Academic Law Libraries SIS Awards

As Chair of this year’s Academic Law Libraries SIS Awards Committee, I would like to remind members of the ALL-SIS that it is the time of the year again to begin thinking of which of our colleagues should be recognized for their hard work and contributions to the profession. In particular, please start contemplating who should receive the following awards:

• The Frederick Charles Hicks Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Law Librarianship:  This award recognizes the individual or group who has made outstanding contributions to academic law librarianship through continued efforts to improve law librarianship. The award is named in honor of Frederick Charles Hicks, the first great American law librarian/scholar who was also the first academic law librarian to serve as president of AALL.
• The ALL-SIS Outstanding Article Award which honors section members for contributions to the enhancement of academic law librarianship through publishing. Articles published in any format in any publication other than Law Library Journal and AALL Spectrum during 2008 are eligible.
• The ALL-SIS Outstanding Service Award honors an ALL-SIS member who has made outstanding contributions to the SIS in areas of section activity and in professional service.

The deadline for nominations for each award is March 31, 2009. There will be future communications to the membership closer to the deadline, but it is not too soon to begin identifying individuals or groups.

If you have any questions, please contact Patricia Harris O’Connor, Chair, Academic Law Libraries SIS Awards Committee, at poconnor@wsulaw.edu.