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2004 LRL Notable Document Award Recipients

Salt Lake City, Utah - Eight research reports will be honored by a staff section of the National Conference of State Legislatures for their excellence in exploring topics of contemporary interest to legislators and staff. NCSL's Legislative Research Librarian (LRL) staff section presented its Notable Document Awards at NCSL's 30^th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Eight reports from five states were selected. They are:

BODY OF WORK

- California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research: 2003 Annual Report
- California Energy Commission's 2003 Integrated Energy Policy Report

BODY OF WORK--MONOGRAPHIC SERIES

- Louisiana House of Representatives: House Legislative Services' State and Local Government in Louisiana: An Overview
- Louisiana House of Representatives: House Legislative Services' Orientation Guide for Louisiana House Members

EXCEPTIONAL TECHNICAL WORK

- New York State Division of the Budget's  New York State 2004-2005 Executive Budget: Revenue Estimating Methodology

BODY OF WORK--LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED

- Pennsylvania General Assembly Joint State Government Commission's The Funding and Benefit Structure of the Pennsylvania Statewide Retirement Systems: A Report with Recommendations
- Pennsylvania General Assembly Joint State Government Commission's Minority Representation in the Jury Selection Process in Pennsylvania

EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

- Washington Puget Sound Action Team's Mission: Protect and Restore Puget Sound, A Progress Report

A "document" for purposes of this award were defined as one produced by a federal, state, or local government agency, by a foundation, consulting firm, or quasi-public or private sector non-profit organization. Format includes print, microfilm, CD-ROM, periodical/serial, or URL.

The Legislative Research Librarians staff section, one of NCSL's eleven professional staff organizations, was established to promote effective information retrieval techniques for legislative libraries; to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas relating to legislative information, operations, and procedures in the states; and to enhance the professionalism of the members.

Composed primarily of librarians and information specialists in legislative agencies, the section sponsors an extensive schedule of programs at the NCSL Annual Meeting and the Annual Professional Development Seminar. Each of these meetings focuses on current developments in information management, information technology and legislative research.

Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Chair
LRL Notable Document Award Committee
Montana Legislative Library

On behalf of committee members:

• Shirley Dallas, Washington State Library
• Penelope Dukes, Williams, Texas Legislative Reference Library
• Sabah Eltareb, California State Library
• Cathy Griffin, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
• Ingrid Hernquist, New Jersey Office of Legislative Services Library