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Professor Michelle Rigual

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Law Librarian, Assistant Professor of Law Librarianship
B.A., 1988, University of Texas; J.D., 1997, University of Illinois; M.S., 2001, University of Illinois

As Associate Director of the Law Library, Michelle has responsibility for the Library's day-to-day operations, overseeing Faculty & Public Services, Technical Services, electronic resources, and collection development. She works closely with the Library's Director on personnel and facilities issues, as well as the library budget and other fiscal matters. Additionally, she teaches Advanced Legal Research, Specialized Legal Research, and Critical Thinking in the Law School curriculum.

Michelle joined the Law Library faculty in February 2003 as a reference librarian. She has since served as Co-Interim Director; Head of Technical Services; and Assistant Director for Technical Services, Electronic Resources, and Collections. Before coming to UNM, she worked as a reference librarian at Arizona State University Law Library and Capital University Law Library. Prior to her library work, she spent four years with the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, where she wrote compliance assessment manuals and conducted environmental assessments of military installations in the United States, Italy, and Turkey.

Michelle is an active member of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and has served on the executive board of the AALL Research, Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section and the Latino Law Library Caucus, and was Newsletter Editor for the Research, Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section from July 2005 through February 2009. She is also active in the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries, currently holding the position of Vice President/President-Elect.