Please note: All AALL Awards Nominations & Submissions are due February 1,
2001.
The Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award recognizes a significant
contribution to legal bibliographic literature. The nominated work may be
a book, pamphlet, periodical contribution, or publication in some other
form. Only works published during the 2000 calendar year are eligible for
consideration. The work need not be prepared by a law librarian or a
member of AALL. Legal bibliographical literature is broadly defined and is
not limited by the author's use or non-use of the term "bibliography" in
the title of the work. Submit as complete a description as possible (it is
not necessary to submit a copy of the work). To be considered, nominations
must be postmarked by February 1, 2001. Send nominations to Marie-Louise
Bernal, Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographic Award Subcommittee Chair, Law
Library of Congress, James Madison Memorial Building, Rm. 240, 101
Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC 20540-3000; fax 202/707-1820.
The Marion Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award recognizes extended
and sustained service to law librarianship, exemplary service to the
Association, or contributions to the professional literature. Nominees are
those who are or have been members of AALL and who are near or at the end
of their careers. The award may be given posthumously. Documentation for
and names of the previous year's non-recipient nominees are kept on file,
and those candidates may be re-nominated with re-submission of their names.
Nominations should include either additional supporting letters or the
names of other persons to contact for further information concerning the
nominee. To be considered, nominations must be postmarked by February 1,
2001. Send nominations with accompanying documentation to James E. Duggan,
Gallagher Award Subcommittee Chair, Southern Illinois University Law
Library, Mail Code 6803 Lesar Law Building, Carbondale, Illinois
62901-6803; fax 618/453-8728.
The Law Library Publications Award (LLP) honors achievement in creating
in-house print or non-print library materials that are outstanding in
quality and significance. Examples of eligible materials include (but are
not limited to): bibliographies, library aids, annual reports, pathfinders,
brochures, maps, manuals, research guides, newsletters, Web pages,
videotapes, audiotapes, and software. Entries may be created by an
individual AALL or Chapter member, by a library staff member, or by a
Chapter, SIS, caucus, or by another component group affiliated with AALL.
Judging criteria are quality of material, creativity, and usefulness. An
LLP Award entry form and brochure can be found on the Web at
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_llp.asp or by calling 732/544-5901 and
requesting document 375. To be considered, submissions must be postmarked
by February 1, 2001. Send four copies of all entry forms and entries to
Mary Ann Nelson, Law Library Publications Subcommittee Chair, University of
Iowa Law Library, Boyd Law Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1166; fax
319/335-9039.
The AALL/West Legal Directory Excellence in Marketing Award (EIM) honors
outstanding achievement in public relations activities. The EIM award is
distinguished from the LLP award by the requirement that EIM entries
include an explanation of the goal of the promotional material or activity,
how the material or activity was promoted, advertised and utilized, and the
response of the target audience. The five categories for this award are:
Best Brochure, Best Newsletter, Best Campaign, Best P.R. Toolkit, and Best
Use of Technology. West Legal Directory will grant a $250 award for each
category. An EIM Award entry form and brochure can be found on the Web at
http://www.aallnet.org/about/award_eim.asp or by calling 732/544-5901 and
requesting document 385. A subcommittee of the Public Relations Committee
reviews nominations and recommends finalists to the Awards Committee, which
selects recipients of the award. To be considered, submissions must be
postmarked by February 1, 2001. Send four copies of all entry forms and
entries to Sally H. Wambold, Public Relations Committee Chair, University
of Richmond School of Law Library, Richmond, Virginia 23173; fax:
804/287-1845.
The Law Library Journal Article and the AALL Spectrum Article of the Year
Awards honor outstanding achievement in researching and writing an article
published either in Law Library Journal or AALL Spectrum for the preceding
volume year. Rosalie Sanderson, Chair of the Law Library Journal and AALL
Spectrum Editorial Board, will appoint subcommittees for each award from
members of the Law Library Journal and AALL Spectrum Editorial Board.
These subcommittees, in consultation with the editor of Law Library Journal
(for the LLJ Article Award), and the editor of AALL Spectrum (for the AALL
Spectrum Award) will review each published article in the respective
publication, and recommend between three and eight articles for each award
to the Awards Committee. Respective subcommittees of the Awards Committee
will select the recipient of each award.
The New Product Award honors an innovative legal information product that
has been in the library-related marketplace for less than two years. The
award honors the development of products that enhance existing law library
services or procedures by improving access to legal information, the legal
research process, or procedures for technical processing of library
materials. Recipients of the award need not be law librarians nor members
of AALL. Nominations may be made by an member or group within AALL,
including legal information vendors. Members of the New Products
Subcommittee of the Committee on Relations with Information Vendors solicit
and review nominations and recommend finalists to the Awards Committee,
which selects the recipient of the award. To be considered, nominations
must be postmarked by February 1, 2001. Send nominations to Michael J.
Bushbaum, Chair, CRIV New Products Award Subcommittee, Valparaiso
University School of Law Library, Wesemann Hall, Valparaiso, Indiana
46383-6493; fax 219/465-7917.
The AALL Public Access to Government Information Award, sponsored by the
Government Relations Committee, was established in 1998 to honor an
individual or organization that has made significant contributions to
protect and promote greater public access to government information,
thereby increasing the public's knowledge about the workings of government.
Nominations are judged on the extent to which they have a positive impact
on protecting and promoting public access to federal, state, or local
government information and the extent to which they advance the AALL
mission and government relations policy. To be considered, nominations
must be postmarked by February 1, 2001. Send nominations to Keith Ann
Stiverson, Chair, Government Relations Committee, University of Texas
Tarlton Law Library, 727 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, Texas 78705-3224; fax
512/471-0243.
James E. Duggan
Chair, AALL Awards Committee, 2000-2001
Professor & Director of Information Technology
Southern Illinois University School of Law Library
Lesar Law Building, Mailcode 6803
Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6803
618-453-8791; Fax: 618-453-8728
duggan@siu.edu
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