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 American Association Of Law Libraries
Chapter Professional Development Awards
Objective
One of the most important roles of the American Association of Law
Libraries is to provide quality professional development opportunities
for its members. To recognize significant achievements in designing
outstanding professional development programs for its members (and
other librarians) and to reward chapters for performing well in
this endeavor, the American Association of Law Libraries Career Development Taskforce created awards focusing on educational programming.
One Professional Development Award recognizes a chapter that excels
at designing a comprehensive quality professional development program,
up to one year in length. A second Professional Development Award
recognizes a chapter for a single quality program or workshop of
one-half day in length or more.
Eligibility
Eligible chapter programs are those that have been conducted during
the calendar year prior to the February 1 awards deadline. Recipients
of the awards may be any AALL chapter as represented by officers
of that chapter.
Administration Of The Award
The Chapter Professional Development Awards is administered by the AALL Awards Committee. The Awards Committee shall: advertise the awards; solicit nominations for the awards; review the nominations; make the final decisions; notify the winners; and handle subsequent publicity activities and any miscellaneous tasks that arise in the administration of the awards.
Judging Criteria
- The extent to which a professional development program significantly
improves an AALL chapter member's knowledge of his/her job skills
or improves an AALL chapter member's knowledge of a broad or narrow
area of law. (As measured by the compilation of program evaluations
and comments)
- The extent to which a program advances the AALL Competencies
for Law Librarians
- The extent to which a program achieves the learning objectives
of the program presenters.
- A professional development program that introduces an AALL chapter
member to a new or changed area of law or law librarianship.
- The extent to which the qualifications/training of the instructors
significantly contribute to the quality of a program.
- A professional development program which applies principles
of adult education and/or unique learning methodologies in its
format.
- The extent to which the quality of the handouts/written documentation
of a program enhances the learning experience.
In order to assist the Awards Committee in evaluating
how well a program meets the above criteria, the chapter must include
a summary of the attendees' evaluation forms for the program or
copies of all the actual attendees' evaluation forms and copies
of announcements, brochures, hand-outs and speakers' biographies.
Award Process
Four copies of the nominations for the awards should be sent to:
Ms. Carmen Brigandi
Assistant Director for Technical and Administrative Services
California Western School of Law Library
225 Cedar St.
San Diego, CA 92101-3046
Phone: 619/525-1437
Fax: 619/685-2918
Email: ceb@cwsl.edu
Nominations may be submitted by chapter members, a Chapter officer, the Chapter president acting on behalf of the Chapter's executive board or any program attendee.
Click here to download the Nomination Form
A subcommittee of the Awards Committee, including the Awards Committee
chair, will review the nominations and make a final decision on
which chapters will receive the awards. Each nominee shall be considered
individually and confidentially and will be judged according to
the criteria listed above. To ensure confidentiality,
contact with members of AALL other than the person(s) nominating,
other Awards Committee members should be avoided.
Frequency and number of awards: Either or both Award(s) may be presented
annually, but there is no requirement that either Award be given
each year.
Deadline for nominations: Nominations must be submitted no later
than February 1 of each year, to allow the committee
sufficient time to complete its deliberations and to complete
the administrative aspects of the award.
Award Presentation
The award shall be presented during the AALL Annual Meeting. It
will be given in the name of the Association and will consist of
an appropriate memorial to honor the chapter's achievements.
Comprehensive Chapter Professional
Development Award
Recognizes a chapter that excelled at designing a comprehensive
qual-ity professional development program, up to one year in length.
2005 Recipient
Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL)
Locating Legal Information on the Web
2002 Recipient
Law Librarians of New England (LLNE)
Introduction to Legal Research
One-Time Chapter Professional Development Award
Given to a chapter for a single quality program or workshop of one-half
day or more.
2008 Recipient
Colorado Association of Law Libraries (COALL)
Spotlight on Your Career: Communication
2007 Recipient
Colorado Association of Law Libraries (COALL)
Spotlight on Your Career
2005 Recipient
Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL)
NOCALL 2004 Spring Institute – Navigating the Seven C’s
2004 Recipient
Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C., Inc. (LLSDC)
Legal Research Institute – 2003
2003 Recipient
Virginia Association of Law Libraries (VALL)
Exploring Connections at VALL – 2002
2002 Recipient
Colorado Association of Law Libraries (COALL)
As We Enter the New Millennium…
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