
Jennifer L. Robble
Senior Information Resources Management Librarian
J.D., Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
M.L.S., Indiana University
Biography
Jennifer Robble received her J.D., summa cum laude, from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and her M.L.S. from Indiana University. She joined the Fineman and Pappas Law Libraries as a Legal Information Librarian in 2011, became the Information Resources Management Librarian in 2013, and was promoted to Senior Information Resources Management Librarian in 2018. Prior to her arrival at Boston University, she worked in libraries at the Indiana Attorney General’s Office, the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, and Sage College of Albany. She is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries, where she has served as a member of the Recruitment & Involvement Committee for the Computing Services Special Interest Section, and the Law Librarians of New England, where she was on the Service Committee. She was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 2012.
Jennifer has taught first year legal research courses, an IP Legal Research class, and in the library’s Certification program. She currently represents the law library on the BU Libraries’ Alma Coordinating Committee. Her areas of interest include integrated library systems, discovery layers, linked data, institutional repositories, intellectual property, and the First Amendment. She has presented on routing electronic journals, shared library catalogs, electronic resource management, and conducting technical interviews and has publications in the Indiana Law Review, Law Library Journal, and Technical Services Law Librarian.
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Courses
Intellectual Property Law Research: LAW JD 733
This course begins with an overview of basic legal research skills, processes, and resources using intellectual property subject matter. The course then proceeds to specific research strategies in copyright, patents, and trademark law, providing students an increased understanding of advanced legal research skills using: secondary sources, legislative history, administrative materials, and more. Students will gain an even deeper understanding of the context and framework of legal resources and how they are applied to real-world research from practitioner guest lecturers. Classes combine instruction and hands-on exercises, with an emphasis on exposure to databases beyond Lexis and Westlaw. Students are evaluated on weekly research assignments and a final research project. PREREQUISITE: Intellectual Property. NOTE: Students may not add this course after the first class is held. NOTE: This class counts toward the 6-credit Experiential Learning requirement. ENROLLMENT LIMIT: 15 students. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Students who fail to attend the first class or obtain permission to be absent from either the instructor or the Registrar, will be administratively dropped from the class. Students on the waitlist are required to attend the first class meeting for enrollment eligibility. Meeting dates 1/18/2024-2/29/2024
SPRG 2024: LAW JD 733 A1 , Jan 18th to Feb 29th 2024Days | Start | End | Credits | Instructors | Bldg | Room |
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Thu | 2:10 pm | 4:10 pm | 1 | Brian Flaherty | LAW | 204 |