Neal Axton


Neal Axton
  • Reference & Research Librarian, Wheat Law Library

Contact Info

200E Green Hall

Biography

Neal Axton joined the Wheat Law Library as the Reference & Research Librarian in April 2024. As a 3L at KU Law, he staffed the library’s reference desk on evenings and weekends, which inspired him to obtain his master’s degree in library and information science from UCLA in 2006. In 2017, Neal became the Government Information Librarian at KU’s Anschutz Library. Before that, Axton spent a decade working at several law libraries in the Twin Cities and served as president of the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries. 

Education

B.A. in Philosophy, Kansas State University, 1995
J.D., University of Kansas, 1998
Master's Degree in Library & Information Science (MLIS), University of California, Los Angeles, 2006

Research

  • Administrative Law
  • Public Health Law
  • Disaster Law
  • Firearms Law