Neal Axton

Current

• Reference Librarian at William Mitchell College of Law

Past

• Student Circulation Supervisor at UCLA School of Law
• Evening Access Services Librarian / Reference Librarian at UCLA Law School
• Library Intern at University of Tulsa

• Legal Editor at Tribal Law and Policy Institute
• Assistant to Vice President, Structured Finance Division at US Export-Import Bank
• Assistant Reference Librarian at Lawrence Public Library
• Sandwich Artist at Subway

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of Kansas
• Kansas State Univeristy

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Neal Axton’s Summary

I am a legal reference librarian at William Mitchell College of Law. I have a law degree from the University of Kansas and a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from UCLA.

I have been an attorney in private practice, worked for the state court system, the federal government, been a reference librarian at a public library, and provided legal reference service at public and private law schools.

Neal Axton’s Specialties:

Legal Research, Reference Instruction, Knowledge Management, Information Architecture, Project Management

Neal Axton’s Experience

• Reference Librarian

  William Mitchell College of Law

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Services industry)

  November 2005 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  I am a reference librarian and I also help teach some classes in conjunction with law faculty.

• Student Circulation Supervisor

  UCLA School of Law

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Libraries industry)

  September 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 2 months)

  Responsible for handling circulation duties, controlling library access, supervising guard and community service officer, as well as providing general legal reference.

• Evening Access Services Librarian / Reference Librarian

  UCLA Law School

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Libraries industry)

  November 2004 — October 2005 (1 year)

  I provided legal reference service in the evening and supervised two other employees and was responsible for closing the law library during the week.

• Library Intern

  University of Tulsa

  (Information Services industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year)

• Legal Editor

  Tribal Law and Policy Institute

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  I assisted with the drafting of a child protection code for tribal nations with civil and criminal provisions. I also assisted with the development of an Instructor's Guide for a textbook on Tribal law.

• Assistant to Vice President, Structured Finance Division

  US Export-Import Bank

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Banking industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years)

  Responsible for administrative support of the Structured Finance Division. Duties included handling international travel reservations and reimbursements, drafting routine correspondence , responding to initial financing inquiries, and all other administrative tasks. During my two years with Ex-Im Bank I received 3 awards.

• Assistant Reference Librarian

  Lawrence Public Library

  (Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Libraries industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

  I provided reference service in person and over the phone in a community of approximately 80,000 people.

• Sandwich Artist

  Subway

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Food Production industry)

  July 1995 — April 1996 (10 months)

  I served sandwiches to those who hungered.

Neal Axton’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  Master's in Library and Information Science, Information Studies, 2003 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Special Libraries Association, American Association of Law Librarians, Activist Librarians and Educators, InterActions Student Advisory Board

• University of Kansas

  Juris Doctorate, Law, August 1995 — May 1998

• Kansas State Univeristy

  BA, Philosophy, August 1991 — May 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Philosophy Club, Union Programming Counsel's Kaleidoscope Films Committee, Crew Supervisor for 3 years for KSU Grounds Maintenance

Additional Information

Neal Axton’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Blog

Neal Axton’s Interests:

I currently teach Internet Legal Research to law students and try to help them find the most cost-effective (which generally mean time-effective) means of legal research. There are many trade-offs in determining which resources to use among print, free web, and premium services. I am fascinated by records management and the privacy implications of cross-border dataflows. The application of information technology to law enforcement, the administration of justice, and disaster mitigation and response is another keen interest of mine. I volunteer with the Ramsey County Sheriff's Community Emergency Response Team and am interested in how locational technologies like GPS and RFID may aid first responders and allied aid agencies.

Neal Axton’s Groups:

Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL), American Association of Law Librarians (AALL), Special Libraries Association (SLA), Phi Beta Kappa, Activist Librarians and Educators, UCLA

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Neal Axton’s Honors:

Member of Phi Beta Kappa

The following three awards from the US Export-Import Bank:

On-The-Spot Award for Demonstrated Initiative, January 2002

Quality Step Increase for Exemplary Performance, September 2001

Superior Accomplishment Award, January 2001

Neal Axton’s Contact Settings

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