UNCG LIS alum Mohamed Berray (’13) has been chosen for the ProQuest/GODORT/ALA “Documents to the People” Award! The official notice is below; more information here.
The Florida State University Libraries Government Documents Depository and Mohamed Berray, Coordinator for Government Information at FSU, have been selected for the ProQuest/GODORT/ALA “Documents to the People” Award. This award honors an individual, library, institution, or other non-commercial group that has most effectively encouraged the use of government documents in support of library service. The letters submitted in nomination and support of the Government Documents Depository at Florida State University were full of examples noting the staff’s enthusiasm for helping students use a wide range of government documents to complete classroom assignments and published research papers, as well as the assistance provided by the depository to the Tallahassee community. The letters also noted the federal depository’s continued support for and participation in ASERL’s Collaborative Federal Depository Program, attaining “Center of Excellence” status for collections including Economic Development Administration, the Federal Security Agency, and the Department of the Army’s Area Handbooks and Country Studies. In May 2016, FSU Libraries celebrated the 75th anniversary of depository status, an event attended by the GPO chief of Staff. In short, by encouraging the use of government documents on the FSU campus, Mohamed and his depository colleagues at FSU fully exemplify what the “Documents to the People” Award is all about. The Awards Committee congratulates Mohamed and the FSU depository for their commitment and dedication to making government documents accessible