Timothy L. Coggins
Associate Dean for Library & Information Services and Professor of Law
C.V.
Biographical Profile
Office: Room L18
Tel. (804) 289-8218
Fax (804) 289-8683
tcoggins@richmond.edu
Courses Taught: Legal Research; Advanced Legal Research
Education
B.A., N.C. Wesleyan College (1972)
Distinguished Alumni Award (2006)
M.S., Simmons College (1974)
J.D., N.C. Central University (1984)
Articles Editor, N.C. Central Law Journal
Professional Experience
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA
Associate Dean for Library & Information Services and Professor of Law, 2004-present;
Director of the Law Library & Professor of Law, 2003-2004;
Director of the Law Library & Associate Professor of Law, 1997-2003.
University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, AL
Director of the Law Library & Associate Professor of Law, 1993-1997.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC
Associate Director of the Law Library & Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, 1981-1992.
North Carolina Central University, Shepard Memorial Library, Durham, NC
Head of Public Services, 1977-1981.
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
Assistant Librarian, 1974-1977.
Recent & Featured Publications
Legal, Factual and Other Internet Sites for Attorneys and Legal Professionals, 15 Rich. J.L. & Tech. 13 (2009), available at http://law.richmond.edu/jolt/v15i4/article13.pdf.
Legal Periodicals, Indexes and Other Information Sources, in A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia (6th ed. Virginia CLE 2008).
Virginia Law: It’s Online, But Should You Use It?, Virginia Lawyer, June/July 2008, at 35 (reprinted in Journal of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, Fall 2008, at 24).
Alabama and Arkansas chapters, in State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (Richard J. Matthews & Mary Alice Baish eds.). Chicago, IL: American Association of Law Libraries, 2007.
Professional Affiliations and Service Activities
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Association of American Law Schools
Member, American Association of Law Libraries; Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
Member, Virginia Library Association; Column Editor, VLA Newsletter; Member, VLA Intellectual Freedom Committee; Recipient of the 2005 VLA Intellectual Freedom Award
Vice-Chair, AALL Electronic Legal Information Access and Citation Committee (2009-2010)