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Her letters of recommendation mention numerous examples of her work including her helpfulness and her ability to ‘find anything you’re looking for.’ Her knowledge of government documents is extensive.” The letter continues, “Laura has contributed significantly to promoting and improving access to government information in the State of Mississippi.” During her tenure as Regional Depository Librarian she has developed a passion for the collection and, according to one letter, her goal of making the collection accessible to the public “is second to none.”

She has been active on the national level within the Government Documents Round Table and other units of the 91´«Ã½ as well as continuing to be very involved with the Mississippi Library Association and, in most cases, the work concerned documents. She serves on the Steering Committee of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries Collaborative Federal Depository Program."

In addition, she serves as a mentor to other librarians within the state. Notably, one letter mentions, “She continues to encourage those librarians in Mississippi who work with documents, and she has remained steadfast in her support of the state chapter of GODORT.” The letter continues, “Laura has been instrumental in seeing that a program related to U.S. documents has continued to be presented at the annual conference of the Mississippi Library Association.”

In her duties as regional coordinator of Mississippi Government Documents libraries, Laura has without fail demonstrated true devotion. She has helped depository libraries in Mississippi with inspection preparations, biennial surveys, collection development, and offered any other assistance necessary to improve the collections and services of the Mississippi depositories. She is an extraordinary librarian.