The O. James Werner Award for Distinguished Service to Persons with Disabilities is awarded to a Government Law Libraries Special Interest Section member who has made a significant contribution to serving or to arranging for services to be provided to persons with disabilities, or for distinctive service by a person with a disability.
0. James Werner, director of San Diego County Law Library from 1972 until 1987, was a co-founder of the Council of California Law Libraries and a member of the AALL executive board. He was SCCLL chair in 1981-82. Of all his writings he is perhaps best known as the author of A Manual for Prison Law Libraries (AALL Publications no. 12). Although Jim’s interests from the beginning of his career until his death in 1991 were very diverse, they always in some way represented a common element. Jim was always deeply concerned for those whom he considered less fortunate than himself.
RECIPIENTS
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2010 - 2023 2023
- Not awarded
2022
- Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library, For: STAN, Synchronous Touchless Remote Node, robot. Provides extended, remote access to justice.
2021
- Not awarded
2020
- Not awarded
2019
- Not awarded
2015
- Steven P. Anderson, Director of the Maryland State Law Library
2012
- Jessica Van Buren, Director, Utah State Law Library, Salt Lake City, UT
2011
- Not awarded
2010
- Anne McDonald, Law Library Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of the Attorney General
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1995 - 2007 2007
- Not awarded
2004
- Not awarded
2001
- Catherine Lemann for her leadership of AIDS Law of Louisiana.
1998
- Pamela J. Gregory for her extensive work with adult literacy programs.
For more information see page 8 of the SCCLL Fall 1998 newsletter,
1995
- Not awarded