• About

    Welcome to my home online. It reflects content related to my law, library, information, and technology interests.

    Who is David Whelan?

    Here’s the brief bio.

    I am interested in information and how people access and use it.  When I started working in law firms as a gofer, I was already thinking about law school.  Despite the warnings of my dubious lawyer boss, I completed a law degree (J.D.) although I found out that I cared more about legal information than the law itself.  Since then, I have sought balance in my interests by working in environments supporting the legal profession but where I can deal with information.

    These have involved a variety of positions, all dealing with information and technology – head of computing, library director, acting CIO, Web designer, adjunct lecturer – in a number of non-profit and academic organizations. I have taken on greater responsibility and managed larger organizations and teams as I have moved from position to position in both the US and Canada.

    I use this Web site – and a number of other blogs and sites – to have hands-on experience, and keep focused on legal technology and information areas.  I frequently speak at professional conferences and write in law and information publications about topics that interest me.  In 2010, my book on Finding Legal Information was published.  No-one has sought to purchase the film rights yet.

    More about David

    Other Sites

    I blog at Finding Legal Information (FLI) on research topics to help lawyers and their staff to find and manage information on the Web.
    I contribute to the Slaw.ca blog with a regular legal technology column.

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