State Library Announces 2007 Notable State Government Documents Awards
The South Carolina State Library is pleased to announce the selection of the most notable South Carolina state government documents of 2007. The selection is announced annually on or near Freedom of Information Day, March 16, the birthday of President James Madison, an early proponent of citizen access to government information.
David Goble, State Library Director, presented the awards at a morning ceremony at the State Library on March 17, 2008. “Ready access to government information is essential to our free and democratic society. Freedom of information is an integral component to sharing and disseminating knowledge. If we do not make public information easily accessible, we lose out on strengthening the state’s intellectual landscape.” said Goble.
Three judges from state documents depository libraries around the state selected the winners from items received last year at the State Library. The judges were Mae Mendoza, University of South Carolina at Beaufort Library; John Whitted, South Carolina State University Library; and Elaine Sandberg, South Carolina State Library.
The winning documents are:
2007 South Carolina Recreation Guide for adults and children with disabilities
SC Developmental Disabilities Council
G7461HD 8.R32
In Memoriam, the South Carolina Silent Witness Story October 1, 2007
Office of the Attorney General, S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Program
At 855St 3.S45 2007
Print copies are available by calling 803-734-3717
http://www.scattorneygeneral.com/fraud/cdv/stop.html
A Legacy of Caring, Nursing Education at the University of South Carolina, 1942-2005
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina
Un35N 2.L33
Make Your Dream a Reality: A Community Group Guide to a Historic Preservation Project
SC Department of Archives and History
Ar255P 8.M1
People Working Together to Help People in Recovery. Community Mental Health Services Statistical Annual Report
SC Department of Mental Health
M5283 3.C55-2 2006
Port Charleston Magazine
South Carolina State Ports Authority
P8385 3.P56-2
South Carolina Department of Education Website
SC Department of Education
http://www.ed.sc.gov
South Carolina Public Water System Compliance Report: 2006
SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
H3496Water 3.P81 2006
Print copies are available from the agency.
http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/docs/dwreport.pdf
The Bucks Stop Here
SC Department of Commerce
C736 2.B82
South Carolina’s Lake Country
Santee Cooper Power
P9604 4.L14
To request a print copy, visit http://www.santeecooper.com.
Photos of the awards ceremony attendees are available online at the State Library's Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scsl/sets/72157604137152592/detail/