Elizabeth Adelman
Director of the Law Library; Vice Dean for Legal Information Services; Associate University Librarian for Law
205 O'Brian Hall, North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14260
- Ph: 716-645-2089
Office Hours
Office hours by appointment.
Education and Training
- J.D., Albany Law School, 2001
- M.L.S., School of Information and Library Studies, University at Buffalo, 1993
- B.A., University at Buffalo, 1992
Awards and Honors
Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award, American Association of Law Libraries, 2026
ALL-SIS Book Award, American Association of Law Libraries, 2025
Frederick Charles Hicks Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Law Librarianship, Academic Law Libraries Section, ALL-SIS, American Association of Law Libraries, 2025
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Librarianship, 2011
Publications
Publications
Books
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Courtney L. Selby, Brian T. Detweiler, Kathleen Darvil, and Rebecca Chapman. New York Legal Research, 5th ed., Carolina Academic Press (2026).
Elizabeth G. Adelman & Jessica de Perio Wittman, eds., Organizational Structures for Academic Law Libraries: Past, Present, and Future. W.S. Hein.
Volume 1 (2023)
Volume 2 (2024), Winner of the 2025 AALL ALL-SIS Book Award
Volume 3 (2025), Winner of the 2026 AALL J. L. Andrews Legal Literature Award
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Courtney L. Selby, Brian T. Detweiler, and Kathleen Darvil, New York Legal Research, 4th ed., Carolina Academic Press (2020).
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Theodora Belniak, Courtney L. Selby, and Brian T. Detweiler, New York Legal Research, 3d ed., Carolina Academic Press (2015).
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Theodora Belniak, and Suzanne E. Rowe, New York Legal Research, 2d ed., Carolina Academic Press (2012).
Elizabeth G. Adelman & Suzanne E. Rowe, New York Legal Research, Carolina Academic Press (2008).
Nancy P. Johnson, Elizabeth G. Adelman, and Nancy J. Adams, Georgia Legal Research, Carolina Academic Press (2007).
Contributions to Books
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Centralization of the Academic Law Library: Is It Right For Your Institution?, in Academic Law Libraries Within the Changing Landscape of Legal Education: A Primer for Deans and Provosts, at 189 (Michelle M. Wu et al, eds., 2020).
Elizabeth G. Adelman, The Three Percent: Common Issues in Nonautonomous Law School Libraries, in Academic Law Library Director Perspectives: Case Studies and Insights, at 53 (Michelle M. Wu ed., 2015).
Journal Articles (selected)
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Karen Shephard, Richard Patti, and Robert M. Adelman, Academic Law Library Director Status Since the Great Recession: Strengthened, Maintained, or Degraded? 112 Law Libr. J. 117 (2020).
Databases
Elizabeth G. Adelman, Andrew Kloc, Jeannine Lee, Betsy Vipperman, and David Voisinet, NYCRR Digital Archive (http://law.lib.buffalo.edu.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/nycrr/). Led collaborative digitization and database creation of publicly accessible New York regulatory history documents, 1945–2001; Charles B. Sears Law Library, University at Buffalo; Appellate Division 4th Department Law Library, Rochester; New York State Supreme Court Library, Buffalo; October 2015.
- AWARD: Selected among 2015 New York Library Association/Government Information Roundtable’s Notable New York Documents.
Professional Memberships
American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 2001–present
Elected Offices
AALL Immediate Past President (2023/24)
AALL President (2022/23)
AALL Vice President/President-Elect (2021/22)
AALL Executive Board Member (2017/18–2020/21)
ALL-SIS, Immediate Past Chair (2010/11)
ALL-SIS, Chair (2009/10)
ALL-SIS, Chair-elect (2008/09)
Presentations
Presentations (Selected)
“The ABA Reexamines Faculty Employment Security and Status, and the Academy Needs to Pay Attention,” American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. January 10, 2025.
“Explore Opportunities to Lead, Innovate, and Transform Under the New ABA Library Standards,” American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. July 21, 2024.