Shaun Esposito
- Librarian
- Professor of Practice, Law
- (520) 626-5551
- College of Law Building, Rm. 121
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- sesposit@arizona.edu
Biography
Shaun Esposito has been a member of the Kentucky Bar since 1981. Following a year as law clerk to Justice Marvin Sternberg of the Kentucky Supreme court, and a short stint as an appellate public defender in Louisville, he spent five years with the Louisville Legal Aid Society assisting clients in obtaining various government benefits. Mr. Esposito then spent three years as a Legal Writing and Research Instructor at Florida State University's College of Law. At Florida State, he earned a M.S. in Library and Information Studies. His work as a professional librarian started in 1991 at the University of Toledo's College of Law Library, where he was the Evening Public Services Librarian. From 1994 until November 1999, Mr. Esposito worked at the University of Kentucky's law library, where he was the Reference and Electronic Information Services Librarian. He came here to the Law Library in December 1999 as Head of Public Services. In this position, he coordinates the development of the library's collection, supervises and participates in the provision of reference service, and generally involves himself with all aspects of the library's interaction with the public. He also teaches Introduction to Legal Research and Advanced Legal Research each Fall and Spring semester. He is the advisor for the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF).
Mr. Esposito has been active in the American Association of Law Libraries, having served on its Government Relations, Copyright, Vendor Relations, and Law Library Journal and AALL Spectrum Committees. He is also a member of the Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Editorial Board and the author of two CALI legal research lessons.
Degrees
- M.L.S. Library Science
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
- J.D. Law
- University of Louisville School of Law, Louisville, Kentucky
- B.A. History
- Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky
Licensure & Certification
- Attorney, Kentucky Bar Association (1981)
Interests
Research
Legal Research, Animal Law, Law Practice
Teaching
Legal Research, Law Practice Technology, Animal Laaw
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2025) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2025) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2024) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2024) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2023) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2023) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2023) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2023) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2022) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2022) -
Teaching Legal Research
LIS 689A (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2022) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2022) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2021) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2021) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2021) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2021) -
Teaching Legal Research
LIS 689A (Spring 2021) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2020) -
Law Library Pract&Admin
LIS 681E (Fall 2020) -
Law Library Pract+Admin
LIS 681E (Fall 2020) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2020) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2020) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2020) -
Teaching Legal Research
LIS 689A (Spring 2020) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
LAW 699 (Fall 2019) -
Law Library Pract+Admin
LIS 681E (Fall 2019) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
LAW 699 (Spring 2019) -
Legal Rsrch, Analysis & Com II
LAW 603B (Spring 2019) -
Teaching Legal Research
LIS 689A (Spring 2019) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2018) -
Law Library Pract+Admin
LAW 681E (Fall 2018) -
Law Library Pract+Admin
LIS 681E (Fall 2018) -
Legal Resrch, Analysis & Com I
LAW 603A (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2018) -
Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2018) -
Honors Thesis
LAW 498H (Spring 2018) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2017) -
Honors Thesis
LAW 498H (Fall 2017) -
Intro to Legal Research
LAW 603Q (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Honors Special Topics Seminar
LAW 396H (Spring 2017) -
Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Fall 2016) -
Intro to Legal Research
LAW 603Q (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Adv Legal Research
LAW 689 (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Journals/Publications
- Chiorazzi, M., & Esposito, S. (2009).
Commentaries on Hicks’ ‘Teaching Legal Bibliography’: With an Addendum by Robert Berring
. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 28(1), 9-30. doi:10.1080/02703190902961478More infoIn an attempt to write a history of legal research in law schools, Chiorazzi and Esposito found that very little has been written to chronicle the history of this important function of academic law libraries; but they did rediscover a gem written by Frederick Hicks, the godfather of law librarians, almost 100 years ago. Much of that which he speaks is still relevant. The authors decided that there was no better way to begin a discussion of the history of legal research instruction than the text of Hicks’ article. The authors have reprinted the entire Hicks article and have added their own comments throughout. And, of course, they knew no discussion of Hicks would be complete without the comments of Bob Berring on one of his personal hero's work. No law librarian has followed more closely in the intellectual footprints of Hicks than Professor Berring.
Reviews
- Esposito, S., & Ugstad, J. K. (2022. Resources for College Libraries, American Library Association. American Library Association.More infoSubmitted partly-open/single blind peer review with personal/institutional information removed. "Reviewers are expected to provide an impartial, honest, and rigorous assessment of the bibliographic work as a whole. In addition to using the Review Considerations below as a guide for general comments, referees receive a current title spreadsheet that includes templates for recommended title add/deletes, the subject taxonomy and scope note, and temporary access to the RCL user database. Referees may review and add notes in the spreadsheet, relying as needed on the database for additional data."
Creative Productions
- Esposito, S. (2021. Researching Social Security Disability Law, Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI 2013)(revised 2019 and 2021), description available at http://www.cali.org/lesson/10348.. Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI).
- Esposito, S. (2019. Researching and Working with Procedural Forms, Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI 2011, revised 2019), description available at http://www.cali.org/lesson/8994. .
Other Teaching Materials
- Esposito, S. (2014. Researching and Working with Procedural Forms. CALI.More infoI updated and revised my CALI lesson on this topic.
