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REMINDER: Nominations for AALL's Public Access to Government
Information Award are due February 1!
Original call for nominations follows...
(From http://www.aallnet.org/news/newsdisplay.asp?nid=49)
The AALL Government Relations Committee invites members to nominate an
individual, organization or institution for the Public Access to
Government Information (PAGI) Award. The Association presents the
award annually to recognize special efforts in promoting or preserving
public access to government information.
Last year, two winners were acknowledged. Cathy Hartman of the
University of North Texas was recognized for the government documents
web site, including the Cyber Cemetery, which preserves the web sites
of defunct federal agencies, boards and commissions. John Joergensen
of Rutgers University Law School Library was honored for his creation
of the Rutgers-Camden Law School Library Digital Project that made
thousands of Congressional hearings and committee prints freely
available on the web.
The committee received a record-breaking number of nominations last
year and picking the winners was especially difficult. Please help
make our work even more difficult this year by nominating a great
public access pioneer or project that you know about!
For details, see http://aallnet.org/about/award_information.asp or
contactscott.matheson@colorado.edu
. A sample nomination form is below, although there is no requirement
to use this form.
[SAMPLE NOMINATION FORM]
Nominee: [ Name ]
This nominee is an: [ Individual / Organization ]
Nominator: [ optional, but helpful if the committee has questions ]
This nominee has enhanced public access to government information by:
[ One or two sentence summary of program, publication, project or
other effort. ]
Narrative:
[ Describe the history and impact of the nominated effort. Explain how
the project meets the judging criteria:
* A contribution that significantly improves public access to
government information, thereby increasing the public's knowledge
about the workings of government. The award is given in accordance
with AALL's mission to provide leadership in the field of legal
information and to promote equal access to government information. The
award will reflect this by honoring the achievements of those who have
championed public access.
* The extent to which the individual or organization has had a
positive impact on protecting and promoting public access to
governmental information.
* The extent to which the effort advances the AALL mission and
Government Relations Policy. ]
Applications are usually 1 to 3 pages, but there is no page limit. For
more information about the award, including a list of past winners,
please see http://aallnet.org/about/award_information.asp
Janet Fischer
Collection Development/Government Documents Librarian
Golden Gate University Law Library
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
phone: 415-442-7826
fax: 415-512-9395
email: jfischer@ggu.edu
http://www.ggu.edu/lawlibrary
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