
James Wirrell
Head of Access Services/Senior Reference Librarian, Gordon D. Schaber Law Library
B.A., Simon Fraser University
M.C.S., Regent College
LL.B., University of British Columbia
J.D., M.S.L.I.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Contact
Phone: 916.739.7076
My Email
Summary
Provides legal reference services, oversees Access Services department, and supervises the Library Research Assistant program.
Professional Experience
- Head of Access Services/Senior Reference Librarian; Instructional Services Librarian; Circulation/Reference Librarian, Pacific McGeorge School of Law
- Circulation/Reference Librarian, University of Richmond School of Law
- Reference Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recent Publications & Presentations
Book Review, 35 International Journal of Legal Information 591-594 (2007) (reviewing John Witte, Jr., God's Joust, God's Justice: Law and Religion in the Western Tradition (2006)).
Presentation, How to Search Like a Pro. Presented at National Business Institute Seminar Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, in San Francisco, California on May 17, 2007 (with Monica Sharum).
How to Search Like a Pro, in Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web, Program Materials, National Business Institute, 2007 (with Monica Sharum).
Effective Advocacy: Tips, Techniques and Examples, A Selected Bibliography, in Institute Bibliography, Third All California Joint Institute, 2006 (with Monica Sharum).
Book Review, 98 Law Library Journal 172-174 (2006) (reviewing Kent Greenawalt, Does God Belong in Public Schools? (2005)).
Professional Affiliations
- American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Northern California Association of Law Libraries (AALL chapter); Western Pacific Chapter of AALL.
Courses: Advanced Legal Research (Blended)






