Connie E. Bolden Publication Award

This award recognizes a Government Law Libraries Special Interest Section member’s contribution to the field of government law librarianship through a scholarly publication (e.g. peer-reviewed publication where footnotes are expected such as Law Library Journal, AALL Spectrum, and the Bar Association Journal) on a topic of concern to government law libraries. The publication must be authored by a Government Law Libraries Special Interest Section member and have been published in print or electronically within the last year.

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RECIPIENTS

  • 2010 - 2022

    2022

    • Not awarded

    2021

    • Not awarded

    2020

    • Not awarded

    2019

    • Stefanie Pearlman, Professor of Law/Reference Librarian, Schmid Law Library, University of Nebraska for Persuasive Authority and the Nebraska Supreme Court: Are Certain Jurisdictions or Secondary Resources More Persuasive than Others? The Nebraska Lawyer Magazine, March/April, 2018, pp 35-39.

    2016

    • Joel Fishman for his series of indexes, including: The Index to J. of Supreme Court History (1976-2015), The Index to the PA Bar Association Quarterly (1929-2015), Index to the PA Family Lawyer (1980-2014) and The Bibliography of Library History (2000-2013).

    2014

    • Virginia Eldridge, Grayson County Law Library, Sherman, Texas, for Virginia Eldrige & Laurie Selwyn, Public Law Librarianship: Objectives, Challenges, and Solutions (Info. Sci. Ref. 2013).

    2012

    • Joel Fishman, Assistant Director for Lawyer Services and Dittakavi Rao, Associate Director, Duquesne University Center for Legal Information, Allegheny County Law Library, Pittsburgh, PA, for Navigating Legal Research & Technology: Quick Reference Guide to the 1,500 Most Common Questions About Traditional Online Legal Research.

    2010

    • Not awarded

  • 1993 - 2008

    2008

    • Jean M. Holcomb, Retired, for her Law Library Journal series “Managing By The Book.”
    • Joel Fishman, for his extensive publication of books and articles dealing with Pennsylvania law over the past twenty-five years.

    2002

    • Gail Warren, for her development of the “Court Library Management” course notebooks for the Institute for Court Management from 1999 through 2001

    1999

    • Kendall F. Svengalis, for his book Legal Information Buyer’s Guide & Reference Manual

    1996

    • Charles R. Dyer, in recognition of his work on Sourcebook for Law Library Governing Boards and Committees.

    1993

    • Kendall F. Svengalis, in recognition of his work on The CRIV Sheet.