Background
Berring, Robert Charles was born on November 20, 1949 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Rita Pauline (Franta) Berring.
Berring, Robert Charles was born on November 20, 1949 in Canton, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Charles and Rita Pauline (Franta) Berring.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard University, 1971; Juris Doctor, University of California-Berkeley, 1974; Master of Library Science, University of California-Berkeley, 1974.
Assistant professor and reference librarian, University of Illinois Law School, Champaign, 1974-1976;
associate librarian, University Texas Law School, Austin, 1976-1978;
deputy librarian, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1981;
professor of law, law librarian, U. Washington Law School, Seattle, 1981-1982;
professor of law, law librarian, Boalt Hall Law School, Berkeley, California, since 1982;
dean school library and information science, Boalt Hall Law School, Berkeley, California, 1986-1989. Member Westlaw Advisory Board, St. Paul, 1984-1991. Consultant various law firms.
Member on Legal Exch. with China, since 1983, chairman, 1991-1993. Visiting professor U. Cologne, 1993.
Chairman Committee Legal Ednl. Exch. with China, 1991-1993. Member American Association Law Libraries (president 1985-1986), California Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Library Association.
Married Barbara Rust, June20, 1975. Children: Simon Robert, Daniel Fredrick.