Larry R. Reeves

Larry R. Reeves serves as Associate Dean and Director of the Alyne Queener Massey Law Library at Vanderbilt University Law School while holding the academic rank of Professor of Law. He joined Vanderbilt in 2012 with over a decade of law library administration experience across multiple institutions.

His education includes:

• J.D. from Temple University
• M.S. from Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science
• B.A. from University of Oklahoma

Professor Reeves' research focuses on Law Librarianship, Legal Research, and LGBTQ+ Rights Law. He has authored numerous journal articles and served as editorial advisor for the research bibliography "Sexual Orientation and the Law" (Hein, 2007), establishing him as a significant contributor to legal information science and LGBTQ+ jurisprudence.

His professional recognition includes:

• Fellow of the Association of Research Libraries Leadership program (2013-2015)

He has held leadership roles including Chair of the Society of Academic Law Library Directors (2015-2018) and Secretary of the Legal Information Preservation Alliance.

At Vanderbilt, Dean Reeves teaches Advanced Legal Research and oversees all law library operations. His prior positions include Associate Director at George Mason University Law Library, reference librarian and adjunct professor at Fordham Law School (where he developed the Basic Legal Research curriculum), and reference roles at Loyola and Brooklyn Law Schools.