David Hanson Profile

Collection Management and Metadata Librarian

Associate Professor of Law Librarianship

515-271-2077
david.hanson@drake.edu

Areas of Responsibility

Collection Management, Acquisitions, Electronic Resources, Reference

Education

MALS – University of Missouri-Columbia
BA – Luther College

Professional Experience

Collection Management and Metadata Librarian, 2019
Electronic Resources Librarian, Drake Law Library, 2012-2019
Information Technology/Reference Librarian, Drake Law Library, 1998-2012
Electronic Resources/Reference Librarian, East Central University

Selected Publications

• Assessing HeinOnline as a Source of Scholarly Impact Metrics (co-author), 114 Law Library Journal 395 (2022).
• Chapter: Iowa Territory Legal Materials in Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia (Volumes 1 & 2).

Significant Accomplishments

• Member of the American Association of Law Libraries
• Member of the Mid-America Association of Law Libraries
• Presenter: Core Reference List (Central Iowa Library Service)
• Presenter: Just the FAQs: Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Legal Research Questions (Iowa Library Association­/Association of College and Research Libraries Conference)