Biddleblog

Jordon Steele is the Archivist at Biddle. When he's not organizing the papers of the American Law Institute, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law (NCCUSL, if you work in acronyms), or the National Bankruptcy Archives, he works with the rest of the Public Services librarians to apply emerging techonlogies to the library's mission of outreach and instruction.

Al Dong is a Reference/Documents Librarian at the Biddle Law Library. His faculty research focuses mainly on taxation laws and business. Al is an avid distance runner, and he has completed fifteen marathons, including the 2003 to 2008 Boston Marathons.

Ed Greenlee is Associate Director for Public Services at Biddle Law Library. He teaches legal research, engages in the administration of the law library, and carries out research for Penn Law’s faculty. Some of his interests include copyright, the application of new technology to legal research and legal education, religion and the law, contemplative practices in legal settings, and art law.

Bill Draper has been a reference librarian at Biddle since 1992. Bill supports faculty research in taxation, bankruptcy, law & economics, antitrust, securities, corporations, property law, health law, constitutional law, environmental law, law & philosophy, and law & religion.

Tim is a reference librarian at Biddle Law Library. In addition to teaching legal research to first year students, Tim provides in-depth research assistance to faculty members. Tim also serves as Penn Law’s primary contact person for Lexis and Westlaw. A native of Los Angeles and a UCLA alum, Tim is an avid fan of UCLA athletics and is hoping that this year’s basketball team will once again make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament (thereby enabling him to forget about yet another disappointing season of Bruin football).

Joe Parsio has worked in the Penn libraries for 22 years. He has been at Biddle for twelve and Head of Access Services for three years. Access Services includes Circulation, stacks, microfiche, looseleafs and Faculty Document Delivery. Joe served in Vietnam from September 1969 to December 1970.

Mike Barton is a Reference Librarian at the Biddle Law Library.  Mike teaches legal research to both first year and our International LLM students.  Additionally, Mike actively engages in faculty research in a variety of topic areas.  Having worked as a U.S. Coast Guard Judge Advocate for ten years as well as a Merchant Mariner, Mike has a personal interest in administrative, admiralty, and international law.

Doris Wang is a graduate student at the School of Library and Information Studies, Rutgers University concentrating on archives and information management.  When not processing the Richard V. Wellman Papers or attending school, she works on designing her website, finding a good read, and blogging.  Her current life's ambition is to solve the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle.

Ron Day is Head of Reference Services at the Biddle Law Library.  A graduate of Penn Law School, he coordinates research services for faculty and instructional services for students.  He has taught for many years an advanced course in legal research for 2Ls and 3Ls. 

Tara Ewald is Reference Intern and an Interlibrary Loan Assistant. She is fascinated by the interactions between law and culture, especially with regard to law and religion, law and family issues, and law and politics. She reads constantly, and thinks librarianship is a wonderful career because the buildings are beautiful and full of books!

Al Dong is a Reference/Documents Librarian at the Biddle Law Library. His faculty research focuses mainly on taxation laws and business. Al is an avid distance runner, and he has completed eighteen marathons, including the 2003 to 2008 Boston Marathons.