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Carla Wale

CV Teaching Professor, Director, MLIS Law Librarianship Specialization
William H. Gates Hall

Specializations

  • Democratization of Legal Information
  • Technology and Information Policy
  • Organizational Change and Leadership

Courses

  • LIS 592 - Legal Research Methods
  • LIS 595 - Research And Writing In Law Librarianship

Biography

Carla Wale holds a joint appointment as a Teaching Professor in the School of Law and the Information School. She also serves as the School of Law’s Associate Dean of Information and Technology, Director of the M.G. Gallagher Law Library, and Director of the Information School’s M.L.I.S. Law Librarianship program. Prior to joining the University of Washington, she served in various roles at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, and Northern Illinois University College of Law. Courses taught by Dean Wale include Technology Law and Public Policy, Legal Research Methods, Advanced Copyright Law, Copyright for Information Professionals, and Foundations of Law Librarianship. Her scholarship focuses on organizational leadership and the intersection of information, technology, and law.

Education

  • EdM, Harvard University, 2024
  • MBA, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
  • MLIS, University of Washington, 2011
  • JD, Loyola University College of Law, 2006
  • BA, Washington State University, 2002

Publications and Contributions

  • Book Editor, Scholarly
    Pennsylvania Legal Research (2017)
    Authors: Barbara J. Busharis, Catherine M. Dunn, Bonny L. Tavares, Carla Wale
  • Book Editor, Scholarly
    Digital Rights Management: The Librarian’s Guide (2016)
    Editors: Catherine A. Lemmer, Carla Wale
  • Newsletter
    Learning to Lead: The 2014 AALL Leadership Academy (2014)
    Law Library Lights, 58(1), pp. 1-26 Authors: Deborah Shrager, Carla Wale, Andrew Winston
  • Journal Article, Professional Journal
    Cloudy with a Chance of Collaboration (2013)
    AALL Spectrum, 17(6), pp. 10-12 Authors: Carla Wale, Ellen Richardson
  • Book Editor, Scholarly
    Louisiana Criminal Law: Cases and Materials (2013)
    Authors: Bobby Marzine Harges, Wendy K. Shea, Dane S. Ciolino Editor: Carla Wale
  • Newsletter
    TechBuzz: Cool Tools Round-Up—Boston (2012)
    Chicago Association of Law Libraries Bulletin, pp. 20 Authors: Ben Carlson, Carla Wale
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    Cloudy with a Chance of Open Source: Open Source Integrated Library Systems and Cloud Computing in Academic Law Libraries (2011)
    Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 30(4), pp. 310-331 Author: Carla Wale

Presentations

  • Cheers [to Being an Academic Law Library Director]: Where Everybody Knows Your Name (2023)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Boston, MA
  • Get Out the Map: Finding Our Way Towards a Stronger Professional Pipeline (2023)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Boston, MA
  • Speaker, Is Resistance Futile? The Future of Law Libraries, Computers, and Artificial Life through Star Trek (2023)
    Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction Conference - Philadelphia, PA
  • Developing and Mentoring the New Law Librarian (2022)
    Mid-America Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Virtual
  • Help! How Do I Hire a Strong Middle Manager in an Academic Law Library? (2022)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Denver, CO
  • How It Started/ How It's Going (2022)
    American Association of Law Libraries Law Repositories Caucus Conference - Online
  • Recruiting, Retention, and Resilience (2022)
    American Association of Law Libraries Regional Chapters Joint Program - Online
  • Your Journals are Spying on You: What Platform Surveillance Means for Us (2022)
    University of Washington Libraries’ Academic Surveillance and the Big Data Economy Program - Seattle, WA
  • The Ferengi Mindset: Applying the Rules of Acquisition to Law Library Operations (2021)
    American Association of Law Libraries Webinar Series - Online
  • The Ferengi Mindset: Applying the Rules of Acquisition to Library Operations (2021)
    Connecticut Library Association Professional Development Series - Online
  • Getting to 'No': Setting Boundaries and Pushing Back Strategically (2020)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Online
  • Getting to ‘No’: Setting Boundaries and Pushing Back Strategically, Part 2 (2020)
    Project 20/20: From Transition to Transformation - Online
  • Interviewing When You Can’t Shake Hands (2020)
    American Association of Law Libraries Webinar Series - Online
  • The Leader in You (2020)
    American Association of Law Libraries Education Update - Online
  • Leveraging Project Management Applications (2017)
    Society of Academic Law Library Directors Annual Meeting - Austin, Texas
  • The Human Equation: What Star Trek Teaches Us about Leadership (2017)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Austin, Texas
  • The Human Equation: What Star Trek Teaches Us about Leadership, Part 2 (2017)
    American Association of Law Libraries Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section Continuing Education Webinar Series - online
  • Making the Case for Your Career: Creating Killer Cover Letters, Résumés, and LinkedIn Profiles (2015)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Taking Langdell Literally: The Law Library as Technology Laboratory (2015)
    Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting - Lexington, Kentucky
  • What’s in Your Toolbox?: Tools to Organize Your Research, Scholarship, or Professional Writing (2014)
    American Association of Law Libraries Webinar Series - online
  • Advocate Your Value: Practical Marketing for Busy Librarians (2013)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting: Preconference Workshop - Seattle, Washington
  • Beam Me Up, Scotty: Using RDM+ to Remotely Access Your Computer from Your iPad (2012)
    American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting: Cool Tools Café - Boston, Massachusetts