Grants and Awards Committee

The Grants and Awards Committee is charged to publicize, review applications, and advise the Board on recipients of SIS grants and awards.

 

The Grants and Awards Committee is chaired by a member of the CS-SIS.

 

Grants

Led by its chair, the committee:

• is responsible for awarding grants to provide financial assistance to AALL/CS member librarians who hold promise of future involvement in the law library profession, especially those who are directly involved in providing technology support of any kind within law libraries
• updates and posts grant applications to CS website
• if necessary, identifies possible grant recipients by obtaining a list of new AALL members and their job descriptions from the CS Secretary/Treasurer

 

The chair:

• in consultation with the committee, recommends grant winners; forwards names to CS Chair for approval by Executive Board
• upon Board approval, informs CS Secretary/Treasurer
• contacts grant winners by phone, followed by a written award letter; notifies them that they will be asked to contribute at least one post to the CS blog
• coordinates announcement of grant winners with Communications Committee

 

Awards

Led by its chair, the committee

• is responsible for awarding the Hirsh Award, which is presented to individuals who have demonstrated exemplary service to CS; the SIS encourages this committee to make this award on an annual basis, but is not obligated to do so
• identifies worthy candidates by polling the Executive Board, reviewing contributions made to other CS committees, and asking members for nominations

 

The chair:

• by early March, submits a slate of candidates to CS Chair for selection by Executive Board.
• after the  Board selects winner in late March, informs CS Secretary/Treasurer and AALL Headquarters (for inclusion in AALL Grants & Awards brochure)
• contacts award winner by phone, followed by a written award letter
• works with the communications committee to coordinate announcement of award winners on CS blog, listserv, etc.
• works with the CS-SIS Chair to order plaque to be presented to recipient at AALL Annual Meeting in July
• serves on the AALL committee to appoint the Innovations in Technology Award

 

General Responsibilities

The committee:

• works with the communications committee to make the Membership aware of grants and solicit award nominations as appropriate

 

The chair:

• reports briefly on the committee's activities at the CS-SIS business meeting
• submits a written report to the CS-SIS Chair detailing the committee's activities according to the deadline set by the Chair each year; sends a copy of the report to the Secretary / Treasurer