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DeCarlous Y. Spearman
Law Library Director and Assistant Professor of Law
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Phone:(713) 313-7328
Email: dspearman@tmslaw.tsu.edu
Joined the faculty in 2008.

Additional Biographical Information

• Law Library Associate Director, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law,  Houston, TX (1998-2005)
• Government Documents/Reference Librarian, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law,  Houston, TX (1997-1998)
• Director of Public Services/Reference Librarian, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law,  Houston, TX (1996-1997)
• Law Clerk, S.A. Randle & Associates, P.C. (1993-1995)
• Subject Information Specialist-Tax & Finance Libraries, Baker and Botts, L.L.P. (1986-1992)
• Congressional Intern, Congressman William H, Gray, III (Spring 1986)

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Additional Publications

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• Spearman, DeCarlous, "The History of Discrimination in the Hiring and Promotion in the Texas Rangers," (in progress).
• Henry Eman Doyle, in African American National Biography (Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, eds., Oxford University Press, 2008).
• Lois Lee Prestage Woods, in African American National Biography (Henry Louis Gates, Jr. & Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, eds., Oxford University Press, 2008).
• Review, "I-1 Step Away from the Podium! Tips, Tricks and Technologies for Energizing Training Sessions and Legal Research Classes" Mark E. Estes Editorial Director, 12(2) AALL Spectrum, September/October 2007.

       Presentations

• Presenter, Citing Bluebook and Texas Citation Form, Houston Area Law Librarians (HALL) Library Skills, Sources & Solutions Seminar, March 22, 2006.
• Moderator & Panelist, Remembering Our Past, Celebrating 60 Years - Thurgood Marshall School of Law 1947-2007, Texas State Historical Association 112th Annual Meeting, March 7, 2008.
• Presenter, Bluebook and Texas Legal Citation Made Simple, Jones Day Paralegal Seminar, May 15, 2008.
• Speaker, "How the Economy has Affected Libraries," at Houston Area Law Librarians (HALL) Surviving the Economic Times:  Law Libraries and Librarians Seminar, October 12, 2009.
• Speaker, "Flourishing Through Technology:  How the TMSL Adapted its Historical Collection for Electronic Access," at Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL) Adapt and Flourish Conference, April 8, 2010.

       Media Appearance

• Mary Flood, Interview, Moneymakers:  DeCarlous Spearman has a Taste for Law and Library, Houston Chronicle, August 1, 2008, at D2.

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Affiliations

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• State Bar of Texas
• United States Federal Court, Southern District of Texas
• Mediation Certification
• American Association of Law Libraries
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries - Local Planning Committee Member (2007-2008)
• Houston Area Law Libraries - Member-at-Large (200-2001), Chairperson Scholarships and Grants Committee (1999-2000)
• Houston Area Network of Documents Information
• Houston Area Innovative Users Group
• Texas Council of Academic Libraries
• American Bar Association
• National Bar Association