Striepe receives new classification

Director Thomas “TJ” Striepe has been elevated to the classification of senior academic professional. Since 2021, he has led the Alexander Campbell King Law Library, which is home to 600,000 digital and print titles and includes more than 20 librarians and staff.

His teaching portfolio includes 1L Legal Research, Advanced Legal Research, Business Law Research and Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship.

He recently published “Effectiveness of Research Plans: A Case Study” in Legal Reference Services Quarterly.

He is an active member of the American Association of Law Libraries and the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries. He has been the chair of multiple committees and has presented frequently at annual conferences.

He joined the library in 2011, initially serving as the faculty services librarian and then as the associate director for research services.

Ellis earns promotion

Research Services Librarian Brandy Ellis has been promoted to the rank of Librarian II.

She supports research services for law school faculty and teaches first-year, advanced and specialized legal research courses, including Law and Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, she provides legal reference services and serves on the library leadership team.

A regular presenter at American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meetings, Ellis has delivered talks on “Bridging Differences in Mentoring Relationships” and “Teaching Ethics – Hallucinations and Misinformation” (as part of the “Teaching the Tech Trainers – AI Edition” panel).

She joined the Alexander Campbell King Law Library team in 2023.