Post by Okwes on Aug 3, 2006 12:04:22 GMT -5
The National Indian Law Library at the Native American Rights Fund
Receives the 2006 Public Access to Government Information Award
Boulder, CO - The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) recently
awarded Monica Martens and David Selden at the National Indian Law
Library (NILL) the Public Access to Government Information Award (PAGI),
for their work in making tribal law available to the public. No other
library devotes itself as completely as NILL does to the laws of
sovereign Indian nations and Alaska Native villages, which number more
than 560 and whose laws are rarely found in libraries across the nation.
"A principle tenet of the American Association of Law Libraries is the
right of equal access to information for all to ensure an informed
citizenry and to promote a just and democratic society," said Johanna C.
Bizub, AALL Awards Committee Chair.
The library's work in providing access has focused on collecting
hundreds of tribal codes and constitutions and offering a variety of
user-friendly tools to access this difficult-to-find information,
including full-text online copies, a "gateway" on the library's web
site, and unique and thorough keyword searching capability through the
library's Internet catalog.
"It is hard to overstate how important NILL's work in improving access
to tribal and federal Indian law materials has been and continues to be.
NILL is undoubtedly the most valuable national resource available for
the research and study of tribal law. It is through their efforts that
tribal governmental information is being made available - often for the
very first time," said Jill E. Tompkins, Clinical Professor of Law and
Director of the University of Colorado American Indian Law Clinic.
For more information about the library's tribal law project visit
<http://www.narf.org/nill/index.htm> www.narf.org/nill/index.htm
or contact the library directly.
The National Indian Law Library was established in 1972 as a special
project of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and is the only public
law library specializing in Indian law. It serves both the Native
American Rights Fund (NARF) and the public.
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Receives the 2006 Public Access to Government Information Award
Boulder, CO - The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) recently
awarded Monica Martens and David Selden at the National Indian Law
Library (NILL) the Public Access to Government Information Award (PAGI),
for their work in making tribal law available to the public. No other
library devotes itself as completely as NILL does to the laws of
sovereign Indian nations and Alaska Native villages, which number more
than 560 and whose laws are rarely found in libraries across the nation.
"A principle tenet of the American Association of Law Libraries is the
right of equal access to information for all to ensure an informed
citizenry and to promote a just and democratic society," said Johanna C.
Bizub, AALL Awards Committee Chair.
The library's work in providing access has focused on collecting
hundreds of tribal codes and constitutions and offering a variety of
user-friendly tools to access this difficult-to-find information,
including full-text online copies, a "gateway" on the library's web
site, and unique and thorough keyword searching capability through the
library's Internet catalog.
"It is hard to overstate how important NILL's work in improving access
to tribal and federal Indian law materials has been and continues to be.
NILL is undoubtedly the most valuable national resource available for
the research and study of tribal law. It is through their efforts that
tribal governmental information is being made available - often for the
very first time," said Jill E. Tompkins, Clinical Professor of Law and
Director of the University of Colorado American Indian Law Clinic.
For more information about the library's tribal law project visit
<http://www.narf.org/nill/index.htm> www.narf.org/nill/index.htm
or contact the library directly.
The National Indian Law Library was established in 1972 as a special
project of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) and is the only public
law library specializing in Indian law. It serves both the Native
American Rights Fund (NARF) and the public.
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