Brad Westbrook received the "Archival Award of Excellence" from the California Historical Records Advisory Board for the leadership role he has played in developing the Archivists' Toolkit. In its award notification, the California Historical Records Advisory Board (CHRAB) recognized "the impact that the Archivists' Toolkit is having in California and beyond." The award is funded by the Society of California Archivists, Inc. Read the full press release here.

The Archivists’ Toolkit team is the 2008 recipient of the C.F.W. Coker Award from the Society of American Archivists. The award recognizes finding aids, finding aid systems, innovative development in archival description, or descriptive tools that enable archivists to produce more effective finding aids. Read the full press release here.