Kory Staheli
Director, Howard W. Hunter Law Library

277B JRCB
(801) 422-9223
stahelik@lawgate.byu.edu

Education:

BA 1984, JD 1987 and MLIS 1991, Brigham Young University. University Honors: member, BYU Journal of Public Law.

Law Practice:

Snow, Nuffer, Engstrom & Drake, St. George, Utah, 1987-1990

Experience:

Associate Director for Collection Development and Faculty Outreach, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University, 2004-2005; Associate Director and Head of Public Services, Wiener-Rogers Law Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1998-2004; Interim Director, Wiener-Rogers Law Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2002; Associate Director for Public Services, Howard W. Hunter Law Library, Brigham Young University, 1995-1998; Head of Reference Services,Brigham Young University Law Library, 1991-1995; Reference Librarian, Brigham Young University Law Library, 1990-1991.

Classes Taught:

Introduction to Advocacy, Law Librarianship Management, Legal Research & Writing, Advanced Legal Research, Lawyering Process.

Publications:

Kory D. Staheli, Nevada Statutory Research in Nevada Legal Research Guide, Jennifer L. Gross, ed., (William S. Hein Co., 2005).

Kory D. Staheli, Finding Legal Information on the Internet: Suggested Starting Points in Legal Research on the Internet: Navigating the Maze (State Bar of Nevada 2000).

Kory D. Staheli, Introducing Students to Legal Practice Materials: Helping Fill a Law School Void, 16 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 23 (1998).

Howard W. Hunter Law Library Reference Staff, Legal Research Manual for Law Students: BYU Legal Research Series No. 12 (1997).

Kory D. Staheli & Kristin B. Gerdy, Many Utah Firms Are Adding CD-ROMs to Their Research Arsenal--Are They for You? Utah Bar Journal, Aug.-Sept. 1996, at 18.

Kory D. Staheli & Kristin B. Gerdy, Legal Research Training Seminar -- Legal Practice Materials in Libraries Change Lives: A Training Program Held in Celebration of the Fourth Annual Legal Research Teach-In 8 (1996).

Kory D. Staheli, Evaluating Legal Research Skills: Giving Students the Motivation They Need, 3 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing 74 (Spring 1995).

Kory D. Staheli, Utah Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, 87 Law Library Journal 28 (1995).

Kory D. Staheli, Utah Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography (Code-Co Law Publishers, 1995).

Kory D. Staheli, Motivating Law Students to Develop Competent Legal Research Skills: Combating the Negative Findings of the Howland and Lewis Survey, 14 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 195 (1994).

Presentations:

Moderator, “Counting Electronic Resources: Should We Count Them, and if so, What Do We Count? American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, July 2006

Speaker, “Measuring Up: Collection Statistics and Other Reporting Issues for Those Who Miss Their Old ILS” Sirsi Users Group, Nashville, Tennessee, February 2005

Speaker, “Nevada Legislative History Research: Using Print and Online Sources” State Bar of Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June 2001

Coordinator, “A New Legal Citation Manual: What Will It Mean For Law Librarians?” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 2000

Speaker, “Finding Legal Information on the Internet: Suggested Starting Points.” State Bar of Nevada, Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada, March 2000

Coordinator and Moderator, “Implementing MacCrate: Moving Toward a New Horizon in Legal Research Competence,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, July 1998

Coordinator, Moderator, and Speaker, “Measuring Legal Research Competence,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 997.

Coordinator, “United on the Waterfront: Building Relationships and Fostering Cooperation Among Law Librarians of All Types,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 1997.

Speaker, “Motivating Law Students to Develop Competent Legal Research Skills: Combating the Negative Findings of the Howland and Lewis Survey.” American Association of Law Libraries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 1995.

Professional Service:

American Association of Law Libraries
Member, 1991- present
AALLNET Working Group, 1995- 1996 (AALLNET is the official Homepage of the American Association of Law Libraries)
Statistics Committee, Member, July 2005-July 2006
Statistics Committee, Chair, July 2006-present

American Association of Law Libraries Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section
Member, 1991-present
Research Instruction Committee, Chair, 1993-1994
Reference Committee, Chair, 1994-1995
Secretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, 1995-1996
Vice Chair/Chair-Elect, 1996-1997
Chair, July 1997-July 1998