Roberta F. Woods
Assistant Professor of Research
Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian
- BA, Texas Woman’s University
- BS, Texas Woman’s University
- JD, Franklin Pierce Law Center
- rwoods@piercelaw.edu
- (603) 513-5199
- Courses: Legal Research
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Besides selecting, evaluating and making electronic resources available online and in the Law Library, Professor Woods chairs a NELLCO (New England Law Library Consortium) committee working on a high-tech solution to create an open source search system that will enable researchers to search all of the library’s digital holdings with one search. The project was awarded a grant by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in 2007 and runs through Nov. 30, 2009. Professor Woods conducted the predecessor trial project at Franklin Pierce Law Center Library utilizing the Google Search Appliance and presented her findings on it at the annual AALL (American Association of Law Libraries) conference in July 2006.
Professor Woods is uniquely qualified to address the electronic resource needs of the Law Library. She holds bachelor’s degrees in computer and library sciences. From her perspective, solutions to the increasingly technical aspects of libraries require technological creativity and a willingness to open up to ever expanding possibilities. “Technology offers a wonderful tool for libraries and researchers.” Professor Woods is always on the lookout to bring the library closer to the realm of today’s electronic researcher.
In addition to her duties in the Law Library, Professor Woods teaches legal research to 1L students. She sees information literacy as an important skill for lawyers to acquire in law school because lawyers must be life long learners.
“I enjoy teaching legal research because it affords me an opportunity to grow as a professional, which is a unique byproduct of the relationship that a teacher builds with students over the course of a semester. I am an energetic teacher; one who is continually in search of new ways to present time-worn resources to those newly embarking on a career in law.”
