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.
RECIPIENTS
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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
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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.