Debra Denslaw Reference Librarian, Ruth Lilly Law Library Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 131B 530 W. New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225 Phone: (317) 278-6167 E-Mail: ddenslaw@iupui.edu

Education

B.A., 1979, Franklin College
M.S., 2003, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
J.D., 1989, Valparaiso University

Bio

Debra Denslaw joined the Ruth Lilly Law Library in 2004. In addition to reference, faculty liaison and collection management responsibilities, she teaches legal research in courses for first year law students and LLM students. Debra manages the library newsletter, is the library liaison for the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, and is involved in university initiatives related to digital repositories and diversity.

Prior to obtaining her masters degree, Debra practiced environmental and products liability insurance law for more than eight years in Detroit and Chicago. Earlier careers include human resources and professional recruitment (Chicago Public Library), college recruitment (Franklin College), and community education (Free University, Indianapolis).

Debra is active professionally on the university, state, regional and national levels. She has served as Chair, Education Committee, Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries, and as Co-chair, Local Arrangements Committee, Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries for the 2005 conference held in Indianapolis. At the 2005 Indiana Library Federation conference, she co-presented a half-day program on Free Legal Research on the Internet. Publications include a Midwest transactions guide (environmental), an article on library management and employee motivation, and an encyclopedia section on women and the law in the Midwest.