Harry S. Martin

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Harry S. Martin III (born 1943) is an American academic. [1] Educated at Harvard University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Minnesota Law School, Martin served as Ess Librarian and professor of law at Harvard. [2] A specialist on Art law, Artificial intelligence and law, Information policy, Legal research, and Library Administration, he received the American Association of Law Libraries lifetime achievement award in 2012. [3] As head law librarian at Harvard from 1981 to 2008,[ citation needed ] Martin helped move the Harvard Law Library into the internet age. [4] He also directed the Georgetown University law library from 1976 to 1981, [5] and served on the Board of the AALL. [6] Martin is currently adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas-Austin. [7] He has been active in the American Bar Association, [8] and he released important materials on the Nuremberg trials while at Harvard. [9]

Personal life

Martin is married with two children.

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References

  1. ↑ "Martin bio". Law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  2. ↑ "Harry S. Martin (Terry)". Law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. ↑ "American Association of Law Libraries : 105th Annual Meeting : 2012" (PDF). Aallnet.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. ↑ "Retirement Announcement : September 2007". Law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ↑ "Former Harvard Law School Library Director Terry Martin joins Tarlton Law Library as Interim Director". Utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  6. ↑ "Terry Martin". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  7. ↑ "UT Law - Faculty - Harry S. Martin". Utexas.edu. 1996-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  8. ↑ "Harry S. Martin III : CV" (PDF). Utexas.edu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  9. ↑ "USATODAY.com - Harvard to post Nuremberg trial documents". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
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