• Description
• Criteria
• Application Information
• Previous Winners

Description:

This award honors new commercial information products that enhance or improve existing law library services or procedures or innovative products which improve access to legal information, the legal research process, or procedures for technical processing of library materials. A "new" product is one which has been in the library-related marketplace for two years or less. New products may include, but are not limited to, computer hardware and/or software, educational or bibliographic material, or other products or devices that aid or improve library workflow, research, or intellectual access. Products that have been reintroduced in a new format or with substantial changes are eligible.

Criteria:

1. To be eligible for the award, a nominated product must be a new and innovative commercial legal information resource that enhances or improves existing law library services and/or procedures.
2. Eligible products include (but are not limited to): print materials, computer hardware or software; products or devices that aid or improve access to legal information or the legal research process, and procedures for technical processing of library materials.
3. Any product that has been "re-introduced" in a new format or that has substantial changes is eligible.
4. "New" is defined as being in the library-related marketplace for less than two years.
5. Any AALL member may nominate products for the Award. If a vendor nominates its own product, AALL membership is not required.
6. Only nominations received by the deadline will be considered.
7. Enhancements of existing products are not eligible for the Award, unless the enhancement provides a completely new method of using the product, and retrieval of information is substantially improved.
8. Complete contact information for the vendor must be provided, to facilitate the CRIV’s communication with the product developer.
9. Members of the CRIV New Product Award Subcommittee will evaluate every eligible product. Vendors will be contacted to obtain complimentary review copies of print resources or temporary logins for electronic resources. Print copies will be returned to the vendor upon request.
10. If a product is deemed ineligible, somebody from the New Product Award Subcommittee will notify the nominating party and provide a brief explanation.

Application Information:

Send eight copies of nominations to:

Michelle Cosby
Reference Librarian
University of Kentucky College of Law Library
620 S. Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40506-0048

Ph: 859-257-1578
Fax: 859-323-4906
Mcosb2@email.uky.edu

Previous Winners:

• 2009 William S. Hein & Co., Inc.,
  Subject Compilations of State Laws (HeinOnline)



• 2008 Cassidy Cataloging Services, Inc.
  WLX Cataloging Record Service (WLX E Treatise Collection, Lexis II Primary Sources, and Westlaw IV Journals & Law Reviews)



• 2007 No award



• 2006 No award



• 2005 Thomson Gale
  The Making of Modern Law



• 2004 Jenkins Law Library & American Lawyer Media
  www.palawlibrary.com



• 2003 No award



• 2002 No award



• 2001 W.S. Hein & Co., Inc.
  Hein-On-Line



• 2000 IndexMaster, Inc.
  IndexMaster



• 1999 West Group
  Key Cite



• 1998 Congressional Information Services, Inc.
  CIS Congressional Universe



• 1997 BNA, Inc.
  Health Law & Business Series



• 1996 No award



• 1995 Shepard's McGraw-Hill, Inc.
  How to Shepardize