Law Library Directory
Library Faculty and Staff by name or by department
By Name
| Adkins | Collins | Hodges | Picquet |
| Beintema | DeArmond | Klavon | Preuss |
| Best | Freeman | Knepp | Price |
| Burns | Gray | Marsh | Smalley |
| Carter | Groah | Marshall | Tucker |
| Cochran | McWilliams | ||
| Offshack |
By Department
| Administration |
| Acquisitions/Serials Department |
| Cataloging Department |
| Network & Computing Services |
| Government Documents |
| Public Services/Circulation Department/Reference |
Law Library Administration
William J. Beintema beintema@tennessee.edu
(865) 974-4381. Director of the
Law Library and Associate Professor of Law. The director
is responsible for the overall administration of the Law Library
and information technology for the entire Law College.
de Thomis Burns dburns3@utk.edu
(865) 974-4381. Administrative Support Assistant. Performs general secretarial duties for the Law Library. Responsible for the monthly and biweekly payroll and leave records; for keeping account of fine, copy order, and other payments; and for verifying our equipment inventory.
Phyllis McWilliams pmcwilli@utk.edu
(865) 974-6547. Accounting Specialist I. Pays invoices and reconciles statements. Records the payment of some invoices on serials check-in cards and solves problems related to invoices and statements.
Acquisitions/ Serials Department
D. Cheryn Picquet dpicquet@utk.edu
(865) 974-6729. Associate Director/Head of Technical Services/Professor in the Law Library. Oversees the Collection Development, Technical Services, and Government Documents Depository functions of the Law Library and participates in the daily administration of the Library, including the development and articulation of policy, process, and procedure. Engages in the formulation and writing of reports, budgets, studies and evaluations, and other documents of accountability regarding the mission and performance of the Law Library. Serves as Acting Director in the absence of the Director.
(865) 974-9746. Acquisitions Librarian/Associate Professor in the Law Library. Supervises the acquisitions and serials processes in the Library and is responsible for the transition of the department's functions to the integrated online system. She also supervises the department in the department head's absence.
Suzanne Smalley ssmalley@utk.edu
(865) 974-4918. Library Departmental Supervisor. Responsible for ordering all materials for the Law Library. Coordinates and supervises all related processes including records management and payment, and works closely with publishers, vendors, and faculty/staff in order to resolve problems arising from the acquisitions process. Also responsible for the management of standing orders and continuing subscriptions and the deposition of gift materials.
Amy Tucker atucke17@utk.edu
(865) 974-6726. Library Supervisor III. Establishes and maintains check-in and payment records for all serial publications purchased by the Library. Routes serials to faculty members, claims materials that have not been received, and creates records that allow other departments to know how to handle serial publications. Also trains and supervises student assistants who sort and open the mail, and who file loose leaf, newsletters, pocket parts, and other materials that keep the library collections current.
Cataloging Department
Reba Best rbest2@tennessee.edu
(865) 974-6728. Head of Cataloging/Professor in Law Library. Responsible for the Catalog Department which handles cataloging and classification; processing and binding; and maintenance of the online bibliographic database. Also coordinates the functions and activities of the Library's automated system.
Carol Collins ccollin1@utk.edu
(865) 974-6552. Librarian/Assistant Professor in the Law Library. Responsible for cataloging and classification in all formats, original and copy cataloging, authority control, database maintenance and participation in planning and implementing special projects. Assists in the development of policies and procedures for the department and is responsible for the Cataloging Department in the absence of the Department Head.
Sally Carter (Phyllis) pcarter3@utk.edu
(865) 974-7075. Library Supervisor III Responsible for inputting original and editing copy cataloging for new titles; rush handling of locations, class reserves, and special titles; the preparation of replacement volumes for processing, adding and withdrawing; updating and correcting online bibliographic records; assisting in the development of policies and procedures for the department; hiring, training and supervising student assistants; maintenance of compact storage items; providing assistance to staff and faculty on the interpretation of the online catalog; creating monthly Acquisitions and Audiovisual lists; participating in planning and implementing special departmental projects.
Patty DeArmond psd@utk.edu
(865) 974-6546. Senior Library Associate I. Responsible for the general preservation of library materials through binding preparation and processing; mending and repairs; and the utilization of appropriate protective boxes and covers. Also participates in departmental projects concerning the online catalog and maintains summary holdings.
Sandy Klavon sklavon@utk.edu
(865) 974-9407. Senior Library Associate III. Responsible for overseeing the processing of new titles; added/replacement volumes, and re labeling; inputting original and editing copy cataloging our new titles; hiring, training and supervising student assistants; the rush handling of notify-route books; updating and correcting online bibliographic records; and various departmental projects.
Public Services/Circulation Department/Reference
Sibyl Marshall smarshal@utk.edu
(865) 974-5906. Head of Public Services / Associate Professor in the Law Library. Oversees and is directly responsible for all the Public Service functions (circulation, reference, interlibrary loan) in the College of Law Library. Sets policies to further the mission of the College of Law. Provides reference assistance and library instruction to students, faculty, and staff, members of the legal community, and the general public.
Katherine Marsh kmarsh@utk.edu
(865) 974-0133. Reference Librarian / Assistant Professor in the Law Library. Provides reference assistance and library instruction to the College of Law, University and legal communities and to the general public. Also shares responsibility for teaching legal research to the first-year law students.
(865) 974-6736. Reference Librarian / Assistant Professor in the Law Library. Provides reference assistance and library instruction to the College of Law, University and legal communities and to the general public. Coordinates the College of Law's computerized legal research training programs. Also shares responsibility for teaching legal research to the first-year law students.
Jeff Groah jgroah@utk.edu
(865) 974-6731 Circulation
Supervisor. Supervise the circulation functions (circulation,
reserve, interlibrary loan & stacks management) in the College
of Law Library. Hire, schedule, train, and supervise Student Library
Assistants assigned to the Circulation Department. Responsible
for the online circulation module of the Law Library.
Classroom Technology Coordinator.
Develop training programs in the use of College of Law classroom
technology equipment. Work with College of Law Faculty to enhance
the learning experience through the use of classroom technology.
Beth Offshack boffshac@utk.edu
(865) 974-7416. Senior Library Associate II. Prepares reserve materials for professors, checks materials in and out through the online catalog, answers questions concerning reserve and other library materials, sends out overdue fine notices, maintains the delinquent book list, and files check out cards. Also checks out carrels/lockers to students.
April Knepp aknepp@utk.edu
(865) 974-1823. Library Assistant. Responsible for the Interlibrary Loan department of the law library as well as various circulation duties. Supervises student workers, answers library phones, checks materials in and out through the online catalog, and assists patrons.
Network and Computing Services
Bill Hodges bhodges@utk.edu
(865) 974-2547. Computer, Electronic Services, and Network Manager. Responsible for all the electronic services of the Law Library and the Law School. Plans, manages, provides technical support for, and supervises the day-to-day operation of the College of Law's local area network (LAN), World Wide Web server, and computing infrastructure. Also provides systems analysis, design and programming services for the various departments within the college and combines strategic planning and research to ensure that the computing needs of our faculty, staff, and student customers are met.
Daniel Freeman freeman@utk.edu
(865) 974- 0614. Senior IT Technologist II. Provides computer support for both the Law Library and the College of Law. Maintains four Novell network servers, the UNIX-based online catalog system, 5 CD-ROM towers containing various software programs, dial-up access for outside modems, and access to the Internet though the campus Ethernet network. Also installs and upgrades over 225 PC's and peripherals and provides software support to faculty, staff, and students of the entire College.
Jolyon (Joe) Gray jcgray@utk.edu
(865) 974-6859. Senior IT Technologist. Installs, configures, and troubleshoots PCs, printers, modems, scanners, light pens, network adapters, and other components and peripherals. Also installs, configures, and troubleshoots a standard set of end-user operating system and application software. Resolve hardware and software problems for faculty, staff, and students. Assists in various aspects of network administration.
(865) 974-0236. Computer Services Librarian/ Associate Professor in the Law Library. Assists in the selection and implementation of electronic resources. Maintains and coordinates the Library's web pages. Provides assistance and training for the Library's databases and software.
Government Documents
Dawn Adkins dadkins@tennessee.edu
(865) 974-6724. Library Supervisor. Checks in all government publications received via the GPO Depository program. Maintains holding records for all GPO publications received at the Law Library and is responsible filing for all microfiche received by the Law Library.