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Joseph Plumbar
Learning Resource Librarian & Legal Research Instructor

Education:

M.L.I.S., University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Science (anticipated Summer 2012)
J.D. 2008, Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law
B.A. 2005, Xavier University of Louisiana

 

Publications

• Joseph Plumbar & Shante Clark-Davis, Using Wikispaces to Share Reference and Circulation Statistics, Computer Aided Legal Instruction Conference (2012)
• Panelist, Leadership and Management from the Perspective of Newer Librarians, Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL), Embracing Today, Innovating for Tomorrow.  March 30, 2012
• Presenter, Finding, Using, and Sharing Statistics in Government E-Resources, Earl Carl Institute Orientation (ECI), September 5, 2012

Experience

• Learning Resources Librarian, Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2009- present
• Legal Research Instructor, Texas Southern University - Thurgood Marshall School of Law, 2009 – present
• Graduate Assistant, Robert J. Terry Library, 2007-2008 Harris County Attorneys’ Office Extern, 2008-2008

Professional Activities

• American Association of Law Libraries 2009 - present
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries 2009 - present
• Houston Area Law Libraries 2009 – present
• Innovative Users Group 2009 - present
• American Bar Association 2005 - present
• National Bar Association 2010 - present
• Houston Bar Association 2010 - present
  

Certificates and Licenses

• State Bar of Texas, 2009
• United States District Court Southern District of Texas, 2012