Michelle M. Wu, 1970 –

Hall of Fame Induction: 2020

Significant Service

Michelle Wu

  • Editor, CRIV Sheet, Committee on Relations with Information Vendors, 2000–01
  • Vice-President, Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, DC, 2000–01
  • Member, Fair Business Practices Special Committee, 2000–02
  • Chair, Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section, 2007–08

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Association of American Law Schools Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Scholarship, 2020
  • Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award, 2020
  • Hall of Fame, Inductee, 2020
  • Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award, 2021
  • Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award, 2023

Selected Publications by the Inductee

  • “Researching Maryland Law,” Law Library Lights 40 (September/October 1996): 6–8 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Researching Maryland Law, Part II,” Law Library Lights 40 (November/December 1996): 9–1 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Researching Government Contracts Law on the Internet,” Public Contracts Law Journal 27 (1997): 179–248 (with Patricia Tobin and Leslie A. Lee).
  • “An Update to Researching Government Contracts Law on the Internet,” Public Contracts Law Journal 28 (1999): 247–302 (with Patricia Tobin and Leslie A. Lee).
  • “District of Columbia Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography.” In State Practice Materials: Annotated Bibliographies, edited by Frank G. Houdek, D.C.-1–D.C.-29. Publications Series No. 63. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2001.
  • “Do Librarians Dream of Electronic Serials? A Beginner’s Guide to Format Selection,” The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances 15, no. 3 (2002): 102–09 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Department of Justice: A Selective Compilation of Internet Resources,” Legal Reference Services Quarterly 22, no. 1 (2003): 73–117 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Personnel Management in Access Services: A General Overview of the Literature, 1990–2002,” Journal of Access Services 1 (2003): 5–44.
  • “Why Print and Electronic Resources Are Essential to the Academic Law Library,” Law Library Journal 97 (2005): 233–56.
  • “DMCA, CTEA, UCITA… Oh My! An Overview of Copyright Law and Its Impact on Library Acquisitions and Collection Development of Electronic Resources,” Acquisitions Librarian 19 (2007): 83–97 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Stalking a Law Library Directorship,” Law Library Journal 99 (2007): 124–31 (with Charles J. Ten Brink).
  • Beyond the Books: People, Politics, and Librarianship, coeditor with Leslie A. Lee. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2007.
  • “Evolving Expectations for Law School Librarians.” In The Changing Role of Academic Law Librarianship: Leading Librarians on Teaching Legal Research Skills, Responding to Emerging Technologies, and Adapting to Changing Trends, edited by Eddie Fournier, 35–47. Boston: Aspatore Books, 2008.
  • “Building a Collaborative Digital Collection: A Necessary Evolution in Libraries,” Law Library Journal 103 (2011): 527–51.
  • “An Empirical Study on the Research and Critical Evaluation Skills of Law Students,” Legal Reference Services Quarterly 31 (2012): 205–38 (with Leslie A. Lee).
  • “Digital Revolution: Time to Get on Board or Be Left Behind.” In Law Librarianship in the Digital Age, edited by Ellyssa Kroski, 109–22. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2014.
  • “‘Uptight? It’s All Right.’ The Challenges and Rewards of Being a Law Library Director—Part I,” Law Library Journal 107 (2015): 100–03.
  • “Maintaining Law Library Value in the Information Age: Staffing Implications,” Trends in Law Library Management and Technology 25 (2015): 5–9.
  • “Technology and Future Directions for Law Libraries,” Legal Writing: Journal of the Legal Writing Institute 20 (2015): 53–56.
  • Academic Law Library Director Perspectives: Case Studies and Insights, editor. Publications Series, no. 77. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2015.
  • “Food for Thought: Should Libraries Partner with Non-Library Search Engine Providers for ther OPAC and Discovery Layers?” Legal Information Review 1 (2016): 51–74.
  • “Collaborative Academic Library Digital Collections Post-Cambridge University Press, HathiTrust and Google Decisions on Fair Use,” Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship 1 (2016): 1–19.
  • “Piece-by-Piece Review of Digitize-and-Lend Projects through the Lens of Copyright and Fair Use,” Legal Reference Services Quarterly 36 (2017): 51–73.
  • “Revisiting Controlled Digital Lending Post ReDigi,” First Monday 24, no. 5-6 (May 2019), .
  • “Shared Collection Development, Digitization, and Owned Digital Collections,” Collection Management 44 (2019): 131–45.
  • Academic Law Libraries Within the Changing Landscape of Legal Education: A Primer for Deans and Provosts, coeditor with Scott B. Pagel and Joan S. Howland. Publications Series, no. 84. Getzville, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2020.
  • “Emerging Trends.” In Academic Law Libraries Within the Changing Landscape of Legal Education: A Primer for Deans and Provosts, edited by Michelle M. Wu, Scott B. Pagel, and Joan S. Howland, 207–24. Publications Series, no. 84. Getzville, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2020.
  • “How Much and What Type of Space Does a Law Library Need?” In Academic Law Libraries Within the Changing Landscape of Legal Education: A Primer for Deans and Provosts, edited by Michelle M. Wu, Scott B. Pagel, and Joan S. Howland, 151–63. Publications Series, no. 84. Getzville, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2020.
  • “Restoring the Balance of Copyright: Antitrust, Misuse, and Other Possible Paths to Challenge Inequitable Licensing Practices, Law Library Journal 114 (2022): 131–66.

Selected Publications about the Inductee

  • “Michelle Wu.” In Carol Avery Nicholson et al., Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the of Law Libraries, 169–72. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2006.
  • “Michelle Wu.” In Shamika D. Dalton et al., Celebrating Diversity: A Legacy of Minority Leadership in the of Law Libraries, 108–10. 2d ed. Getzville, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2018.
  • Michelle Wu Penthouse Suite Interview, interviewed by Tom Gilson and Ann Okerson, November 7, 2019, Charleston Library Conference, Charleston, SC. .
  • Catherine Lemann, “Gallagher Award Celebrates Outstanding Achievement: Dr. Yvonne J. Chandler, Jolande E. Goldberg, Melody Lembke & Michelle M. Wu Recognized for Service to the Profession,” Spectrum 44 (July/August 2020): 38–41.
  • Michelle M. Wu Interview. In An Oral History of Law Librarianship, interviewed by Patrick Kehoe, August 6, 2020, video recording. Spinelli’s Law Library Reference Shelf, HeinOnline.

Professional Positions

  • Reference/Government Documents Librarian, George Washington University Law School Library, 1995–97
  • Computer Services Librarian, George Washington University Law School Library, 1997–98
  • Head of Public Services, George Washington University Law School Library, 1998–99
  • Assistant Director for Public Services, George Washington University Law School Library, 1999–2000
  • Assistant Director for Information Services, George Washington University Law School Library, 2000–01
  • Associate Law Library Director, University of Houston School of Law, 2001–02
  • Acting Law Library Director, University of Houston School of Law, 2002–04
  • Law Library Director and Associate Professor of Law, Hofstra School of Law, 2004–06
  • Law Library Director and Professor of Law, Hofstra School of Law, 2006–10
  • Interim Senior Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law, Hofstra School of Law, 2007–08
  • Associate Dean for Information Services and Professor of Law, Hofstra School of Law, 2008–10
  • Law Library Director and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 2010–15
  • Acting Law Center Human Resources Director, Georgetown University Law Center, 2016–17
  • Acting Associate Dean for Administration and Finance, Georgetown University Law Center, April–September 2016
  • Associate Dean for Library Services and Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 2016–20

Education

  • B.A., University of California at San Diego, 1991
  • J.D., California Western School of Law, 1994
  • Libr. with Law Librarianship Certificate, University of Washington, 1995

Selected Professional Activities & Achievements (outside AALL)

  • Admitted to the practice of Law, California, 1994
  • Member, West Group Law School Advisory Board, 2006–08, 2011–14
  • Member, Law Libraries Subcommittee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 2009–11
  • Chair, Committee on Libraries and Technology, Association of American Law Schools, 2010
  • Member, Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) Advisory Council, 2011–14
  • Chair, Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information, Association of American Law Schools, 2012
  • Member, Standing Committee on Law Library of Congress, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, 2012–15