Reference librarians can help you with formulating research strategies and using research tools. To consult with a reference librarian please contact one of us or call the circulation desk to set-up an appointment. The law librarians have also written guides that we post on the Law Library’s website. Additionally, we link to research guides that others have created. You can find all of our guides in the Law Library Research Guides & Tutorials. For interdisciplinary subjects, check one of the UC Library Subject Guides. Our educational goal is to teach you how to find the answers yourself!
Susan M. Boland
Associate Director
Robert S. Marx Law Library
Office 110H
susan.boland@uc.edu
v: (513) 556-4407
Susan Boland is the Associate Director of Public & Research Services for the University of Cincinnati Robert. S. Marx Law Library. She teaches legal research and offers reference and research support services to all law library users. Prior to joining the law library faculty, she was the Head of Information Services for the Ruth Lilly Law Library at the Robert H. McKinney School of Law and the Research & Instructional Services librarian at Northern Illinois University College of Law. She has also held positions at a public library and community college library and served as a judicial clerk for the Iowa District Court for the Fifth Judicial District. She is a member of various professional associations both regionally and nationally, and was Chair of the Computing Services Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries. She has presented at regional and national conferences, as well as at continuing legal education programs. Her publications include annotated bibliographies on the death penalty and election law, as well as articles on legal research, technology, and teaching.
Laura Dixon-Caldwell
Instructional & Reference Services Librarian
Robert S. Marx Law Library
Office 110G
dixoncla@ucmail.uc.edu
v: (513) 556-5739
Laura Dixon-Caldwell serves as Instructional & Reference Services Librarian at the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library. She provides reference and research assistance to all library patrons and also teaches legal research to first year law students. She is a member of various professional associations both regionally and nationally. Prior to joining the library faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Ms. Dixon-Caldwell was a research librarian at Dinsmore & Shohl and has also worked as a librarian for the EPA and the Hamilton County Law Library.
Ronald Jones
Electronic Resources & Instructional Services Librarian
Robert S. Marx Law Library
Office 110M
ronald.jones@uc.edu
v: (513) 556-0158
Ronald Jones serves as Electronic Resources & Instructional Services Librarian at the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library. He is responsible for providing reference and research assistance to all library patrons. In addition to his reference duties, Mr. Jones co-teaches Advanced Legal Research. He is a member of various professional associations both regionally and nationally, and has served as President of the AAUP and Chair of the UC Library Faculty.
Shannon Kemen
Legal Technology & Research Instructional Services Librarian
Robert S. Marx Law Library
Office 110F
shannon.kemen.uc.edu
v: (513) 556-6407
Shannon Kemen coordinates, develops, and deploys legal technology instruction, and identifies, evaluates and recommends legal technology resources. She also teaches legal research to first year law students and LLM students as well as Technology in Law Practice, as well as providing reference and research support services to all law library users. She is a member of various professional associations both regionally and nationally, and was a former Chair of the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries, a chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. Ms. Kemen has published numerous articles and frequently lectures on legal research topics. Prior to joining the library faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Ms. Kemen was a Reference and Electronic Services librarian at Keating Muething & Klekamp, PLL.
Ashley Russell
Instructional & Reference Services Law Librarian
Robert S. Marx Law Library
Office 110F
russela9@ucmail.uc.edu
v. 513-556-0154
Ashley Russell serves as Instructional & Reference Services Librarian at the University of Cincinnati Robert S. Marx Law Library. She provides reference and research assistance to all library patrons and also teaches legal research. Prior to joining the library faculty at the University of Cincinnati, she was the Assistant Director of Law Library Public Services, the Director of Student Life, and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Academic Success Program at the University of Dayton School of Law. She has taught courses such as Learning Skills Lab, Criminal Law Lab, and a skills-focused Remedies course. Before that she was a Research Consultant for LexisNexis.
