Simon Canick

Simon Canick serves as Director of the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia Law School. In that capacity, he oversees library services, collections, and facilities. Mr. Canick joined the school in 2021 after serving as Associate Dean for Law Library & Technology at the University of Maryland School of Law, and Associate Dean for Information Resources and Professor of Law at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. From 2000-05, he worked at Columbia Law School, first as a reference librarian, and then as Head of Public Services.

Mr. Canick’s professional interests include legal education, e-learning, educational technology, open access, and the current and future role of academic law libraries.

Education

• M.L.I.S. University of Washington (1999 — 2000)
• J.D. Boston University School of Law (1994 — 1997)
• B.A. Hamilton College (1988 — 1992)

Companies

• Law Library Director Columbia Law School (2021)
• Associate Dean for Law Library & Technology; Law School Professor University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (2016 — 2021)
• Associate Dean, Information Resources / Professor of Law William Mitchell College of Law (2008 — 2016)
• Associate Director for Library Services University of Connecticut School of Law (2005 — 2008)
• Reference Librarian / Head of Public Services Columbia Law School (2000 — 2005)

Skills

The most important

• Information Literacy
• Social Media
• Legal Research

Other

Teaching, Grant Writing, Public Speaking, Higher Education, Library, Research