The Government Documents Special Interest Section offers the following grants. Download and complete the application form for the grant to which you would like to apply and email it to kalacy@umich.edu.
VERONICA MACLAY TRAVEL GRANT
Memorial for Veronica Maclay (1948-2000)
Apply
Veronica Maclay was a librarian at California Hastings College of Law for 27 years before passing away in October of 2000. She held several titles and had different responsibilities but remained the law library’s federal documents coordinator throughout her career. She served chairperson of the Government Documents SIS in 1993-1994 and was a strong advocate for access to government information.
The Veronica Maclay Grant is awarded yearly to a library student who wishes to specialize in government documents. It is given in the amount of $1,250 and may be used toward any travel-related expense that the student might incur from a professional or educational activity.
The requirements for students who receive the Veronica Maclay grant include:
- Grant recipient must be a student enrolled in a library or information sciences program.
- Grant applicant must demonstrate an interest in government documents in his or her grant application.
- Grant recipient must not have received a previous GD-SIS grant within three years of applying.
- Grant recipient will write a newsletter article for JURISDOCS.
- Grant recipient will attend the GD-SIS Breakfast/Business Meeting.
- Grant recipient will attend at least one GD-SIS-sponsored program.
Please download and complete the application, and email it to the Grants Committee Chair, Keith Lacy. The application deadline is March 31, 2024.
2024 AALL ANNUAL MEETING GRANT
July 20-23, 2024
Chicago, IL
Apply
The GD-SIS will award two grants to members to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting to be held July 20-23, 2024 in Chicago, IL. The grant will cover conference expenses in the amount of $1,250.00. Please download and complete the application, and email it to the Grants Committee Chair, Keith Lacy. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2024.
2022 AALL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
March 31 and April 1, 2022
Apply
The Government Documents SIS is offering one grant for a member to attend the 2022 AALL Leadership Academy, March 31 and April 1, 2022 in Chicago. In recognition and support of this activity, GD-SIS will award one grant to cover the registration cost for the Academy in the amount of $699.00. Please download and complete the application, and email it to the Grants Committee Chair, Melanie Sims. The application deadline is February 4, 2022.
Past Recipients
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Veronica Maclay Grant Recipients 2022
Jamie Flood library student at University of Illinois School of Library and Information Science and Outreach Specialist USDA National Agricultural Library
2020
No Recipients
2018
Anna “Charlie” Amiot, J.D. and MLIS Candidate at the University of Washington.
2017
Elizabeth Manriquez, J.D. and MLIS Candidate at the University of Washington; intern at the Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library
2016
No Recipients
2015
Artie Berns, Masters candidate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library and Information Science., Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
2014
No Recipients
2013
Antionette Vanterpool, Library Assistant II, University of Florida Legal Information Center
2012
Michelle Hook Dewey, library student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2011
Valerie Carullo is a student in the MLS program of St. John’s University, NewYork, NY.
2010
Kristina Lambright, of the University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences.
2009
Sabrina Sondhi of the University of Washington’s Information School.
2008
Sabrina Sondhi of the University of Washington’s Information School.
2007
Suzanne Barker Corriell, Circulation/Reference Librarian at the University of Iowa Law Library and student in the University of Iowa’s School of Library and Information Science.
2006
Jessica Gillespie, Senior Documents Assistant at NYU Law Library and student at Palmer School of Library and Information Studies at Long Island University.
2005
Pegeen Mulhern, student at the University of Washington Information School.
2004
Erin Haggerty, student at the Catholic University of Americas School of Library and Information Sciences.
2003
Jaye Anne Barlous, student at the Information School, University of Washington.
2002
No Recipients
2001
Scott Matheson, student in the law librarianship program at the University of Washington Information School and intern at the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
2000
Donna Nixon, J.D., currently enrolled in the M.L.S. program at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Travel Grant Recipients 2022
AALL Annual Meeting
- Stacy Fowler, Professor/Technical Services Librarian at St. Mary’s University Law Library
AALL Leadership Academy
- No Recipient
2021
AALL Annual Meeting
- Kate Irwin-Smiler, Reference Librarian at Wake Forest University School of Law Library
AALL Management Institute
- No Recipient
2020
AALL Annual Meeting
- Lacy Rakestraw, Law Library Director at St. Louis County Law Library
AALL Leadership Academy
- No Recipient
2019
AALL Management Institute
- Trina Holloway, Georgia State University Law Library
Depository Library Council Meeting and FDL Conference Grant
- Michele Pope, Serials/Government Documents Librarian, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Library and Carla Pritchett, Reference and Government Documents/Microforms Librarian, Tulane University Law Library
2016
AALL Annual Meeting
- Lacy Rakestraw, Director, St. Louis County Law Library
- Gregory Wurzer, Associate Librarian, University of Saskatchewan Law Library
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Hayley Brunner, Graduate Student at the University of North Texas, and Library Assistant, University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law Library
- Lawrence R. Meyer, Director, San Bernardino Law Library
AALL Management Institute
- Seth Quidachay-Swan, Reference Librarian, University of Michigan Law Library
2015
AALL Annual Meeting
- Amy Taylor, Associate Law Librarian, America University, Washington College of Law
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Taryn Marks, Reference Librarian, Lawton Chiles Legal Information Center, University of Florida
- Charlotte Schneider, Government Documents & Reference Librarian, Rutgers Law School
AALL Management Institute
- Carolyn Hamilton, Reference Services Librarian, Vanderbilt Law School
AALL Business Skills Clinic
- Bonnie Shucha, Associate Director for Public Services, University of Wisconsin Law Library
2014
AALL Annual Meeting
- Corrine Vogel, MLIS Candidate & Graduate Assistant, Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Law Library, University of Illinois.
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Erik R. Beck, Digital Services Librarian, University of Colorado William A. Wise Law Library.
- Larry Meyer, Director, Law Library for San Bernardino County.
AALL Leadership Academy
- Julie Graves Krishnaswami, Head of Instruction & Lecturer in Legal Research, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School.
2013
Annual Meeting Member
- Rosalind Romain, Law Librarian, National Transportation Library, U.S. Department of Transportation
- Trina Holloway, Acquisitions/Serials Librarian, Georgia State University
2012
AALL Annual Meeting
- Miriam Childs, Head of Technical Services, Law Library of Louisiana, New Orleans
- Ed Hart, Head of Technical Services, University of Florida, Gainesville
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Chris Pamboukes
2011
Spring Depository Library Council Meeting
- Janet Fischer Collection Development/Government Documents Librarian and Administrator for Digital Commons, Golden Gate University Law Library
- Susan Lyons, Law Librarian/Associate Professor Rutgers Law School
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Stacy Fowler, Technical Services Librarian, St. Mary’s University Law Library
- Sarah Glassmeyer. Director of Content Development the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), Chicago
2010
AALL Annual Meeting
- Catherine Irwin-Smiler of the Professional Center Library, Wake Forest University
Spring Depository Library Council Meeting
- Peggy Jarrett, Documents and Reference Librarian, University of Washington Gallagher Law Library
- Schuyler Cook, Head, Technical Services/Government Information Librarian, ClevelandMarshall College of Law Library. TheGrants Committee received a total of 5 applications for these 2 grants
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- George Carter, Head of Reference and Public Services, Law Library for San Bernardino County
- Scott Matheson, Web Manager, Yale University Library
2009
Spring Depository Library Council Meeting
- Camilla Tubbs, Reference Librarian and Lecturer in Legal Research at the Yale University Lillian Goldman Library
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Miriam Childs, Head of Technical Services at the Law Library of Louisiana
- Marlene Harmon, Reference Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law Library
2008
Spring Depository Library Programs Conference
- Jason Sowards, Reference Librarian at the Wake Forest University Professional Center Library
2007
Not Documented
2006
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Alicia Brillon, Reference Librarian at the University o fColorado Law School, William A. Wise Law Library
2005
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Janice Greer, Reference Librarian at Fordham, University’s Law Library
2004
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Dawn Adkins, Government Documents Assistant at the University of Tennessee Law Library Joy Hanson, Reference Librarian at Duke University Law Library in Durham, NC.
2003
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Frank Richardson, government documents librarian with the Los Angeles County Law Library
2002
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Frank Richardson, Serials and Acquisitions Librarian, Los Angeles County Law Library, to attend the Fall 2002
2001
Not Documented
2000
Fall DLC Meeting and FDL Conference
- Ms. Dee Barker, Government Documents Assistant at Washburn University School of Law Library.