Government Information Round Table (GIRT)
The Wisconsin Distinguished Document AwardThe Wisconsin Distinguished Document Award is presented each spring to a Wisconsin state or local government document published during the preceding year that, among other criteria, contributes significantly to the expansion of knowledge; provides inspiration and pleasure to an identifiable readership; contributes to public understanding of government agencies; and is distinguished by the clarity of its presentation, its typography and design, and its overall appeal. The winner and four honorable mentions are nominated for the ALA Government Document Round Table's "Notable Documents List," which appears in the May 15 Library Journal each year.
2005Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2005
Wisconsin Citizen Lake Monitoring Training Manual
Carolyn Rummery Betz and Patricia J. Howard. Revised by Sandy Wickman and Laura Herman. Edited by Martin P.A.
Griffin.Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, 2005. 2 v. This manual was written for the 1200+ citizen volunteers who partner with the Department of Natural Resources to monitor the quality of Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes. The data collected has been published in numerous reports and is frequently used by limnologists, water resource planners and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Honorable mentions:
Governing Wisconsin series
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, 2005-
Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin
Kathryn Kirk and Charles R. Bomer. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, 2005. 154 p.
History of the Wisconsin Civil Service, 1905-2005
Wisconsin Office of State Employment Relations, 2005. 61 p.
Wisconsin Plan for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, 2005-2009
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, Division of Public Health, Cardiovascular Health Program, and the
Cardiovascular Health Alliance, 2005. 2004Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2004
Wetland Restoration Handbook for Wisconsin Landowners, 2nd
Edition. Alice L. Thompson and Charles S. Luthin, Wisconsin
Wetlands Association. Edited by Martin P.A. Griffin and Dreux J. Watermolen,
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, Bureau of Integrated Science
Services, 2004. 154 p. "This handbook contains general guidance for landowners interested in improving the health of their wetlands. It discusses conservation, management, and restoration techniques that will improve drained, ditched, or otherwise degraded wetlands, and provides a range of activities that can greatly improve the values and functions of our wetland resources. …This revised edition of the Wetland Restoration Handbook provides considerably more information to landowners interested in wetland restoration than the first edition. We have expanded the chapters that explain restoration techniques, describe control strategies for invasive plants in-depth, and have included a new chapter on post-restoration site management. Where available, we have incorporated new ideas and techniques that have surfaced since the first edition was written." -Preface. Honorable mentions:Environmental Education for Kids (EEK!). [Web site]
Contact: Carrie A. Morgan. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 1998-2005.
Got Moo-La? Where to Go for Business Assistance in Wisconsin.Wisconsin
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Division of Agri-Business,
2004. 40p.
The Health of Racial and Ethnic Populations in Wisconsin, 1996-2000.
Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, Division of Public
Health, Minority Health Program, 2004. 237 p.
Wisconsin Legislative District Almanac, 2nd Edition.
Prepared by Elizabeth Mowery and A. Peter Cannon. Wisconsin Legislative
Reference Bureau, 2004. 280 p. 2003Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2003
Wisconsin Forest Management Guidelines. Wisconsin Dept.
of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, 2003. 306 p. Honorable mentions:Clear the Air: a Secondhand Smoke Toolkit. Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, Division for Learning Support: Equity and Advocacy, 2003. 61 p. WiDocs number: ED.6/2:T 62/2/2003 Bulletin no. 04045 Rain Gardens: a How-to Manual for Homeowners. Developed by Roger Bannerman and Ellen Considine. University of Wisconsin-Extension and Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 2003. 31 p. WiDocs number: NAT.6/2:R 31/2003 DNR Publication PUB-WT-776 2002 UWEX Publication GWQ037, 1-06-03-5M-100-S Wisconsin Open Meetings Law: a Compliance Guide. Wisconsin
Dept. of Justice, Attorney General's Office, 2003. [31]p. WiDocs number:
JUS.6/2:M 43/2003 Wisconsin, Naturally: a Guide to 150 Great State Natural Areas. Editor, Thomas Meyer; writers, Dawn Hinebaugh ... et al. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Resources, State Natural Areas Program, 2003. 184 p. WiDocs number: NAT.6/2:N 37/2003 "PUB-ER-115 2003"--Guide; "PUB-ER-116 2003"--Accompanying map. 2002Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2002Understanding Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin: the
First Step to Disease Control Jennifer Pelej and Jeanne
Gomoll. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 2002. 13 p. WI
NAT. 2:W 28 2002. Honorable mentions:The Financial Resource Guide for Cleanup & Redevelopment.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of
Commerce, 2002- 50 p.
Growing Wisconsin's Economy. Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, Office of Public Affairs, 2002. 18 p. WI TRN. 2:E
25/2002
Wisconsin Great lakes Chronicle. Wisconsin Coastal
Management Program, 2002. 21 p. Wisconsin Legislator Briefing Book 2003-2004. Wisconsin
Legislative Council, 2002. 2001Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2001
Restoring the Vision: the First Century of Wisconsin's
Capitol. Michael J. Keane. Wisconsin Legislative Reference
Bureau, 2001. 88 p. Honorable mentions:
Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Wisconsin. Mark
Allen Wetter. Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 2001. 258
p. Teaching Character Education Using Children's Literature:
Wisconsin's Standards of the Heart. Division for
Learning Support, Equity and Advocacy and Division for Learning Support,
Instructional Services, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, 2001.
72 p.
Transportation Planning Resource Guide: a Guide to preparing
the Transportation Element of a Local Comprehensive Plan. Wisconsin
Dept. of Transportation, Division of Transportation Investment Management,
Bureau of Planning, 2001. 88 p.
Wisconsin Art & Craft Fairs Directory. Wisconsin
Arts Board, 2001. 84 p. 2000Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 2000Wetland Restoration Handbook for Wisconsin Landowners.
Alice L. Thompson and Charles S. Luthin. Bureau of Integrated Science
Services, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 2000. 108 p.
Honorable mentions:
Centenarian Spirit in Wisconsin. Bureau
of Aging and Long Term Care Resources, Wisconsin Dept. of Health and
Family Services, 2000. 67 p. Snakes of Wisconsin. Rebecca Christoffel,
Robert Hay, and Liza Ramirez. Bureau of Endangered Resources, Wisconsin
Dept. of Natural Resource, 2000. 32 p. These are Fish, They Bite--Sometimes!.
Maureen Mecozzi, et al. Sports Fish Restoration, Wisconsin Dept. of
Natural Resources, 2000. 16 p.
Wisconsin Alcohol Traffic Facts. HIghway
Safety Policy Analysis Section, Division of Planning and Budget, Wisconsin
Dept. of Transportation, 1990- 1999Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 1999Learning about Wisconsin: Activities, Historical Documents,
and Resources Linked to Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Social
Studies in Grades 4-12. Wisconsin Dept. of Public
Instruction, 1999. 142 p. Honorable mentions:History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin's Historical
Markers. State Historical Society of Wisconsin,
1999. 286 p. Safe Schools Legal Resource Manual.
Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, 1999. 26 p. Ranney, Joseph A. Trusting Nothing to Providence: A History of Wisconsin's Legal System. University of Wisconsin Law School Continuing Education and Outreach, [1999], 745 p. Wisconsin AIDS/HIV Update. Wisconsin
AIDS/HIV Program, Dept. of Health and Family Services, 1991- 1998Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 1998Take a Walk on Main Street: Historic Walking Tours in
Wisconsin's Main Street Communities. Alicia Goehring,
editor; Shari Cox, managing editor. Wisconsin Main Street Program,
Dept. of Commerce, 1998. 64 p. Honorable mentions:Annual Report, 1997. Oshkosh Correctional
Institution. Various pagings.
Famous Cases of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1998. 38 p. Wisconsin Magazine of History. Wisconsin Revisited: Special
Sesquicentennial Issue. State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Vol. 81, no. 3 (Spring 1998). Wisconsin Turkey Hunter's Guide. Edited by
Eric Lobner, segments written by Cami Brown ... [et al.] Wisconsin
Dept. of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Chapter of the National Wild
Turkey Federation. 40 p. 1997Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 1997Managing Habitat for Grassland Birds: A Guide for Wisconsin.
David W. Sample and Michael J. Mossman. Bureau of Integrated Science
Services, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 1997. 154 p. Honorable mentions:Between Sky and Shore: A Closer Look at Wisconsin's Wetlands.
A video production of the Bureau of Communication & Education,
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 1997. 26 min., 30 sec. Heritage Wisconsin: Open a Treasure of African American
Culture in America's Heartland. Produced by the Wisconsin
Dept. of Tourism and the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, in
cooperation with the African American Heritage Task Force, 1997. 32
p.
Ice Water Mansions: Wisconsin's Lake Superior Shipwrecks.
World Wide Web site by the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute
Communications Office and Underwater Archeology of the Wisconsin State
Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation. Wisconsin State Parks Visitor. Bureau of
Parks and Recreation, Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, 1971-
A collection of guides to the parks of Wisconsin issues periodically
for each park. 1996Wisconsin Distinguished Document for 1996Wisconsin Magazine of History. Sesquicentennial Recollections
(Special issue.) State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Vol. 79, no. 4. (Summer, 1996.) Honorable mentions:
Designing Schools to Accommodate Technology.
Richard J. Sorensen. Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction. 62 p.
Getting the Help You Need: Publications, People and Dollars
for Wildlife. Bureau of Wildlife Management, Wisconsin
Dept. of Natural Resources. 32 p. Wisconsin Recycling Markets Directory: Buyers and Users
of Recyclable Materials. Bureau of Waste Management,
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources. 442 p. Wisconsin Works (W-2): A Brief Description.
Clark Radatz. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 6 p. |
 
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