Julia Wentz is Professor of Law and Director of the Law Library at Loyola University Chicago. Prior to joining Loyola, she held academic law library positions at William Mitchell College of Law, the University of Minnesota, and Marquette University. She practiced law for several years in the health care field, and started her library career in the public schools. She completed her BS degree at Iowa State University and her JD, MA in Library Science and MA in Hospital and Health Administration at the University of Iowa.
Professor Wentz has taught courses in First Year Legal Research, Advanced Legal Research and European Union Legal Research. She has served the Loyola Law School as a member of the Curriculum Committee and the Space Planning Committee. She chaired the law school’s response to the university’s pandemic response planning initiative.
Professionally, Ms. Wentz has been a member of AALL, MALL, LLAW, and CALL as well as ALA, serving on various committees in each, and on the Board of Directors of CALL. She currently serves as chair of the AJCU Law Library Directors and a member of the AALS Section on Libraries Executive Board.
ALL-SIS plays a crucial role within AALL. As academic law librarians we work to support the research and teaching needs of our faculties, and to prepare out students to become efficient and effective practitioners. We’re teachers and planners and organizers and technology experts. ALL-SIS, through its committees, programs, publications and activities is the place where we can share ideas, teach each other, welcome new members of the profession and work together to ensure the future ability to meet the needs of our constituents.
