DANJ Awards
In its ongoing mission to highlight and promote government information, DANJ presents the following awards at the annual conference.
Best Government Documents Paper
NJ Document of the Year
NJ Website of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Travel Grant Recipients
Lifetime Achievement Awards
This award honors individuals who have have made outstanding contributions in the areas of state, federal, and international documents librarianship.
| 2018 | Kay Cassell Professor Emerita, Rutgers University Outstanding Educator's Award |
| 2018 |
Wen-Hua Ren Government Documents and Business Librarian, John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers University | 2015 |
Elizabeth Patterson, MLS, PhD Government Documents and Social Sciences Reference Librarian, Drew University |
| 2015 |
Geetali Basu, MLS Coordinator of Reference Services, County College of Morris |
| 2014 |
Linda Oppenheim, MLS Industrial Relations Librarian, Princeton University |
| 2013 |
Mary Fetzer, MA, MLS Deputy Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services, Rutgers University Susan Bennet White, MSLS United Nations Librarian, Sociology Librarian, Princeton University |
Best Government Documents Paper
This award honors the best project by a student in the Government Documents class. Papers are submitted by the government information instructor and the winning paper is chosen by a DANJ Committee. Some of the factors considered are intellectual content, organization, and usefulness to the profession. The prize, awarded at Commencement, is $300.
NJ Document of the Year
The NJ Document of the Year is awarded to a document published by a New Jersey state agency, department, or commission, and published sometime in the preceeding year.
Nominate a document here.
| Year | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Juvenile Justice Commission Weekly Demographics and Statistics | http://www.nj.gov/oag/jjc/aboutus_demo_stats.html |
| 2016 | Morristown Muster Newsletter | https://www.nps.gov/morr/learn/news/newsletter.htm |
| 2015 | Public Hearing Unit NJ Office of Legislative Services | http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/ols.asp |
| 2014 | NJ Division of Rate Counsel | Consumer Assistance Handbook, 2013 Edition |
| 2013 | NJ Department of Transportation | Next Stop Metuchen: Three Railroads Shape a Crossroads Community |
| 2012 | John Shaw, NJ State Library | Genesis of the New Jersey State Library 1703-1796: A Documentary History |
| 2011 | NJ Historic Trust | Heritage Tourism Master Plan for New Jersey |
| 2010 | NJ Commission of Investigation | New Jersey Commission of Investigation Reports |
| 2008 | NJ Department of Health | New Jersey Hospital Performance Report: A Consumer Guide |
| 2007 | NJ Department of Agriculture | Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum): An Attractive but Dangerous Noxious Weed--Have You Seen This Plant? |
| 2006 | NJ Department of Education | Comparative Spending Guide |
| 2005 | NJ Women's Heritage Trail | NJ Office of Historic Preservation |
| 2004 | NJ Department of Transportation | History and Technology of the Edison Bridge and Driscoll Bridge over the Raritan River |
| 2003 | NJ Historical Commission | Steal Away, Steal Away: A Guide to the Underground Railroad in New Jersey |
| 2002 | NJ State Museum | George Washington and the Battle of Trenton: the Evolution of an American Image |
| 2001 | NJ Department of Transportation | A Special Look at New Jersey's Transportation System |
| 2000 | Commerce and Economic Growth Commission | African American Heritage Guide to New Jersey |
| 1999 | NJ Dept. of Parks and Forestry | A Revolutionary Time |
| 1998 | NJ Office of State Planning | Cross-Acceptance Manual for the First Statutory Revision and Readoption of the State Development and Redevelopment Plan |
| 1997 | Division of Addiction Services, Dept. of Health and Senior Services | A Chartbook of County, Social, and Health Indicators |
| 1996 | Division of Health Facilities and Licensing, NJ Department of Health | A Consumer Guide to Hospitals in New Jersey |
| 1995 | NJ Department of Law and Public Safety | NJ Law Enforcement Guidelines |
| 1994 | NJ Occupational Informational Coordinating Committee | New Jersey Occupational Outlook Handbook 1993-1994 |
| 1993 | NJ State Employment and Training | Future Work: Guide to Occupational Education and Training Programs in New Jersey |
| 1992 | NJ Department of Health | Guidelines for the Use and Functioning of Video Display Terminals |
NJ Website of the Year
The NJ Website of the Year honors websites published by a NJ state agency, department, or commission. Eligible sites must link from the State's home page, www.state.nj.us.
Nominate a website here.
| Year | Title | URL |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Delaware River Basin Commission | http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/ |
| 2016 | Thomas Edison National Historic Park | https://www.nps.gov/edis/index.html |
| 2015 | New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities | www.njcdd.org |
| 2014 | NJ Department of Health | New Jersey Health |
| 2013 | Office of the State Comptroller | NJ Sandy Transparency Accountability. Integrity. Oversight |
| 2012 | NJ State Archives | http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/index.html |
| 2011 | 511NJ Traffic and Transportation Updates | http://www.511nj.org/ |
| 2010 | Election Law Enforcement Commission | http://www.elec.state.nj.us/ |
| 2009 | Motor Vehicle Commission | http://www.nj.gov/mvc/ |
| 2008 | New Jersey's Community and Wellness: Consumer Division | http://www.nj.gov/nj/community/consumer/ |
| 2007 | NJ Department of Community Affairs | http://www.state.nj.us/dca/ |
| 2006 | NJ Department of Agriculture | http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/ |
| 2005 | NJ Legislature | www.njleg.state.nj.us |
| 2004 | NJ Department of the Judiciary | http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/or www.njcourtsonline.com |
| 2003 | NJ Department of Environmental Protection | http://www.state.nj.us/dep/ |
| 2002 | Labor Planning and Analysis (NJ Department of Labor) | http://www.nj.gov/labor/lra/ (Internet Archive) |
| 2001 | NJ Department of Education | http://www.state.nj.us/education (Internet Archive) |
| 2000 | Health and Senior Services | http://www.state.nj.us/health (Internet Archive) |
| 1999 | Pinelands Commission Home Page | http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands (Internet Archive) |
| 1998 | NJ Legislature Home Page | http://www.njleg.state.nj.us (Internet Archive) |
Travel Grant Recipients
The Documents Association of New Jersey offers two travel grants to attend the Depository Library Council Meeting and Federal Depository Library Conference in Washington, DC. See application for details.
DANJ Travel Grant Application
| 2017 | Wen-Hua Ren, Rutgers University Caitlyn Cook, Ocean County College |
| 2018 | |