Eric Young is associate dean for the law library. He most recently was assistant dean and law library director at the University of South Dakota and previously was assistant dean for law library and technology services and an assistant professor of law at Nova Southeastern University in Florida. He holds a Juris Doctor from Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, a Masters of Library and Information Science from Indiana University and a Bachelor of Arts from Miami (Ohio) University. Following his graduation from Chase, he was an assistant professor of library services and assistant director for information technology at the college, prior to becoming a judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and subsequently holding various law firm and law school positions.
Book Review, 111 Law Library Journal, No. 3, reviewing Stuart Biegel, The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America’s Public Schools (2d ed.).
South Dakota Legal Research Guide (2d ed.), Eric W. Young, et al., William S. Hein & Co.
Book Chapter, Millennial Leadership in Libraries, William S. Hein & Co., 2018.
Book Review, 109 Law Library Journal, No. 2, reviewing Suja A. Thomas, The Missing American Jury: Restoring the Fundamental Constitutional Role of the Criminal, Civil, and Grand Juries, 2016.
Book Review, 23 Legal Information Alert No. 2, reviewing Computer Law Alert, an online product provided by CCH Incorporated, 2004.
Book Review, 21 Legal Information Alert, No. 8, reviewing D. Rothschild and Anthony J. Bocchino, Effective Use of Court Technology: A Lawyer’s Guide to Pretrial and Trial, 2002.
“Staffing Your IT Department Cheaply, but Effectively,” Connecting: The Newsletter of Computing Services SIS of the American Association of Law Libraries, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2002.
Promoting the Progress of Science & the Useful Arts by Demoting the Progress of Science & the Useful Arts? The DMCA & the Reimerdes Decision, 28 N.KY. L. REV. 847 (2001).
Panelist, “Thinking Outside the Box: Expanding the Library’s Role to Meet New ABA Standards,” Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, 2019.
Poster Presentation, “Developing an Integrated Mobile App at USD Law: A Win-Win for the Law Library and Law School,” Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, 2018, and South Dakota Library Association Annual Conference, 2018.
“2016-2017 United States Supreme Court and South Dakota Supreme Court Cases Update,” South Dakota Judicial Conference, 2017.
“Rethinking Failures: Essential Tools for Cultivating Innovation & Growth,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting,” 2015.
“Reinventing Law School Libraries for a Digital Age,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, 2014.
“Law Practice 2.0: Using the Internet & Social Media to Increase Productivity & Manage Your Law Practice,” Nova Southeastern University Law Center Alumni Association continuing legal education, 2012.
“Age Discrimination (the Basics),” Nova Southeastern University, Lifelong Learning Institute, 2012.
“Legal Research: The Basics for Assisting Library Patrons,” Florida Library Association Annual Conference, 2012.
