Gail Mathapo
Reference Librarian & Professor of Legal Research, Legal Information Center
Mailing Address:
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center
Office 175A Holland Hall
PO Box 117628
Gainesville, FL 32611-7628
Email:
gmathapo@law.ufl.edu
Phone:
(352) 273-0725
Expertise
About
Education
- J.D., University of the District of Columbia
- M.S.L.S., The Catholic University of America
- B.A., Missouri Valley College
Professional Activities
- American Association of Law Libraries
- Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section member
- Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest member
Courses
Legal Research - LAW 5803
- This course introduces students to basic principles of researching statutory and case law at both federal and state levels. Students learn how to locate relevant statutes and case law using both electronic and print formats, including the use of indexes and secondary legal materials such as encyclopedias and treatises.
Publications
ARTICLES
- Experimenting with Embedding, A Law School Library Embeds Librarians In Clinics and Seminars, with Brittany Kolonay, AALL SPECTRUM, June 2012, http://www.aallnet.org/mm/Publications/spectrum/archives/Vol-16/No-8/embedding.pdf.