Description
The Innovations in Technology Award was established in 2009 to recognize an 成人视频member, SIS, chapter or library, or any other group affiliated with the Association for their innovative use of technology in the creation, development, modification, or visionary use of an application or resource for law librarians or legal professionals.
Process
Selection
The award recipient shall be selected by a panel chaired by a member of the聽Innovations in Technology Award Jury.
Criteria
- If the Nominee is an individual, they must be a member in good standing of AALL.
- Nominee’s technological project/innovation must impact and benefit library users and/or the legal information community and support the strategic goals and business objectives of their organization.
- Nominee’s innovative use of technology must demonstrate how librarians/information professionals effectively and efficiently serve as the human connection between technology, the information, and the user experience.
Application Information
The deadline for nominations is聽March 1, 2025. Please email the nomination form and supporting documentation as a single PDF to to Christopher Siwa.
Download the Innovations in Technology Award Nomination Form
Nomination applications and supporting documentation must describe 1) the application of technology, 2) how the application benefits library users and or the legal information community and 3) how the technology resource is an example of librarians and information professionals effectively and efficiently serving as the human connection between technology, information and the user experience.
There are no restrictions on the number of entries an applicant may submit, but each entry must be submitted separately. Entries will become the property of the 成人视频 and will not be returned. By submitting an entry, applicants grant 成人视频full rights to publish, reproduce and publicize entries in any paper or electronic publishing formats.
Award Presentation
The award shall be presented during the 成人视频Annual Meeting, and it will be given in name of the Association.
Recipients
2020 - 2024 2024
Ashley Krenelka Chase
Assistant Professor of Law
Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FLAND
Timothy Kaye
Professor of Law
Stetson University College of Law
Gulfport, FLTryFile
2023
PROJECT TEAM LEADERS
Cas Laskowski
Head of Research, Data & Instruction
University of Arizona Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library
Tucson, AZGabriela Elizondo-Craig
Post-Graduate Fellow
Innovation for Justice
Tucson, AZAND
Innovation for Justice Students & Law Librarian Policy Verification Team
Medical Debt Policy Scorecard
2022
Avi Bauer
Digital Initiatives & Scholarly Communication Specialist
Boston College Law Library
Newton, MAMary Sarah Bilder
Founders Professor of Law
Boston College Law Library
Newton, MALaurel Davis
Legal Information Librarian & Lecturer in Law and Curator of Special Collections
Boston College Law Library
Newton, MANick Szydlowski
Scholarly Communications & Digital Scholarship Librarian
San Jos茅 State University
San Jos茅, CA2021
Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TXThe Thomas Woodward Houghton 50 State Ethics Guide
2020
FOUNDER AND CHAIR, ALLStAR ADVISORY BOARD
Teresa M. Miguel-Stearns
Associate Dean, Legal Information Innovation
Director, Law Library & Professor of Law
Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library
James E. Rogers College of Law
Tucson, AZPROJECT MANAGER
Robert Dugan, Retired
NELLCO Law Library Consortium, Inc.
Pensacola, FLDESIGNER
Karen Kupiec
Director, Customer Service
Counting Opinions
Bernard, MESPONSOR
Corie Dugas
Executive Director
NELLCO Law Library Consortium, Inc.
Albany, NYALLStAR Official Survey
2010 - 2019 2019
Theresa K. Tarves
Assistant Director of the Law Library, Professor of Legal Research, and Director of the Legal-Tech Virtual Lab
Penn State Law
University Park, PNLegal-Tech Virtual Lab
Legal Educational Technology Department
UNT Dallas College of Law
Dallas, TXThe Virtual Crime Scene
2018
CO-FOUNDERS
Cornell University Law Library
Legal Information Preservation Alliance
Mid-America Law Library Consortium
NELLCOLawArXiv
2017
Sacramento County Public Law Library
Sacramento, CAApplying for Guardianship in Sacramento, Animated Webinar Series
2016
William A. Wise Law Library
University of Colorado Law School
Boulder, COColorado Session Laws Digital Archive
2015
Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
Augusta, MELaw and Legislative Digital Library
2014
Mississippi College of Law Library
Jackson, MSLegislative History Project
2013
Lillian Goldman Law Library
Yale Law School
New Haven, CTeYLS
2012
Mississippi College Law Library
Mississippi College School of Law
Jackson, MIJudicial Data for Mississippi’s Appellate Case: At the Fingertips of the Practitioner and Public
2011
Steven P. Anderson
Director
Maryland State Law Library
Annapolis, MD,2010
Trudi Busch
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLPJennifer Doyle
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & CiresiBuilding Bridges With Technology: VLC Wiki (Volunteer Librarians Coalition Wiki鈥擲upporting the Volunteer Lawyers Network