991): 4.
鈥淎DR: The Vision Becomes a Reality,鈥� Virginia Association of Law Libraries Newsletter 7 (March 1992): 4.
鈥淗onesty is the Best Policy and Other Musings,鈥� State, Court and County Law Libraries News 23 (Spring 1997): 11.
鈥淟eading the Way to Empowerment,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 4 (December 1999): 19, 22 [part of 鈥淢embers Briefing: Leadership鈥漖
鈥淪CCLL-SIS and Strategic Planning: Overcoming Paralysis and Creating a Successful Plan,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 4 (March 2000): 22, 24.
鈥淲orking Behind the Scenes to Affect Legislation: A Case Study with UCITA, or UCITA: The Real Lesson,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 5 (July 2001): 14鈥�15, 23.
鈥淚sn鈥檛 the View Spectacular!鈥� Law Library Journal 93 (2001): 584 鈥�85.
鈥淸Trends Affecting the Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age]: Access to Information.鈥� In Beyond the Boundaries: Report of the Special Committee on the Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age, 81鈥�84. Chicago: 黑料社 of Law Libraries, 2002.
鈥淚mpact of Trends on State, Court and County Law Libraries.鈥� In Beyond the Boundaries: Report of the Special Committee on the Future of Law Libraries in the Digital Age, 129鈥�36. Chicago: 黑料社 of Law Libraries, 2002 (with Greg Lambert).
鈥淩eaching Out to Self-Represented Litigants Through Virtual Reference and Education.鈥� In Future Trends in State Courts 2004, Carol R. Flango et al, eds., 95鈥�96. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2004.
鈥淟aw Libraries in the Digital Age鈥擜n Interview with Virginia鈥檚 Chief Justice,鈥� Virginia Lawyer 54 (December 2005): 35鈥�36.
鈥淏eyond the Boundaries: Report of the Special Committee on the Future of Law Libraries.鈥� In The Future of Law Libraries: Selected Articles from A Symposium on the Impact of Technology on Law Libraries and Law Classrooms of the Future, 5鈥�9. [St. Paul, MN]: West, 2006.
鈥淐onstitutional Law.鈥� In A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia, 8th ed., Joyce Manna Janto, ed., 7鈥�18. Virginia CLE Publications. Charlottesville: Virginia Law Foundation, 2017.
鈥淎dvancing Justice for All,鈥� Virginia Lawyer 71 (October 2022): 40.
Selected Publications about the Inductee
Andrew Weber, 鈥淎n Interview with Gail Warren, Virginia State Law Librarian,鈥� In Custodia Legis (blog), Law Library of Congress, April 22, 2015, .
鈥淟eader Profile: Following Her Passion,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 22, no. 2 (November/December 2017): 28鈥�32.
Catherine Lemann, 鈥淚ntroducing the 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees: Steven P. Anderson, Mary Lu Linnane, Gail Warren, and Carol A. Watson,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 24, no. 6 (July/August 2020): 44鈥�46.
Greg Ivy, 鈥淕allagher Award Celebrates Outstanding Achievement In Law Librarianship: Joyce Manna Janto, Keith Ann Stiverson, Gail Warren, and Carol A. Watson Recognized for Service to the Profession,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum 27 (July/August 2023): 40鈥�42.
Professional Positions
Law Library Assistant, Virginia State Law Library, 1981鈥�82
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, 1991鈥�2000
State Law Librarian, Virginia State Law Library, 1982鈥�2023
Education
B.A., James Madison University, 1978
J.D., University of Richmond, 1981
M.S.L.S., Catholic University of America, 1987
Selected Professional Activities & Achievements (outside AALL)
Admitted to practice, Virginia, 1982
Member, Cooperative Continuing Education Advisory Committee, Library of Virginia, 1987鈥�90
Member, Library Services and Construction Act Advisory Council, Library of Virginia, 1990鈥�93
Member, Education of Lawyers Section, Virginia Bar Association, 1999鈥損resent
Seminar Faculty Member, Institute for Court Management, National Center for State Courts, 1999鈥�2002
Member, Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act Advisory Committee, Joint Commission on Technology & Science, General Assembly of Virginia, 2000
Member, Online Legal Research Services Evaluation Panel, Virginia Bar Association, 2004鈥�05; 2008鈥�09; 2015鈥�16
Member, Study Panel for Law Libraries, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2005
Member, Steering Committee, Legal Information Preservation Alliance, 2010鈥�11
Member, Virginia Access to Justice Commission, 2013鈥損resent
