Stephanie Miller, Esq.

Law Librarian

Stephanie Miller

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Experience

West Virginia University College of Law

July 2018 - Present, Head of Outreach, Attorney Services, and Digital Initiatives

Washington and Lee University School of Law

January 2015 - June 2018, Assistant Director of the Law Library

August 2014 - December 2014, Head of Bibliographic and Digital Services Librarian

January 2012 - July 2014, Electronic Services Librarian

 

Publications

The Scholarly Impact Matrix: An Empirical Study of How Multiple Metrics Create an Informed Story of a Scholar's Work

39 Legal Reference Services Q. 283 (2020) (with Caroline Osborne). Available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=3582607

This article analyzes data collected in an empirical study of citation metrics. Between February 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019, the authors collected citation data from Google Scholar, HeinOnline, Westlaw, Lexis, SSRN, and Digital Commons repositories on randomly selected faculty members at U.S. law schools for the purpose of answering questions regarding fit and utility of citation metrics. Analysis of the citation data examines the impact of adoption of scholarly profiles, gender, and stage in the profession, and discipline, on exposure on citation with the conclusion that exposure results in increased citations.

Curricular Changes in Legal Research Instruction: An Empirical Study

37 Legal Reference Services Q. 97 (2018) (with Caroline Osborne). Available at: https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract_id=3201057

This article examines components of curricular design of a legal research class as impacting student performance. Expertise of instructor and use of the inverted, or flipped, classroom are specifically explored. Eight years of exam performance on an oral legal research midterm is used to measure student performance and success of various components of curricular design.

 

Teaching

West Virginia University College of Law

Introduction to Legal Research, 2018 - present

Advanced Legal Research: Selected Topics, 2020 - present

Washington and Lee University School of Law

Legal Research 1, 2015 - 2018

Introduction to the Legal Profession (undergraduate course), 2017

Awards

2021 AALL ALL-SIS, Outstanding Article Award

Awarded for The Scholarly Impact Matrix: An Empirical Study of How Multiple Metrics Created an Informed Story of a Scholars’ Work, 39 Legal Reference Serv. Q. 283 (2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3582607

2016 AALL Print Publications Award

Awarded to the Library at Washington and Lee University School of Law for Celebrating Scholarship at W&L.

Education

Drexel University

M.S. Library and Information Science, 2011

New York Law School

J.D., 2008

Pennsylvania State University

B.S. Economics and International Business, 2004

Bar Admission

Admitted to the New York State Bar