State Library Announces 2007 Notable State Government Documents Awards

Columbia, S.C. – 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
L-R: David Goble, Jennifer Van Cleave, Charles Lang
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
L-R: Megan Kirby, Henry McMaster, David Goble, Stephanie Wood
 

A Legacy of Caring, Nursing Education at the University of South Carolina, 1942-2005
College of Nursing, University of South Carolina  
Un35N 2.L33
L-R: Peggy Hewlett, David Goble, Mary Ann Parsons, Carol Williams, Andrew Sorenson
 
Make Your Dream a Reality: A Community Group Guide to a Historic Preservation Project
SC Department of Archives and History
Ar255P 8.M1
L-R: David Goble, Leah Brown, Tim Belshaw, Rodger Stroup
 
 
 
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
L-R:David Goble, John Hutto, Richard Harding
 
 
 
 
 Port Charleston Magazine (No Photo)
South Carolina State Ports Authority  
P8385 3.P56-2

South Carolina Department of Education Website
SC Department of Education
http://www.ed.sc.gov
L-R:David Goble, Micah Douglas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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
L-R: David Goble, Bruce Bleu, John Litton


The Bucks Start Here
SC Department of Commerce  
C736 2.B82
L-R: David Goble, Robin Carruthers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Carolina’s Lake Country
Santee Cooper Power  
P9604 4.L14  
To request a print copy, visit http://www.santeecooper.com.
L-R:David Goble, Tom Galmarin, Jim Huff, Susan Welch, Kevin Langston
 
 
Downloadable photos of the awards ceremony attendees are available online at
 
For more information, contact
Elaine Sandberg, Government Documents Librarian
803-734-8625
esandberg@statelibrary.sc.gov
 
 

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