2006 Notable Document Awards Recipients
Nashville - Ten research reports were 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 32nd Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Ten reports from seven states were selected. They are:
LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED
-Idaho School for Deaf and Blind Evaluation Report
(Idaho Office of Performance Evaluations)
-Report of the Advisory Committee on Geriatric and Seriously Ill Inmates
(Pennsylvania General Assembly - Joint State Government Commission)
CITIZEN'S GUIDE
-Citizens Guide (series of five publications)
(Kentucky Legislative Research Commission)
-Utah State Government: A Citizens Guide
(Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel)
LEGISLATOR'S GUIDE
-Understanding Medicaid: A Policymaker's Introduction
(Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel)
STUDENT'S GUIDE
-Governing Wisconsin series
(Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau)
PUBLIC POLICY
-Improved Coordination and Information Could Reduce the Backlog of Unserved Warrants
(Kentucky Legislative Research Commission)
-Use of Social Security Numbers for Drivers' Licenses, Permits, and Identification Cards: Federal Mandate Review
(Idaho Office of Performance Evaluations)
FISCAL MATTERS
-A Fiscal Review of the 2005 Legislative Session
(Minnesota Senate Counsel, Research, and Fiscal Analysis)
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
-High Plains of Northeastern New Mexico: A Guide to Geology and Culture
(New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources)
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.
Special thanks to this year's judges:
- Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Montana Legislative Branch
Chair of the Notable Documents Committee
- Carol Blackburn, Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
- Sabah Eltareb, California State Library
- Kristin Ford, Idaho Legislative Library
- Ingrid Hernquist, New Jersey Legislative Services Library
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