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