Tawnya K. Plumb
Assistant Law Librarian
B.A., University of Wyoming (1996), With Honors
M.L.I.S., University of Texas at Austin (1998)
tplumb@uwyo.edu • (307) 766-5733 • 138 College of Law

Office Hours:
Sunday 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Tuesday 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Or by appointment.

Tawnya Plumb joined the law library in 2004 as the Electronic Services Librarian. In this position Tawnya is responsible for the implementation of all electronic information sources and monitors the library web page, online catalog, and library system. In addition to offering reference service in the library, Tawnya teaches two sections of legal research for first year students. 

Before coming to the College, Tawnya worked as a law librarian at Hughes & Luce, LLP and at the Texas State Law Library. She also spent three years teaching abroad through the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program.

Tawnya is a member of the American Association of Law Libraries and its Western Pacific Chapter, WestPac, and serves on various committees.

Teaching:
Legal Research

Publications:

Presentations

Plumb, T. (2008).  "Legal Research Crash Course" CLE, with Timothy Kearley and Debora Person, University of Wyoming College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, March 28, 2008. 

Plumb, T. (2007).  "Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web," National Business Institute CLE, Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 2007.

Plumb, T. (2006). Free Legal Research Online, Wyoming State Bar Summit & Judicial Council, with Timothy Kearley and Debora Person, Laramie, Wyoming, August 2006.

Plumb, T. (2006).  "Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Advanced Internet Strategies for the Wyoming Legal Professional," National Business Institute CLE, Cheyenne, Wyoming (January 2006).

Publications

Plumb, T. (2008). Initiatives and Referenda in Wyoming, 26 LEG. REF. SERVS. Q. 321 (2008), EXPLORING INITIATIVES AND REFERENDUM LAW 321 (Mary Elizabeth Williams ed., 2008), (with Debora Person).

Plumb, T. (2008).  INFORMATION CONNECTION - Tracking Down Public Records, Vol. 31, No. 2, Wyoming Lawyer (April 2008).

Plumb, T. (2007).  Challenges and Opportunities for Electronic Resources Librarians in Facing Down the Digital Divide, in The Electronic Resources Librarian: The Human Element in the Digital Information Age (Mark Jacobs ed., anticipated 2007).

Press releases:

• 9/25/2004 - UW Trustees Approve Personnel Items