Faculty and Staff

Background

• LL.B., Beijing University (China), 1984
• LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
• M.S. (Library and Information Science), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
• Ph.D. (Education), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996

Dr. Hu joined St. Mary's University School of Law on June 1, 2005. Before that he had worked at four other American law schools: College of William & Mary (1993-1997), Wake Forest University (1997-1999), Gonzaga University (1999-2000), and Texas Tech University (2000-2005).

• Secretary of the Steering Committee for China - U.S. Conference on Legal Information and Law Libraries, Beijing, May 2009
• Panel speaker for Program on Middle Level Managers, at American Association of Law Libraries Annual Convention, Portland, Oregon, July 12, 2008
• Chair, Diversity Committee of American Association of Law Libraries, 2005-2006
• President, Asian American Law Librarians Caucus, 2004-2005
• Chair, District 9 of Texas Library Association, 2004-2005
• Chair, Public Relations Committee of American Association of Law Libraries, 2002-2003
• Presentation on Chinese Intellectual Property Law at San Antonio Bar Association International Law Section, May 12, 2006, San Antonio, Texas
• Coordinator and Moderator. American Association of Law Libraries Diversity Symposium: Pioneering Minority Law Librarians: Echoes of the Past, Directions for the Future, July 8, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri
• Presentation on Strategic Use of Internet Search Engines in Washington, March 2000, Spokane, Washington
• Fulbright Scholar, 1986-1987

Dr. Hu works with or writes in the following areas of interests:

• Chinese intellectual property law
• Law library management
• Legal research and bibliography
• Information technology

Dr. Hu is actively engaged in research and scholarly activities. He has authored and published two books and numerous articles on law and legal research that appeared in law library and other professional journals. Among his publications are the following books and articles:

• Research Guide to Chinese Trademark Law and Practice. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2008.
• Research Guide to Chinese Patent Law and Practice. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2002.
• Guide to China Copyright Law Studies. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2000.
• International Legal Protection of Trademarks in China. Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 13 (December 2008): 69-121.
• Status and Tenure for Academic Law Librarians: A Survey. Law Library Journal 96 (Winter 2004): 127-165.
• A Resource Guide to Tax Law Careers. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 22 (2003): 113-138.
• A Guide to Resources on Careers in Foreign and International Law. Law Library Journal 93 (Summer 2001): 479-493.
• ROIs Can Validate Your Library's Value. AALL Spectrum, 7 (October 2002): 20, 27.
• 'C' Is for Communications. AALL Spectrum, 6 (March 2002): 28, 30.
• PR for Academic Libraries: Focus on the Faculty. AALL Spectrum, 6 (February 2002): 28, 32.
• Protection of Intellectual Property in China : A Selected Bibliography. University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal, 5 (Fall 1996/Spring 1997): 135-148.

Dr. Hu has been an active member of law library and other professional organizations, locally, regionally and nationally. He has served on and chaired numerous committees of law library and other professional associations. He currently belongs to the following organizations:

• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), since 1993
• Association of American Law Schools (AALS), since 2005
• Free Trade Alliance of San Antonio, Texas, since 2005
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL), since 2000
• Texas Library Association (TLA), since 2002