University of Wisconsin, B.A.
University of Chicago, J.D.
Dominican University, M.L.I.S.
Library Professor Mary Rumsey is the Foreign, Comparative & International Law Librarian. Her main responsibilities include selecting foreign and international materials for the collection, teaching foreign and international legal research, and serving patrons with foreign and international law research needs.
Ms. Rumsey received her B.A. degree in philosophy and political science from the University of Wisconsin, Phi Beta Kappa, and her law degree from the University of Chicago. She practiced law for two years and then worked for West Group in its Westlaw Research and Development Department. In 1998, she received a master's degree in library and information science from Dominican University.
Ms. Rumsey worked for the William Mitchell College of Law as the Electronic Services Librarian before joining the staff at the University of Minnesota Law Library in June 2000. She is a member of the American Society of International Law, and a past chair of the Foreign, Comparative & International Law Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries. She has written extensively on library and legal research issues, with two of her publications receiving national awards.
Bibliography on Non-State Actors in International Law, in Non-State Actors and Human Rights (Philip Alston ed., 2005).
Learn from the FCIL Folks, PLL Perspectives, Summer 2005, at 8.
Paper vs. Electronic Sources for Law Review Cite-Checking: Should Paper Be the Gold Standard?, 97 Law Libr. J. 31 (2005) (with April Schwartz) [recipient of the 2004 Lexis-Nexis/AALL Call for Papers Award].
The Virtual Chase: A Case Study on Trademark Due Diligence, in Introduction to Online Legal, Regulatory & Intellectual Property Research (Genie Tyburski ed., 2004) (with Genie Tyburski).
Strangers in a Strange Land: How to Answer Foreign Law Research Questions, AALL Spectrum, July 2004, at 16.
Introduction to Foreign Legal Research, Chicago: Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, 2004.
A Tribute to Professor Robert E. Hudec, Colophon, Fall 2003, at 4.
Visionaries in Law Librarianship: McCarthy, Finley and Tyburski Blaze New Trails for the Profession, AALL Spectrum, Jul. 2003, at 16. With Paul Healey.
Sherlock Holmes & the Law, Colophon, Spring 2003, at 5.
Libraries Confront the Challenges of Accommodating Disabled Users, AALL Spectrum, Apr. 2002, at 6 [recipient of the 2003 AALL Spectrum Article of the Year Award].
Runaway Train: Problems of Permanence, Accessibility, and Stability in the Use of Web Sources in Law Review Citations, 94 Law Libr. J. 27 (2002).
Introduction to Statutes, Chicago: Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, 2002. With Suzanne Thorpe.
Electronic Media Discovery [EMD]: Issues in Electronic Records, Discovery and Evidence, 20 Legal Ref. Serv. Q. 19 (2001).
Bibliography on International Human Rights Research, with Marci Hoffman & David Weissbrodt, in Selected International Human Rights Instruments and Bibliography (2001) [supplement to International Human Rights: Law, Policy, and Process (3d ed. 2001)].
Foreign and International Legal Research on the Web, in International Business Law Institute (2001).
The Essential Internet Tour for Business Lawyers, in Emerging Technical Issues in the Business Law Practice (2001).
Weighing the Pig: The Mishandling of Reference Statistics, AALL Spectrum, Nov. 2000, at 6.
Book Reviews
35 Int'l. J. Legal Info. 209 (2007) (reviewing State Practice regarding State Immunities/La Pratique des états concernant les immunités des états).
34 Int'l J. Legal Info. 456 (2006) (reviewing Commentary on the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods).
33 Int'l J. Legal Info. 283 (2005) (reviewing Transnational Commercial Law: International Instruments and Commentary).
33 Int'l J. Legal Info. 151 (2005) (reviewing The Future Competition Framework).
Legal Info. Alert, May 2004, at 13 (reviewing International Environmental Law).
32 Int'l J. Legal Info. 504 (2004) (reviewing The International Criminal Court: Recommendations on Policy and Practice -Financing, Victims, Judges and Immunities).
96 Law Libr. J. 749 (2004) (reviewing International Law as Law of the United States, second edition).
96 Law Libr. J. 554 (2004) (reviewing Intellectual Property and Doing Business in China).
Legal Info. Alert, Nov./Dec. 2003, at 11 (reviewing World Online Business Law).
95 Law Libr. J. 441 (2003) (reviewing The International Law Commission's Articles on State Responsibility).
Legal Info. Alert, Jan. 2003, at 12 (reviewing English Private Law).
Legal Info. Alert, July/Aug. 2002, at 12 (reviewing National Law of Treaty Implementation).
Legal Info. Alert, Nov./Dec. 2001, at 15 (reviewing International Stock Plans).
93 Law Libr. J. 173 (2001) (reviewing Basic Legal Documents on International Animal Welfare and Wildlife Conservation).
Legal Info. Alert, Nov./Dec. 1999, at 10 (reviewing Family & Medical Leave Act Compliance Guide).
Legal Info. Alert, July/Aug.1999, at 10 (reviewing ADA Case Digest & FMLA).
Research Advisor, May 1999, at 6 (reviewing The Year 2000 Problem and the Legal Profession: Managing the Risks).
Legal Info. Alert, Sept. 1998, at 7 (reviewing Accommodating Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Practical Guide to ADA Compliance).
