Law School Establishes Judith M. Wright Fellowship in Academic Law Librarianship

The Judith M. Wright Fellowship: Honoring a Legacy, Advancing the Profession

At its May 2013 Business Meeting, the Chicago Association of Law Libraries awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award to Judith M. Wright. This professional recognition was but the first of several bestowed on Ms. Wright upon her retirement after forty years of service as a librarian at the University of Chicago, including thirty-three years as law library director.

Ms. Wright’s legacy as a peer and mentor is known to many in our profession nationally and locally in the CALL community.  Judith cared deeply about her colleagues and about the future re-generation of law librarianship. As a befitting tribute to her career, the University of Chicago Law School established the Judith M. Wright Fellowship.

The Fellowship develops promising new professionals in academic law librarianship by providing a stipend to support a law school or library science student or recent graduate to work at the D’Angelo Law Library for six-weeks over the summer. Fellows learn about the overall functions, policies and practices in both technical services and user services departments. In addition to participating in the daily activities at the Library, Fellows undertake and complete a project based on the needs of D’Angelo and the interests and prior experience of the Fellow.

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