Michael Whiteman

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Michael Whiteman is the Associate Dean of Library Services and the Director of the Robert S. Marx Law Library at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Prior to his position at UC, Michael worked at NKU Chase College of Law, where he served for a year and a half as Interim Dean, and for fifteen years as the Associate Dean for Law Library Services & Information Technology. Michael has regularly taught legal research, advanced legal research, as well as Criminal Law. Michael's scholarly activities center on technology's impact on the practice of law and its impact on law libraries.

Simmons College
M.S.(L.I.S.)

University of Louisville School of Law
Juris Doctorate

Concordia University (Montreal, Canada)
Bachelor of Arts

Michael has regularly taught legal research, advanced legal research, as well as Criminal Law. Michael's scholarly activities center on technology's impact on the practice of law and its impact on law libraries.

Legal Research in a Nutshell (15^th ed. West Academic 2024) (co-authored with Kent Olson and Kurt Metzmeier)

Developing Essential Research Skills for Law Practice: The Legal Research Competency Program, 41 L.R.S.Q. 67 (2022)

Upskirting, BitCoin, and Crime, Oh My: Judicial Resistance to Applying Old Laws to New Crimes – What is a Legislature to Do?, 95 Ind. L.J. Supp. (2020). 

Appellate Jurisprudence in the Internet Age, 14 Nw. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 255 (2017)

Internet Citations in Appellate Court Opinions: Something's Still Rotting in the Commonwealth, Ky. Bench & Bar (July/Aug. 2018)

"Navigating the Path from Law Librarian to Organizational Leader” (with David Whelan, Shawn Friend, and Emily Janoski-Haehlen) in AALL Spectrum (March/April 2024).