Donna Michelle Spears
Donna Michelle Spears
Asst. Professor of Law Library Services
Asst. Dir. for Research & Instructional Technology
859.572.6035
spearsd2@nku.edu
Assistant Professor of Law Library Services
Assistant Director for Research & Instructional Technology
"A lawyer without books would be like a workman without tools."
~Thomas Jefferson letter to Thomas Turpin Shadwill, 1769
Profile
Donna earned her Master in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University. Her first professional librarian position was as the Electronic Resources Librarian at the Lafayette Parish Public Library in Lafayette, Louisiana.
Donna went on to earn her J.D. from Loyola University College of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. While in law school, she clerked for Justice Knoll of the Louisiana Supreme Court, and Judge Ivan Lemelle of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
Donna's professional career as a law librarian began at the Florida International University College of Law Library, where she served as a Research and Reference Librarian.
Contact
- Office: NH215
- Email: spearsd2@nku.edu
- Phone: 859.572.6035
- Fax: 859.572.6529
Education
- BA, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- MLIS, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
- JD, Loyola University College of Law, New Orleans
Courses Taught
- Basic Legal Skills - Research
- Advanced Legal Research
Latest Publications
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