Kelly Vinopal
American Society of International Law
 

Kelly Vinopal is the Director of Information Resources for the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in Washington, DC since 2004.   In addition to overseeing the Society’s collection of international law materials and electronic resources she provides information services to a broad constituency that includes members of the Society, faculty members, students, government officials, and practitioners from around the world.  She also develops programs and research guides in connection with Society activities and is the Project Director and contributing author of the Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) and the ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law.

Prior to her current position, Kelly has worked in university and law firm libraries and was Senior Reference Librarian at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky and Reference Librarian at Georgetown University Law Center Library. She has designed and taught seminars in legal research methods, the Internet, and participated in “Bridge the Gap” programs that introduce students to practice-oriented research. Through her association with the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and the Librarians Society of Washington, DC (LLSDC) she has served in various leadership roles and education and scholarship activities.

She received her B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and her M.L.I.S. from Texas Woman’s University. Kelly is also a member of International Association of Law Libraries.