Meredith Weston Kostek

Research, Instruction, and Engagement Librarian

Meredith started working at Boley Law Library in 2019 as a Research and Instruction Librarian. Previously, Meredith served as a County Law Librarian for Island County in Coupeville, WA and as an environmental attorney for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. She also worked as an attorney editor for Thomson Reuters.

Academic Credentials

  • BA, DePauw University, American History
  • JD, University of Toledo, College of Law
  • M.L.I.S., Indiana University, Indianapolis

Bibliography

Published Works

Idea Lab: Discussing Library Social Media Ethics.” J. of Library Outreach & Engagement 3 (2023): 4. With Robert Truman.

“The Case for County Law Library Consortia.” Law Libr. J. 111 (2019): 307.

Presentations

Embedding Creativity in LibGuides. WestPac Annual Convention, Reno, NV (2022)

Embedding Tools in Springshare Products. SpringyCamp, Virtual (2022)

Librarian as Author. AALL National Convention, Baltimore, MD (2018)

Honors

AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Student Award Winner, 2018

Professional Affiliations

American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), Member

WestPac, Member

Oregon Library Association, Member

Indiana and Texas Bar Membership, inactive

Courses Taught

Advanced Legal Research

Legal Research: Administrative Law

Location: Boley Law Library