Donna Bennett

Donna Bennett - Chase College of Law

Professor of Law Library Services

Asst Director for User Services

"Our motto is 'Providing quality library service is our top priority,' and I am happy to say that we work very hard to make this a reality. We want our students and faculty to enjoy using the library, and we welcome their comments and suggestions on ways we can improve our services."

  • Education

  • AB, Wilmington College
  • MA English, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • MSLS, University of Kentucky

Profile

Donna is responsible for the User Services Department which includes Circulation/Reserves, Cataloging, Binding, Updating, Stack Maintenance, and Exhibits.

Prior to joining the Chase faculty in 1979, Donna served as Reference Librarian and Bibliographer at the University of Cincinnati, Library Director at Maysville Community College, Branch Librarian for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, and Assistant Librarian at Morehead State University. Teaching experience (part-time) includes: library science courses for the College of Education at the University of Cincinnati, freshman composition courses at Maysville Community College, and the research component of the Basic Legal Skills course at Chase.

Donna is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the Southeastern Chapter of AALL, and the Ohio Regional Association of Law Libraries. She has contributed short articles to law library newsletters, and a book review to College and Research Libraries. Her article on "Effectively Managing the Human Side of Change" was published in Law Library Journal (vol. 89, no. 3, pg. 335-348). A previous article, "Locating Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders: A Guide to Sources," was co-authored with Professor Phil Yannarella (Steely Library) and was published in Legal Reference Services Quarterly (vol. 5, no. 2/3).

Latest Publications

Condominium Homeownership: A Selected Annotated Bibliography of Legal Sources , (2009) (In Progress)

Tips for Conducting Effective Meetings, 1 ORALL Newsletter 5 (1997) Reproduced by the American Association of Law Libraries in the AALL Chapter Handbook, distributed to Chapter Officers in July, 1997, 1998, and 1999.

Effectively Managing the Human Side of Change, 89 Law Library Journal 335 (3 1997)

Locating Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders: A Guide to Sources, 5 Legal Reference Services Quarterly (2/3 1985) (co-authored with Phil Yannarella)