JOseph Myron Jacobstein

Background

Jacobstein, JOseph Myron was born on January 27, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Benjamin and Etta (Roberts) Jacobstein.

Education

Bachelor, Wayne State University, 1946. Master of Science, Columbia, 1950. Juris Doctor, Chicago-Kent College Law, 1953.

Career

Cataloger University Chicago Library, 1950-1951. Librarian Cowles Commission for Research in Economics, 1951-1953. Assistant law librarian University Illinois, 1953-1955, Columbia University, 1955-1959.

Law librarian, professor law University Colorado, Boulder, 1959-1963, Stanford University, 1963-1987, emeritus, 1988, now library, professor law emeritus, from 1990.

Achievements

• JOseph Myron Jacobstein has been listed as a noteworthy law librarian, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Fundamentals of Legal Research (University Textbook Series)

    (This authoritative introduction to legal research has bee...)

  • Fundamentals of Legal Research

    (Textbook on legal research)

  • Assignments to Fundamentals of Legal Research, Sixth Edition and Legal Research Illustrated, Sixth Edition
  • Fundamentals of Legal Research (University Textbook Series) 7th edition by Jacobstein, J. Myron, Mersky, Roy M., Dunn, Donald J. (1998) Hardcover

Membership

Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Association Law Libraries (president 1978-1979), American Society Information Science, American Society International Law.

Connections

Married Belle Lottman, September 29, 1949. Children– Ellen R., Bennett M.

Father:

Benjamin Jacobstein

Mother:

Etta (Roberts) Jacobstein

Spouse:

Belle Lottman

child:

Ellen R. Jacobstein

child:

Bennett M. Jacobstein