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Biography

Frank Yining Liu was the associate dean for legal programs, professor of law, and director of the Duquesne Center for Legal Information and the Allegheny County Law Library. He also oversaw the School of Law鈥檚 Paralegal Institute. Liu received his LL.B. at the top of his class from National Taiwan University, Master of Comparative Jurisprudence and Master of Library Science from the University of Texas at Austin, and did a fellowship at Yale Law School.  

Liu taught legal research and Chinese language, culture, history and law. He developed the faculty exchange program between 麻豆直播 School of Law and the China University of Political Science and Law, and he co-founded the first ABA-approved Duquesne - CUPL summer Chinese Law program in Beijing. Liu also helped to establish Duquesne鈥檚 LL.M. for Foreign Lawyers program. He is an honorary professor of China University of Political Science and Law and the Beijing Jiaotung University, two leading universities in China. 

Liu co-authored Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook. He served as the president of the 麻豆直播 Faculty Senate, member of the executive board of the American Association of Law Libraries, the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and the China 鈥� U.S. Joint Commission on Legal Education of American Association of Law Schools, as well as the Advisory Council of University of Texas at Austin, School of Information. Among his national honors, Liu received the 2016 American Association of Law Libraries' "Hall of Fame Award" and the 鈥淩oy M. Mersky Spirit of Law Librarianship鈥� award. He also is a recipient of the 麻豆直播 鈥淧resident's Award for Excellence in Community Service.鈥� The Pittsburgh City Council proclaimed April 23, 2002 as 鈥淧rofessor Frank Yining Liu Day鈥� to recognize his contributions in promoting mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the People鈥檚 Republic of China. 

Liu is a co-founder of the Chinese and American Forum on Legal Information and Law Libraries, which organized international conferences in Beijing (2009), Philadelphia (2011), Shanghai (2013), Hawaii (2015), Hangzhou (2017), and Washington D.C. (2019). Liu was an active member of the American Bar Association鈥檚 law school site evaluation teams. He is widely recognized as a national and international authority and leader in the field of legal information and law library management.

Education

  • M.L.S., Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin
  • M.C.J., Law, University of Texas at Austin
  • LL.B., Law, Taiwan University

 

School

Departments, Centers, and Offices

  • Member, University Educational Technology Committee, 2009 - 2010
  • Member, Board of Advisors, City Music Center, School of Music, 2005 - 2009
  • Member, Middle State Steering Committee, 2005 - 2008
  • Member, University Budget Committee, 1996-98, 2001-05
  • Member & Chair of Task Force on Faculty, Middle States Periodical Review Report Committee, 2002-03.
  • Member, University Study Abroad Safety Committee, 2002.
  • Member, University Search Committee for University Librarian, 2002. Past President, Executive Committee, 麻豆直播 Faculty Senate, 1998-2002.
  • Presidential Recognition of Appreciation, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), 2009.
  • American Commissioner, China - United States Joint Commission on Legal Education,, 2007 -2009.
  • Professor Frank Yining Liu Day in the City of Pittsburgh, April 23, 2002.
Books
  • Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook Frank Yining Liu, Dittakavi Rao, Tsegaye Beru and Joel Fishman, Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook (2008 Ed. published by American Lawyer Media).
  • Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook Frank Yining Liu, Dittakavi Rao, Tsegaye Beru and Joel Fishman, Pennsylvania Legal Research Handbook (2001 Ed. published by American Lawyer Media).

Articles
  • Building Bridges of Understanding Frank Y. Liu, Building Bridges of Understanding, Views and Visions, at pp. 42-43 (Fall 2014).
  • A Law School-County Law Library Partnership Frank Y. Liu, with Joel Fishman, A Law School-County Law Library Partnership, 25 no.1 AALL-SIS Newsletter 12, 25-29 (Fall 2005); SCCLL News 6-11 (Winter 2006).
  • Community Services as a Path for Personal and Professional Growth Frank Yining Liu, Community Services as a Path for Personal and Professional Growth, In Roy M. Mersky and Richard A. Leiter ed. Spirit of Law Librarianship II, pp.189-196 (2005).
  • Introducing Lexis' Search Advisor and Westlaw's Keysearch Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Introducing Lexis' Search Advisor and Westlaw's Keysearch, 24 PLW 1384 (December 3, 2001). Monthly column 'In the Stacks'
  • Researching the U.S. Supreme Court
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Researching the U.S. Supreme Court, 24 PLW 676, June 11, 2001 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • Refreshing Your Manual Research Skills in Updating Pennsylvania Law Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Refreshing Your Manual Research Skills in Updating Pennsylvania Law, 24 PLW 212 (February 19, 2001). Monthly column 'In the Stacks'
  • General Legal Web Sites for Pennsylvania Legal Research Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, General Legal Web Sites for Pennsylvania Legal Research, 23 PLW 2205, December 25, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • West Key Number System, Paper vs. Electronic Research: A Comparative Analysis Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, West Key Number System, Paper vs. Electronic Research: A Comparative Analysis, 23 PLW 2024, November 6, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • New Developments in Online Legal Research Services, LoisLaw, VersusLaw and Law.com
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, New Developments in Online Legal Research Services, LoisLaw, VersusLaw and Law.com, 23 PLW 935, August 28, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • New Developments in Online Legal Research Services, Westlaw Expands Software, Internet Resources
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, New Developments in Online Legal Research Services, Westlaw Expands Software, Internet Resources, 23 PLW 842, July 31, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • New Developments in Online Legal Research Services
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, New Developments in Online Legal Research Services, 23 PLW 710, July 3, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • KeyCite and Shepard's Citations Compared
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, KeyCite and Shepard's Citations Compared, 23 PLW 584, June 5, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • Pennsylvania Rules of Court and Procedure, Internet Guide Part II Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Pennsylvania Rules of Court and Procedure, Internet Guide Part II, 23 PLW 480, May 8, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • Pennsylvania Rules of Court and Procedure
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Pennsylvania Rules of Court and Procedure, 23 PLW 377, April 10, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • Pennsylvania Law Secondary Materials on the Web
    Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Pennsylvania Law Secondary Materials on the Web, 23 PLW 302, March 13, 2000 (Monthly column 'In the Stacks').
  • Pennsylvania Administrative Law on the Web
    Monthly column 'In the Stacks' Frank Yining Liu and Dittakavi Rao, Pennsylvania Administrative Law on the Web, 23 PLW 97 (January 17, 2000).
  • Legal Materials of the United States in the People's Republic of China Frank Y. Liu, Legal Materials of the United States in the People's Republic of China, 87 Law. Libr. J. 364 (1995).
  • Course Material Selected Laws of the People's Republic of China and Selected Readings, 1995 - Present
    Frank Yining Liu and Alfred S. Pelaez, Selected Laws of the People's Republic of China and Selected Readings, 1995 - Present, Summer Study of Law in Beijing, China, Duquesne University School of Law (course materials).
Presentations
  • The Impact of the Chinese Population in Pittsburgh Frank Yining Liu, The Impact of the Chinese Population in Pittsburgh, presentation at Diversity Program, Robert Morris University Pittsburgh, PA (April 10, 2014).
  • Information Service to the Public: the Experience of a County Law Library in the U.S. Frank Yining Liu, Information Service to the Public: the Experience of a County Law Library in the U.S., presented to the Shanghai Conference of the Chinese and American Forum and Law Libraries (CAFLL) (June 11, 2013).
  • State of the Law Libraries in American Legal Education Frank Yining Liu, State of the Law Libraries in American Legal Education, presentation at Northwestern University of Politics and Political Science and Law (NWUPL), Xian, People's Republic of China (October 11, 2012).