2008 Legislative Staff Achievement Award

It's time to recognize the outstanding service provided by legislative libraries and librarians throughout the states. We need your help in identifying candidates for the annual LRL awards.

Please send us the name of a person or institution - it can be yourself or your library - using the criteria listed below as a guide, along with a description of specific accomplishments and LRL involvement.

The nominating committee members this year include past recipients Tracey Kimball (NM) and Nan Bowers (NV). Fax or email your nomination by Wednesday, April 30, 2008 to me (303-364-7800 or janna.goodwin@ncsl.org). While there is no monetary award, it is a privilege to be recognized and listed as exceptional representatives of our profession.

The award will be presented at the NCSL Legislative Summit in New Orleans, July 22-25, 2008. Many of you are the only legislative librarian in your state, and you provide tremendous services. There may be no other LRL member that knows enough about your job to nominate you - so go ahead and write up your successes. Isn't it about time you got some recognition from your peers?

Don't put this off too long don't wait until the deadline. Think about it and send a nomination to a member of the committee now, or by April 30th. Criteria is as follows:

THE LIBRARIAN WHO HAS:

Provided outstanding support to the state legislature or legislative institution
Provided outstanding support to NCSL or the LRL Staff Section
Enhanced the profession of special librarianship within the legislative context
Demonstrated innovative approaches to the field of legislative librarianship
Made a major creative contribution to enhance legislative library services in one or more of the following areas:
- organization of information
- integration of the library into the legislative process
- excellent research products
- publicity
- excellence in reference services
- managerial expertise
- information technology
- others

Institutions

THE LIBRARY THAT HAS:

Provided outstanding support or assistance to NCSL or the LRL Staff Section
Maintained a professional, qualified staff
Actively participated in professional library associations
Contributed significantly to major developments in the field of legislative librarianship
Demonstrated creativity in several of the following areas:
- maintaining a collection that meets legislative needs
- orienting new patrons to library services
- targeting services to meet legislative needs
- integrating new technologies into legislative services
- alerting patrons to information resources
- other

Past recipients can be viewed at http://www.ncsl.org/LRL/award98.htm#recipients