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On Saturday, September 29, 2007, ROBERT LOUIS OAKLEY, 61 of Germantown, MD.
Beloved husband of Barbara; father of Esther and Daniel; son of Allese Vestigo; brother of James Vestigo and Scott Oakley.
Memorial service on Tuesday, at 2 pm at Sugarloaf Congregation Unitarian Universalist 16913 Germantown Rd, MD.
Arrangements by COLLINS FUNERAL HOME.
(Source: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=robert-louis-oakley&pid=95420118)
Robert L. Oakley, 1945-2007
Professor Oakley was the Library Director at as well as a professor at Georgetown Law Center. Before joining the Law Center in 1982, he served as Associate Law Librarian at Cornell Law School and Director of the Law Library and associate professor of law at Boston University School of Law.
His writings include articles entitled "Intellectual Property Issues and Information Networks", "The Deteriorating Historical Record: Implications for Scholars and Libraries", "Collection Development: The Impact of a National Law Library", "Education for Law Librarianship: Avoiding the Trade School Mentality", and "Copyright and Preservation: A Serious Problem in Need of a Thoughtful Solution".
He focused on representing the interests of the American Association of Law Libraries in matters on Capitol Hill and around Washington and he has served on numerous other professional committees.
Professor Oakley served two three-year terms on the Executive Board of the American Association of Law Libraries, and served as its President in 2000-2001.
About the Robert L. Oakley Memorial Scholarship
To support research and advanced study for librarians in their early-to-mid-careers who are interested and/or active in the fields that Robert Oakley was expert in-intellectual property, public policy, copyright and their impacts on libraries and the ways libraries serve their communities.
Professor and law librarian Robert Oakley was an expert on copyright law and wrote and lectured on the subject.
He served on the Library Copyright Alliance representing the American Association of Law Librarians (AALL) and played a leading role in advocating for U.S. libraries and the public they serve at many international forums including those of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
He served as the United States delegate to the International Federation of Library Associations Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights from 1997-2003.
Mr. Oakley testified before Congress on copyright, open access, library appropriations and free access to government documents and was a member of the Library of Congress' Section 108 Study Group.
A valued colleague and mentor for numerous librarians, Oakley was a recognized leader in law librarianship and library management who also maintained a profound commitment to public policy and the rights of library users.
