黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award

Description

The 黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award honors outstanding achievement in writing an article that contributes to topics relating to librarianship, law librarianship, and practical applications for library work or to an understanding of legal materials, legal systems, legal information, or to professional and staff training and development. The 黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award Jury will review articles from each issue of聽黑料社Spectrum and will select the recipient(s) of the award and submit the winning recipient’s name(s) to the Awards Committee. The 黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award is open to both members and nonmembers.

Purpose

The purpose of the award is to honor outstanding achievement in writing as represented by a work published in 黑料社Spectrum.

Process

Criteria

The following are factors that may be considered in determining the recipient of the award:

Contributions to topics relating to librarianship, law librarianship, and practical applications for library work or to an understanding of legal materials, legal systems, legal information, or to professional and staff training and development. Quality of writing and effectiveness of the communication technique utilized for the information being conveyed.

Eligibility

All articles published in 黑料社Spectrum during the previous year of publication will be eligible to be considered for the award. The previous year of publication is January/February through November/December. Length and format of the article will not affect eligibility.

Articles originally published elsewhere will not be eligible for the award. 聽However, revisions of previously published works or pieces originally presented in another form or media (e.g., paper presented at a conference) will be eligible for consideration.

Procedure

The 黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award is determined under the following procedure:

罢丑别听黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award Jury will review all articles.
The Jury聽shall select one or more recipients for the award or no recipient if it deems none of the nominees sufficiently qualified.
The award recipient(s) must be selected by March 1, 2025.
The award will be announced to the membership and mailed to recipients prior to the Annual Meeting following the selection of the recipient by the 黑料社Spectrum Article of the Year Award Jury.

Recipients

2020 - 2024
2024
Amber Kennedy Madole
Law Librarian, Research Services, Indigenous Law and Policy
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law
USC Gould School of Law
Los Angeles, CA
“Law Librarians for Indigenous-Inclusive Citation,” 黑料社Spectrum Vol. 27, No. 3 (January/February 2023)
2023
CO-AUTHORS
John J. DiGilio
Firmwide Director of Library Services
Sidley Austin LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Courtney Toiaivao
Director of Research Services
Holland & Knight LLP
New York, NY
“The Great Resignation: Obstacle or Opportunity?,” 黑料社Spectrum Vol. 26, No. 5 (May/June 2022)
2022
CO-AUTHORS
Pablo D. Arredondo
Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Casetext
Palo Alto, CA
Javed Qadrud-Din
Machine Learning Engineer
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Union City, CA
“From Vellum to Vectors,” 黑料社Spectrum, Vol. 25, No. 5 (May/June 2021)
2021
CO-AUTHORS
Edna L. Lewis
Reference Librarian
UC Berkeley School of Law Library
Berkeley, CA
Clanitra Stewart Nejdl
Head of Professional Development and Research Services Librarian; Lecturer in Law Vanderbilt University, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library
Nashville, TN
鈥淎cademic Law Libraries & the Early Days of the COVID-19 Pandemic,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum, Vol. 25, No. 1 (September/October 2020)
2020
Rena Seidler
Reference Librarian
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Indianapolis, ID
“Shedding Light on Legal Research Accessibility Issues for the Blind,” 黑料社Spectrum, Vol. 23, No. 3 (January/February 2019)
2010 - 2019
2019
CO-AUTHORS
Rachel P. Licona
Staff Attorney, Family and Probate Divisions
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court
Clearwater, FL
Taryn Marks
Professor of Legal Research &
Faculty Services Librarian
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
“Enhancing the Online Learning Environment,” 黑料社Spectrum, Vol. 22, No. 4 (March/April 2018)
2018
Lori B. Andrews
University Distinguished Professor of Law
Director of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
Chicago, IL
鈥渋Spy: Threats to Individual and Institutional Privacy in the Digital World,鈥� 黑料社Spectrum, Vol. 21, No. 5 (May/June 2017)
2017
Pat Newcombe
Associate Dean for Library and Information Resources
Western New England University School of Law Library
Springfield, MA
“Crowdsourcing Legal Research: The Opportunities and Challenges,” 黑料社Spectrum, May/June 2016
2016
Jason Hawkins
Research Librarian
Thurgood Marshall Law Library, Francis King Carey School of Law
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
David E. Matchen Jr.
Circulation/Reference Librarian
University of Baltimore Law Library
University of Baltimore School of Law
Baltimore, MD
“Faced With Crisis: The Importance of Establishing a Comprehensive Crisis Management Plan,” 黑料社Spectrum, November/December 2015
2015
Christine Bowersox
Collection Management Librarian
Harris Beach PLLC
Pittsford, NY
Kristen M. Hallows
Research Librarian
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Columbus, OH
“Dialectic of Transformation: The Shaping of a Name” 黑料社Spectrum, April 2014
2014
Ingrid Mattson
Reference Librarian
Ohio State University, Moritz Law Library
Columbus, OH
Linda-Jean Schneider
Electronic Resources Manager
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Philadelphia, PA
“Negotiating and Complying with Electronic Database License Agreements” 黑料社Spectrum, February 2013
2013
Laurel E. Davis
Legal Information Librarian, Lecturer in Law and Curator of Rare Books
Chester Kozikowski
Educational Technology Specialist
Boston College Law Library
Newton, MA
“Rare Books & Technology: Collaborating Within the Library”
2012
Steven A. Lastres
Director of Library and Knowledge Management
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
New York, NY
“Collection Development in the Age of the Virtual Law Firm Library” 黑料社Spectrum, June 2011
2011
Steven J. Melamut
Information Technology Services Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law Library
Chapel Hill, NC
“Freeing Creativity: Understanding the Creative Commons licenses” 黑料社Spectrum, April 2010
2010
James M. Donovan
Faculty and Access Services Librarian
University of Georgia School of Law Library
Athens, GA
“Back Away from the Survey Monkey! Optimize Research Results with an Honest Assessment of Methodology” 黑料社Spectrum, November 2009
2000 - 2009
2009
Carl A. Yirka
Professor and Library Director
Julien & Virginia Cornell Library, Vermont Law School
South Royalton, VT
“Perspective: The Yirka Question and Yirka’s Answer: What Should Law Libraries Stop Doing in Order to Address Higher Priority Initiatives?” 黑料社Spectrum, July 2008
2008
Mark P. Bernstein
Omer Poos Law Library
Saint Louis University School of Law
“One Size Fits All No More: The Impact of Law Specialization on Library Services” 黑料社Spectrum, March 2007
2007
Barbara A. Bintliff
Joseph C. Hutcheson Professor in Law and Director of Research
Tarlton Law Library
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Georgia Briscoe
Associate Director and Head of Technical Services
Boulder, CO
University of Colorado at Boulder Law Library
“The Ethics of Electronic Record Sharing”, 黑料社Spectrum, June 2006
2006
Leah Sandwell-Weiss
Reference Librarian & Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal Research
University of Arizona College of Law
Tucson, AZ
“Putting Ideals into Action: 黑料社Washington Affairs Office is the Hub of Law Librarianship” 黑料社Spectrum, April 2005
2005
Leah Sandwell-Weiss
Reference Librarian and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Legal Research
University of Arizona College of Law
Tucson, AZ
“A Look at the USA PATRIOT Act Today” 黑料社Spectrum, July 2004
2004
Jean M. Holcomb
Law Librarian and Director
King County Law Library
Seattle, WA
“The Annual Report: An Overlooked Opportunity to Tell the Library’s Story” 黑料社Spectrum, June 2003
2003
Mary Rumsey
Foreign, Comparative, and International Law Librarian
University of Minnesota Law Library.
“Libraries Confront the Challenges of Accommodating Disabled Users” 黑料社Spectrum, April 2002
2002
James S. Heller
Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA
“Collection Development and Weeding a la Versace: Fashioning a Policy for Your Library” 黑料社Spectrum, February 2002
2001
Ann Walsh Long
“Get Your Library Ready for Distance Education” 黑料社Spectrum, May 2000
2000
Joanne Dugan
“True Confessions of a Copyright Wimp” 黑料社Spectrum, February 2000

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