About the Library 

JoAnn Celski
Library Assistant for Acquisitions/Accounts
Office number L320
651-523-2365, send e-mail to JoAnn

JoAnn is responsible for the acquisition of all new library materials from books and serials to supplies and equipment. She plays a vital role in keeping our payments accurate and on schedule and regularly communicates with publishers and suppliers.

Mary Derbis
Library Assistant for Public Services
Office number L240G
651-523-2349, send e-mail to Mary

Mary is in charge of obtaining interlibrary loans and supervises all loose-leaf filing. She keeps the library running during evenings and on Sundays. Mary also provides limited reference assistance.

Megan Jens
Reference Librarian
B.S., University of Minnesota
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
M.L.I.S., University of Denver
Office number L240I
651-523-2063, send e-mail to Megan

Megan provides research and reference services to faculty, staff and students, and participates in collection development.  In addition, she oversees Westlaw, Lexis, and CALI resources for the library.  Megan has experience in county law libraries, law firm libraries and academic law libraries.    Megan is currently the vice-chair/chair-elect for the GenX/GenY Caucus for the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL).

Barb Kallusky
Head of Public Services
B.A., University of Minnesota
J.D., William Mitchell College of Law
Office Number L240D
651-523-2131, send e-mail to Barb

Barb manages the public services staff (including reference, circulation, and interlibrary loan). She is the chief reference librarian for students and faculty. She will help you find and use library resources, including Westlaw and Lexis, and will obtain materials unavailable in our collection. She also answers questions regarding library policy and welcomes suggestions on acquisitions of library materials. In addition, Barb manages the library's Faculty VIP Research Assistant and Document Delivery services and coordinates the development and implementation of faculty services. Barb is a member of the AALL-SIS Faculty Services Committee and the MALL Awards and Scholarship Committee. She is a member of the Minnesota Bar.

Grace M. Mills
Director
B.A., Wellesley College
J.D., Columbia University
M.L.S., Queens College
Office number L240H
651-523-2119, send e-mail to Grace

Grace coordinates the efforts of the library staff and is responsible for the administration of the law library. Her duties include leadership and staff development, collection development, and budgeting, as well as faculty responsibilities. Grace's door is always open to anyone who would like to discuss ways of improving services and the collection. Previously Grace served as the founding library director for Florida A & M Law School after gaining broad experience in a number of well-regarded academic and nonacademic law libraries. She has chaired American Association of Law Libraries committees and held other positions of leadership in the profession. Grace is a member of the New Jersey bar.

Selva Palani
Library Assistant for Circulation
B.E., M.B.A.,
M.S. University of Saint Thomas
Office Number L240E
651-523-2052, send e-mail to Selva

Selva is responsible for the operation of the circulation desk. He hires and supervises the student assistants, maintains the stacks, maintains the reserve collection, and tracks down overdue materials. He also provides limited reference assistance.

The law library staff welcomes all first year students and all returning students! We hope to get to know you all better this year! In this photo:

Back row: Selva (Circulation), Emily (Head of Technical Services), Megan (Reference), Barb (Head of Public Services); Middle row: Regina (Web/Reference), Grace (Director), Kim (Technical Services Asst.); Front row: Mary (Public Services Asst.), Bev (Serials Assistant), Susan (Catalog Librarian)

Kim Salzer
Library Assistant for Technical Services
Office number L320
651-523-2367, send e-mail to Kim

Kim is responsible for assisting in the cataloging of library materials and for book repair and preservation. She maintains the microforms collection and also assists in maintaining and updating CLICnet.

Beverly Thury
Library Assistant for Serials
Office number L320
651-523-2368, send e-mail to Beverly

Beverly is responsible for maintenance of the serials records in the library. She receives all incoming library mail, records the receipt of updates to library materials, supervises the processing, routing, and shelving of serial items, and coordinates the binding of library materials.

Susan J. Vossberg
Catalog Librarian
M.L.I.S., Dominican University
Office number L320B
651-523-2353, send e-mail to Susan

Susan is responsible for integrating new materials into the existing library collection so that library users have a logical, organized way to find appropriate items. In so doing, she prepares bibliographic descriptions of items and assigns subject headings, classification numbers, and computer access codes. Susan is responsible for cataloging and processing monographs, serials, loose-leafs, videos, CD-ROM's, DVD’s, government documents, microfiche and electronic resources.

Emily Waitz
Head of Technical Services
B.A., University of Minnesota
M.L.I.S., College of St. Catherine
Office number L320B
651-523-2351, send e-mail to Emily 

Emily manages the Technical Services staff (acquisitions, serials and cataloging). She serves as the Associate Systems Administrator for the law library. She also is responsible for the Federal Depository Library Program, including managing the move to a primarily electronic environment for government documents. She is responsible for purchase, licensing, and access to subscription electronic resources. Emily has prior academic, law firm, and corporate experience in the information sciences. 

Regina Watson
Reference and Web Development Librarian
B.A., DePauw University
M.A., Indiana University
J.D., University of Virginia
M.L.I.S., Kent State University
Office number L240J
651-523-2308, send e-mail to Regina

Regina provides research and reference services to faculty, staff and students, participates in collection development, and oversees the library website and faculty scholarship database. In addition to teaching in the library's lecture series for first-year law students, Regina has taught the law school's Advanced Legal Research course in both the weekday and weekend programs and has taught the Legal Studies Department's introductory Legal Research and Writing course. Regina is co-chair of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Council of Newsletter Editors, a member of the AALL Academic Law Libraries Student Services Committee, and co-chair of the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries Newsletter Committee. Immediately following law school, Regina served as elbow clerk to a federal judge, and she later practiced commercial law as a partner in an Ohio law firm. She is a member of the Minnesota Bar and an inactive member of the Ohio Bar.