Robert Linz

Associate Director and Head of Public Services

University of Colorado
Wolf Law Building
402 UCB
Boulder, CO  80309-0402
Office: 215B
Phone: (303) 492-2504
E-mail: robert.linz@colorado.edu

Curriculum Vitae:  View (PDF format)

Educational Background:
M.L.I.S.   Florida State University   1996  
J.D.   University of Florida   1993  
B.A.   Wake Forest University   1990  
Bio:
Robert Linz was appointed the Associate Director and Head of Public Services on December 1, 2008. In this role, he manages the reference and circulation functions of the law library, provides reference service, teaches legal research and develops ways to improve library services with technology. Prior to this appointment, Professor Linz served as the Deputy Law Librarian at the Colorado Supreme Court and worked in a number of other academic law libraries in a variety of librarian, technology and management roles. His interests include photography, hiking and all things technology.

Published Books

Colorado Legal Research, Carolina Academic Press (2010).

Articles

The Digital Collections at Colorado Law, 41(8) Colo. Law. 111 (Aug. 2012).
Colorado Legal Ethics: A Guide to Resources, 39(8) Colo. Law. 109 (Aug. 2010).
Computing in Microsoft's Cloud, 20(3) CoALL Scuttle 7 (Summer 2010).
Home Storage Solutions (pts. 1 & 2), 20(1) CoALL Scuttle 6 (Winter 2010), 20(2) CoALL Scuttle 7 (Spring 2010).
Ubuntu: Alternative Computing, Part I, CoALL Scuttle Newsletter, Vol. 19, Iss. 1, Pg. 11 (Winter 2009).
The Traveling Librarian: Extending Services to the State-Wide Judiciary, AALL Spectrum, Vol. 13, No. 4, Pg. 10 (February 2009).
Researching Colorado Local Government Law, 38(8) Colo. Law. 101 (August) (2009).
Linz (with Claire Munger), The Early History of the Colorado Court of Appeals, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 37, Iss. 11, Pg. 91 (November 2008).
HeinOnline: The Features Keep Growing, Legal Information Alert, Vol. 27, No. 5, Pg. 1 (May 2008).
Delivering 'User-Centric' Services at the Colorado Supreme Court Law Library, The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. 37, Iss. 2, Pg. 67 (May 2008).
The Early History of the Colorado Court of Appeals, 37(11) Colo. Law. 91 (Nov. 2008).
Making Electronic Resources Available to Patrons, 19 Legal Reference Services Quarterly 115 (2001).

Book Reviews

Defusing Workplace Time-Bombs: Drafting Employment Agreements and Policies to Prevent Disputes, Avoid Tax Traps, and Settle Cases, Legal Information Alert, Vol. 27, Iss. 6, Pg. 14 (June 2008).

Courses:

Spring 2018 Foundations of Legal Research LAWS 5646-801
Fall 2017 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Spring 2017 Foundations of Legal Research LAWS 5646-802
Spring 2017 Legal Research Skills for Practice LAWS 6876-001
Fall 2016 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Spring 2016 Foundations of Legal Research LAWS 5646-802
Fall 2015 Legal Research Skills for Practice LAWS 6876-001
2015 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Spring 2015 Foundations of Legal Research LAWS 5646-802
Fall 2014 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Fall 2014 Legal Research Skills for Practice LAWS 6876-001
Spring 2014 Advanced Legal Research LAWS 6856-001
Fall 2013 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Spring 2013 Colorado Legal Research LAWS 6866-001
Spring 2013 Advanced Legal Research and Writing for Practice LAWS 6896-001
Fall 2012 Advanced Legal Research LAWS 6856-001