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Collection Management and Metadata Librarian
David Hanson
Collection Management and Metadata Librarian 
Associate Professor of Law Librarianship
Areas of Responsibility
Collection Management, Acquisitions, Electronic Resources, Reference
Education
MALS, University of Missouri-Columbia
BA, Luther College
Experience
- Collection Management and Metadata Librarian, 2019
- Electronic Resources Librarian, Drake Law Library, 2012-2019
- Information Technology/Reference Librarian, Drake Law Library, 1998-2012
- Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian, East Central University
Selected Publications
- Assessing HeinOnline as a Source of Scholarly Impact Metrics (co-author), 114 Law Library Journal 395 (2022).
- Iowa Territory Legal Materials in Michael Chiorazzi & Marguerite Most, eds., Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia, 1st & 2nd eds. (Haworth Press, 2005).
Significant Accomplishments
- Member of the American Association of Law Libraries
- Member of the Mid-America Association of Law Libraries
- Presenter: Core Reference List (Central Iowa Library Service)
- Presenter: Just the FAQs: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Research Questions (Iowa Library Association/Association of College and Research Libraries Conference)
Biography
David manages the physical book collection, coordinates acquisitions and maintains the electronic legal resources for students and faculty at Drake University Law Library. He also administers the preservation and organization of the law school archives.
Prior to joining Drake Law Library, he was the Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
