Laura Ax-Fultz

Associate Dean Library and Information Services
Associate Librarian

Department Address

Trickett Hall
150 S. College Street
Carlisle, PA 17013-2899
Office Phone
717-241-3541
Departmental Phone
717-240-5267 (department)
717-240-5127 (fax)
lja10@psu.edu

Library Guides

Publications

Why Law Librarians Quit: Results of the Law Librarian Exit Survey, Law Library Journal, 2025

Program Review of Leave Treasure Hunts to Pirates: Using Research Plans and Logs to Create Experiential Legal Research Courses, The ALL-SIS Newsletter, 2016

Take Five for Customer Service, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2016

Program Review of Legal Information Made Beautiful: Making and Using Law-Related Infographics, The ALL-SIS Newsletter, 2015

Igniting the conversation: Embracing legal literacy as the heart of the profession, Law Library Journal, 2015

Program Review of The Accidental Archivist, LH&RB: Newsletter of the Legal History & Rare Books Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries, 2014

Basic Online Legal Research for Librarians, Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice, 2014

PORTT: The Legal Research Certification Program at Penn State Law, The ALL-SIS Newsletter, 2014

U.S. Adherence to Its Agenda 21 Commitments: A Five-Year Review, Environmental Law Reporter, 1997

Other Publications

Blogs

Keeping it Brief!, 2022

Chapters

The Law Libraries of Penn State, Organizational Structures of Academic Law Library: Past, Present, and Future, 2023

Book/Film/Article Reviews

National Socialist Family Law: The Influence of National Socialism on Marriage and Divorce Law in Germany and the Netherlands, LH&RB: Newsletter of the Legal History & Rare Books Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries, 2015

American Homicide, Unbound: An Annual Review of Legal History and Rare Books, 2013

The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook, 2013

Magazine/Trade Publications

Using Institutional Objectives to Measure Performance & Show Value, AALL Spectrum, 2022

Taking Legal Research Instruction to the Next Level with the National Legal Research Teach-In, AALL Spectrum, 2014

Newsletters

How to Build a Research Certification Program, InterView Newsletter, 2012

Dynamic and Creative Faculty Retreat, InterView Newsletter, 2012

Others

Tips for Navigating the Hiring Seas of Academic Law Librarianship, 2023

Faculty Resources for Remote Teaching, 2020

Race and Diversity in America, 2020

Student Resources for Remote Learning, 2020

Women's Voting Rights and the 19th Amendment, 2020

Continuing Mission: To Explore Our World, 2020

Legal Research for 2Ls, 2019

Dickinson Adjunct Law Faculty Services Guide, 2016

Customer Service and Libraries, 2014

Montague Law Library Faculty Services Guide, 2014

Child Abuse and Neglect Research Guide, 2nd, Pennsylvania State University, 2012