Director of the Law Library
Associate Professor of Law
Education
M.S.L.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003
LL.M. in Taxation, Emory University School of Law, 1992
J.D. University of Richmond, 1991
B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988
Academic and Library Experience
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV Associate Professor of
Law and Director of the Law Library, 2018 to present
Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA, 2007 to 2018
Assistant Dean of Legal Information Services and Professor of Legal Research,
(2010 to June 2018)
Acting Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law, (2009 - 2010)
Senior Associate Law Librarian and Lecturer in Law, (2009)
Research and Instructional Services Librarian and Lecturer in Law, (2007-2009)
University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA, 2004 - 2007
Reference and Research Services Librarian
University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, NC, Summer and Fall 2003
Summer Intern and Faculty Services Library Assistant
Caroline L. Osborne and Stephanie Miller, The Scholarly Impact Matrix: An Empirical Study of How Multiple Metrics Create an Informed Story of a Scholar’s Work. 39 LEGAL REF. SERVICES Q. 283 (2020).
Caroline L. Osborne, A Research Tool is Not Law: A Response to Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. 28 TEXAS INTELL. PROP. L. J. (2019).
Caroline L. Osborne and Stephanie C. Miller, Curricular Changes in Legal Research Instruction: An Empirical Study, 37 LEGAL REF. SERVICES Q. 97 (2018).
Caroline L. Osborne, International Investment Laws and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Guide to Web Based Resources, 46 INT’L. J. LEGAL INFO. 181 (2018).
Caroline L. Osborne, Programming to Promote Information Literacy in the Era of Fake News, 35 INT’L. J. LEGAL INFO. 46 (2018).
Caroline L. Osborne, The Legal Research Plan and the Research Log: An Examination
of the Role of the Research Plan and Research Log in the Research Process, 35
LEGAL RES. SERVICES Q. 1 (2016).
Caroline L. Osborne, The State of Legal Research Education: A Survey of First Year
Legal Research Programs or ‘Why Johnny and Jane Cannot Research,’ 108 LAW LIBR.
J. 403 (2016).
James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson, and Caroline L. Osborne, The Open Access Advantage
for American Law Reviews, 1 JPTOS 1 (2015).
Caroline L. Osborne, A Methodical Approach to Legal Research: The Legal Research
Plan, an Essential Tool for Today’s Law Student and New Attorney, 32 LEGAL RES.
SERVICES Q. 54 (2013).
Caroline L. Osborne, Annex 1 – Pathfinder on International Investment Law and Alternative
Dispute Resolution Web-Based Resources to United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development Investor-State Disputes: Prevention and Alternatives to Arbitration
II (Susan D. Franck & Anna Joubin-Bret eds.) (2010) (available at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1625763).
Caroline L. Osborne & Jennifer Rinalducci, Evaluation of Web-Based Resources
within the Art History Discipline. Technical Report, School of Information and
Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002) (available
at http://sils.unc.edu/research/publications/reports/TR-2002-04.pdf).
Caroline L. Osborne, Identification of Trends in the Teaching of Legal Research
(unpublished Master’s Thesis, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003) (copy
on file with the School of Information and Library Sciences, available at http://ils.unc.edu/mspapers/2902.pdf).
Book Chapters
Caroline L. Osborne, Chapter 8, Legal Periodicals, Indexes, Directories and Statistical
Information, in A GUIDE TO LEGAL RESEARCH IN VIRGINIA (Virginia CLE Publications
8th ed. 2017).
Caroline L. Osborne et al., Appendix C to THE BOULDER STATEMENTS ON LEGAL RESEARCH
EDUCATION: THE INTERSECTION OF INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS (Susan Nevelow
Mart ed. 2014).
Presentations, Workshops, Conferences, & Other Invitations
Citation and the Law Symposium, Yale Law School, Virtual Conference, April 22 - 23, 2021.
West Virginia Law Review Symposium 2021, Artificial Intelligence and the Law, Day Two Introduction, Virtual Conference, February 26, 2021.
Future-proofing the Law Library – Effectively Incorporate future-proofing into Strategic Planning, Discussion Group, Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Virtual Conference, August 8, 2020.
Problematic Collections: Digitization Surprises, Access, and Privacy, American Association of Law Libraries, Virtual Conference, July 2020.
The Scholarly Impact Matrix: An Empirical Study of How Multiple Metrics Create an Informed Story of a Scholar’s Work, KRELL Workshop Series University of North Carolina, Virtual Workshop, April 6, 2020.
“Fake News, Post-Truth, and Information Literacy,” Panel, Southeastern Association
of Law Schools, Nashville, TN, April 13, 2018.
“Information Literacy in a False/Fake News World,” Panel, International Association
of Law Libraries, Atlanta, GA, October 25, 2017.
“Legal Research and Law Practice Technology Pedagogy,” Discussion Group, Southeastern
Association of Law Schools, Boca Raton, FL, July 31, 2017.
“Maximizing Scholarly Impact,” Discussion Group, Southeastern Association of Law
Schools, Boca Raton, FL, July 31, 2017.
“Show Me the Money: Funding Professional Development,” American Association of
Law Libraries, Austin, TX, July 17, 2017
“An Inspired Classroom or Meeting: Re-inventing Yourself and Your Approach,” Southeastern
Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries, Raleigh, NC, March 31, 2017
“The Alchemy of Your Career: Turning Straw into Gold,” Virginia Library Association,
Hot Springs, VA, October 27, 2016
“Law Practice, Legal Technology, and Law Libraries,” Panelist, Southeastern Association
of Law Schools, Amelia Island, FL, August 9, 2016
“Law Libraries and Legal Education – Financial Drain or Transformational Resource,”
Discussion Group, Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Amelia Island, FL,
August 8, 2016 “Accreditation Under the New ABA Standards,” Society of Academic
Law Library Directors, Northwestern Law School, Chicago, IL, July 7, 2016
“Isn’t This Class Just Dicta? Making Legal Research Relevant and Things You Wish
You’d Have Known,” Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Schools,
Dallas, TX, April 14, 2016
“Libraries Adding Value: The Potential of the 21st Century Law Library” Southeastern
Association of Law Schools, Boca Raton, FL, August 2, 2015
“Privacy and the Digital Collection: Lessons Learned and Best Practices,” Virginia
Library Association, Richmond, VA, October 22, 2015
University of North Texas 2015 Open Access Symposia: The Open Access Advantage
for American Law Reviews, University of North Texas, Dallas, TX, May 19, 2015
“Privacy and the Digital Collection: Best Practices,” Southeastern Chapter of American
Association of Law Libraries Institute, Lexington, KY, April 16, 2016
“Open Access Institutional Repositories and Promotion of Faculty Scholarship,"
Southeastern Association of Law Schools, Amelia Island, FL, August 5, 2014
“The Risk, the Plan, the Payoff Webinar” bepress, April 29, 2014
“New Frontiers in Legal Research Education: Implementing Alternative Methods of
Legal Research Instruction – One Year Later,” Southeastern Chapter of American
Association of Law Libraries, Knoxville, TN, April 5, 2014
“Job Satisfaction: What Each of Us Do to Put it in Reach at Washington and Lee,”
Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries, Knoxville, TN,
April 3, 2014
“The Necessity, the Plan, the Payoff: Implementing a Law Repository at Washington
and Lee,” Virginia Association of Law Libraries, October 25, 2013
“The Risk, the Plan, the Payoff: Implementing a Law Repository at Washington and
Lee,” American Association of Law Libraries, Seattle, WA, July 14, 2013
“Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Student Services for the Millennial Generation,”
Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries, April 20, 2013
“Bespoke Librarian: How to Craft Made-to-Order Faculty Services,” Southeastern
Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries, Decatur, GA, April 19, 2013
“Finding Common Ground to Produce Practice Ready Graduates,” Southeastern Chapter
of American Association of Law Libraries, Institute, Decatur, GA, April 18, 2013
“Boulder Conference on Legal Information: Scholarship and Teaching 2012,” Harvard
University, Cambridge, MA, July 19-21, 2012
Lexis Legal Research & Writing Summit April 25-26, 2011
Faculty Panel, Lexis-Nexis Law School Team Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, June 20-23,
2011
Professional, University, Community Memberships and Boards
American Association of Law Libraries
Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section, Chair 2017 – 2018, Vice Chair 2016 – 2017 Bylaws Presidential Task Force, 2015 – 2016
Chapter Summit Planning Committee Task Force, 2015 – 2016
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 2010-2011; Vice-Chair, 2009 – 2010
Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
Chair, Bylaws Committee, 2016-2017
Board Member, 2014-2017
President, 2015-2016; Vice President, 2014-2015; member, 2004 to present
Legal Information Review, Board of Editors, 2016 to present
Washington and Lee University
University Intellectual Property Standing Committee, 2015 to present
University Art Collections Committee, 2012 to present
Student Affairs Committee, 2017- 2020 Lectures and Awards Committee, 2016 to
present
Post Graduate Fellowship Committee, 2016 to present
Faculty Library Committee, 2007 - 2016
Self-Study Committee, 2014 - 2015
Law Building Committee, 2013 - 2015
Law Commencement, 2014 Provost Search Committee, 2012 - 2013
University of Richmond School of Law
Career Services Search Committee, 2007
Curriculum Committee, 2004 - 2007
Virginia Continuing Legal Education Board, Washington and Lee Law School member
to board governing Virginia CLE, a non-profit educational division of the Virginia
Law Foundation, 2009 to present
American Bar Association Site Visits
Fordham University School of Law, February 2016
Creighton School of Law, September 2016
COSELL, Board of Directors, Secretary, 2008 - 2010
United Way of Lexington-Rockbridge, Virginia, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2012 2015
COSELL, Board of Directors, Secretary 2008 to 2010
Other Representative Legal Experience
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York, NY, 2001 to 2002 Senior Associate
Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC, 1992 to 1994 Associate
Awards
2016 American Association of Law Libraries Law Library Publications Award, Print
Division – The Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law Lexington,
VA, Celebrating Scholarship at W&L.
2015 American Association of Law Libraries Academic Libraries Special Interest
Section Outstanding Article Award – James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson, and Caroline
L. Osborne, The Open Access Advantage for American Law Reviews, 1 JPTOS 1 (2015).
