Associate Professor of Law Librarianship;
Systems & Metadata Librarian

Sherrie C. Norwood, associate professor of law librarianship and systems and metadata librarian at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law.

(501) 916-5446 | Room 144
Email: [email protected]

Curriculum Vitae

Sherrie Norwood joined the law library staff in 2014, and earned a promotion to faculty in November 2015. In her role as systems and metadata librarian, Professor Norwood’s primary focus is helping law school faculty and students, local attorneys and judges, and the general public successfully search, access and retrieve legal information and resources.

Professor Norwood is responsible for managing all the modules of the law library’s integrated library system, performing original cataloging, supervising copy-cataloging, and assigning library-specific classification and shelf listing. In addition to her role as systems and metadata librarian, she participates in the Reference Desk rotation, which provides her with valuable experience and knowledge about the information needs, cognitive processes and search behaviors of the law library’s patrons – all important considerations when cataloging, classifying and indexing legal information and resources.

Prior to joining the library staff, Professor Norwood was in private practice. She is a member of the American Library Association (ALA), the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL), the Arkansas Library Association (ArLA), the Arkansas Bar Association (ABA), and the Pulaski County Bar Association (PCBA). Professor Norwood is also a member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, inducted in 2011, through the University of Arkansas at Little Rock chapter.

Education

  • M.S. in Library Science, University of North Texas
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Content Management
  • J.D., UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law
  • M.Ed. in Learning Systems Technology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • M.Ed. in Counseling Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • B.A. in History Education, Arkansas Tech University

Courses

  • Advanced Legal Research
  • Technology and the Legal Profession
  • Specialized Legal Research

Areas of Expertise

  • Legal research
  • Artificial intelligence and legal research
  • Legal technology
  • Metadata and cataloging
  • Digital content management
  • Legal information systems

Featured Scholarship

Teaching the Digital Lawyer: Integrating AI in the Legal Research Curriculum (forthcoming).

Digital Literacy, the Digital Divide, and Access to Justice (forthcoming).

State Documents Bibliography: Arkansas (2021).

Honors & Awards

  • Master Teacher Award, UA Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Excellence, 2023
  • Distinguished Teaching Fellow Award, UA Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Excellence, 2022
  • Teaching Fellow Award, UA Little Rock Academy for Teaching and Excellence, 2022

Selected Service & Leadership

  • Member, Council of University of Arkansas Research Libraries, 2016-present
  • Acting Assistant Dean for Career Services, UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, 2016-17
  • Member, UA Little Rock Academic Technology Committee, 2020-21 and 2024-present
  • Member, UA Little Rock Library Committee, 2018-25

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