Bob Berring
Encyclopedia
Robert Charles "Bob" Berring, Jr. (born November 20, 1949) is a noted figure in law
, as a professor, librarian, scholar and researcher.
, Berring received his undergraduate degree from Harvard (1971), his law degree from University of California, Berkeley
, Boalt Hall School of Law (1974), and his library degree from U.C. Berkeley's then-named library school.
Since 1982, Berring (a Boalt Hall graduate) has been a professor of Law and Law Librarian at the University of California
(Boalt Hall) School of Law. He currently holds the Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law Chair appointment.
From 1986 to 1989, he held a joint appointment as dean of the School of Library and Information Studies. He also served as interim dean of the law school from January 2003 to June 2004.
Berring has written numerous works. Recent publications include Finding the Law (with Beth Edinger, 11th ed., 1999) and Legal Research Survival Manual, (with Edinger, 2002). He also created the award-winning video series Legal Research for the 21st Century.
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Berring writes an advice column under the pseudonym "Uncle Zeb." Uncle Zeb claims to be an "ectoplasmic entity" and his comments are often irreverent and humorous in tone. Many of Uncle Zeb's writings have been compiled in The Green Bag. The law school's cafe, Cafe Zeb, was named after Uncle Zeb by popular vote.
(AALL) for contributions to law librarianship in 2003. The AALL also recognized his Finding the Law as the most significant contribution to law librarianship from 1957 to 2006.
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, as a professor, librarian, scholar and researcher.
Biography
Born in 1949 in Canton, OhioCanton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Berring received his undergraduate degree from Harvard (1971), his law degree from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, Boalt Hall School of Law (1974), and his library degree from U.C. Berkeley's then-named library school.
Since 1982, Berring (a Boalt Hall graduate) has been a professor of Law and Law Librarian at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
(Boalt Hall) School of Law. He currently holds the Walter Perry Johnson Professor of Law Chair appointment.
From 1986 to 1989, he held a joint appointment as dean of the School of Library and Information Studies. He also served as interim dean of the law school from January 2003 to June 2004.
Berring has written numerous works. Recent publications include Finding the Law (with Beth Edinger, 11th ed., 1999) and Legal Research Survival Manual, (with Edinger, 2002). He also created the award-winning video series Legal Research for the 21st Century.
Personal life
Berring is married, has two children, and lives in Berkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
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Berring writes an advice column under the pseudonym "Uncle Zeb." Uncle Zeb claims to be an "ectoplasmic entity" and his comments are often irreverent and humorous in tone. Many of Uncle Zeb's writings have been compiled in The Green Bag. The law school's cafe, Cafe Zeb, was named after Uncle Zeb by popular vote.
Recognition
Berring has won significant recognition for teaching and law librarianship. He was awarded the University of California, Berkeley's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1987. Berring received the Frederick Charles Hicks Award from the American Association of Law LibrariesAmerican Association of Law Libraries
The American Association of Law Libraries "is a nonprofit educational organization with over 5,000 members nationwide. AALL's mission is to promote and enhance the value of law libraries to the legal and public communities, to foster the profession of law librarianship, and to provide leadership in...
(AALL) for contributions to law librarianship in 2003. The AALL also recognized his Finding the Law as the most significant contribution to law librarianship from 1957 to 2006.
Further reading
- How I Became a Law Librarian
- Chaos, Cyberspace and Tradition: Legal Information Transmogrified 12 Berkeley Technology Law Journal 189 (Spring 1997).