Robert H. Hu

• Ph.D. in Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996
• M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
• LL.M., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
• LL.B., Beijing University, China, 1984

• Legal research and writing
• Advanced legal research
• International intellectual property law
• Chinese intellectual property law
• Law library management
• Legal research and bibliography
• Information technology

Hu is a Professor of Law and Director of the Sarita Kenedy East Law Library at St. Mary’s University School of Law. He is also co-director of the Institute on Chinese Law & Business at the law school. Hu joined St. Mary’s University School of Law on June 1, 2005.

Before that he had worked at four American law schools: The College of William & Mary (1993-1997), Wake Forest University (1997-1999), Gonzaga University (1999-2000) and Texas Tech University (2000-2005).

• American Law Institute (ALI);
• Association of American Law Schools (AALS);
• American Bar Association (ABA);
• American Association of Law Libraries (AALL);
• Chinese and American Forum on Law Libraries and Legal Information (CAFLL);
• Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL)

Books

• Research Guide to Chinese Copyright Law. 2nd ed. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2016.
• Research Guide to Chinese Trademark Law and Practice. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2009.
• Research Guide to Chinese Patent Law and Practice. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2002.
• Guide to China Copyright Law Studies. Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 2000.

Articles in a Periodical

• International Legal Protection of Trademarks in China. Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review 13 (December 2008): 69-121.
• Status and Tenure for Academic Law Librarians: A Survey. Law Library Journal 96 (Winter 2004): 127-165.
• A Resource Guide to Tax Law Careers. Legal Reference Services Quarterly, 22 (2003): 113-138.
• A Guide to Resources on Careers in Foreign and International Law. Law Library Journal 93 (Summer 2001): 479-493.
• ROIs Can Validate Your Library’s Value. AALL Spectrum, 7 (October 2002): 20, 27.
• ‘C’ Is for Communications. AALL Spectrum, 6 (March 2002): 28, 30.
• PR for Academic Libraries: Focus on the Faculty. AALL Spectrum, 6 (February 2002): 28, 32.
• Protection of Intellectual Property in China : A Selected Bibliography. University of Baltimore Intellectual Property Law Journal, 5 (Fall 1996/Spring 1997): 135-148.
• Spirit of innovation moves China forward. San Antonio Express-News (November 2017).