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TIME IS RUNNING OUT! - AALL AWARDS 99
The February 1, 1999 deadline for nominations is fast approaching for the
following awards: Marian Gould Gallagher Distinquished Service Award,
Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographic Award, AALL Public Access to Information
Award, Law Library Publications Award, and the AALL/West Legal Directory
Excellence in Marketing Award. Please call or email Sandy Marz, Awards
Chair, if you have questions (P: 775-328-3250 F:
smarz@mail.co.washoe.nv.us).
"Our awards are one of the most important ways AALL recognizes significant
contributions to our profession," said Jim Heller, AALL President, "whether
it is for service to the profession (Gallagher), publications (Andrews and
Law Library Journal), promoting access to government (Access to Government),
promotional materials or campaign (Law Library Publications and Excellence
in Marketing) or new legal information product (New Product)."
Details for all awards are listed below:
New Product Award
Deadline for Nominations: January 15, 1999
The New Product Award honors a new (less than two years in the library
related market place) legal information product that enhances or improves
existing law library services or procedures. The Award honors development of
innovative products that improve access to legal information, the legal
research process, or procedures for technical processing of library
materials. Members of the New Product Subcommittee of the Committee on
Relations with Information Vendors solicit and review nominations and
recommend finalists to the Awards Committee, which selects the recipient.
Recipients of the award need not be law librarians or members of AALL.
Nominations may be made by any member of the group within AALL, including
legal information vendors. Send nominations by January 15, 1999, to Frosty
Owen, New Product Subcommittee Chair, Manager of Library Services, Hunton &
Williams, 951 E. Byrd St., Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 1999
The Joseph L. Andrews Bibliographical Award recognizes a significant
contribution to legal bibliographical literature. The nominated work may be
a book, pamphlet, periodical contribution or publication in some other form.
Only works published during the 1998 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 nonuse 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). The deadline for nominations is
February 1, 1999. Send nominations to Grace Mills, Chair, Andrews Award
Subcommittee, North Carolina Central University School of Law Library, 1512
S. Alston Ave., Durham, North Carolina 27707; fax 919/560-5321.
Marion Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 1999
The Marion Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award is presented in
recognition of 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. Nominations should include either additional supporting
letters or the names of other persons to contact for further information
concerning the nominee. The deadline for nominations is February 1, 1999.
Nominations with accompanying documentation should be sent to Carol Parris,
Gallagher Award Subcommittee Chair, Reference/Research Services Librarian,
University of Kentucky College of Law Library, 620 South Limestone,
Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0048.
Law Library Publications Award
Deadline for nominations: February 1, 1999
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 and newsletters, Web pages,
videotapes, audiotapes, and software. Entries may be submitted by an
individual AALL or Chapter member, by a library staff, or by a Chapter, SIS,
caucus, or other component group affiliated with AALL. Judging criteria are
quality of material, creativity, and usefulness.
A brochure detailing LLP Award objectives, qualifying materials, entry
requirements, and procedures can be obtained from:
1. Amy Eaton, LLP Subcommittee Chair, to request a paper copy (206/626-6000
or amy.eaton@stokeslaw.com).
2. AALLNET: Access Member Services, then Awards , followed by Law Library
Publications. This document is stored in .PDF format. A link for Adobe
Acrobat Reader Software is provided.
3. AALL Fax-On Demand via AALLNET or by dialing 908/544-5901 and requesting
document #385.
To enter the LLP competition, you must submit four copies of your
publication by the deadline of February 1, 1999 to: Amy Eaton, LLP
Subcommittee Chair, Stokes Lawrence, 800 Fifth Avenue, Ste. 4000, Seattle,
Washington 98104.
AALL/West Legal Directory Excellence in Marketing Award
Deadline: February 1, 1999
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
entry was used to achieve the goal, 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. There is a $250
award for each category from West Legal Directory. A brochure detailing EIM
Award objectives, qualifying materials, entry requirements, and procedures
will be sent to the entire membership. Nominations should be sent to Carol
Bredemeyer, Public Relations Committee Chair. The PR Committee will prepare
a list of finalists to be sent to the Awards committee for final selection.
You may contact Carol Bredemeyer, Public Relations Committee Chair,
606/572-5395, for additional information or AALLNET for copies of the
brochure.
Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award
The Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award honors outstanding
achievement in researching and writing an article published in Law Library
Journal for the preceding volume year. A subcommittee of the Law Library
Journal and AALL Spectrum Advisory Committee and Editorial Board, in
consultation with the editor of the Law Library Journal, will review each
article in volume 90 of LLJ and will recommend three or four articles as
candidates for the award to the Awards Committee Chair. As Chair of the Law
Library Journal and AALL Spectrum Advisory Committee and Editorial Board,
Ruth Levor (619/260-4604) will appoint the initial review subcommittee. The
final selection is made by a subcommittee of the Awards Committee.
AALL Public Access to Government Information Award
Deadline for Nominations: February 1, 1999
The Government Relations Committee of the American Association of Law
Libraries is now soliciting nominees for the first annual AALL Public Access
to Government Information Award. The Public Access to Government
Information Award is given to recognize persons or organizations that have
made significant contributions to protect and promote greater public access
to government information.Recipients of the award may be any individual or
organization. Recipients need not be law librarians or members of
AALL. Members of the Washington Affairs Office of AALL are not eligible for
this award. Judging criteria for the AALL Public Access to Government
Information Award are:
* 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
federal, state or local government information. The award will honor 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 federal, state or local
governmental information.
* The extent to which the effort advances the AALL mission and Government
Relations Policy. To nominate an individual or organization for this award,
please send a letter of nomination describing the nominee and including a
justification for the award to the Chair of the Government Relations
Committee: Darcy Kirk, Law Librarian & Associate Professor of Law,
University of Connecticut School of Law Library, 39 Elizabeth Street,
Hartford, Connecticut 06105-2213, dkirk@law.uconn.edu
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