Articles, job-hunting advice, professional development opportunities, and other news and ideas on how to further your library career. Compiled by the Library Job People, Sarah Johnson and Rachel Singer Gordon.
June 20th, 2010 rachel
Dear Colleagues,
The ALISE/Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Jury is accepting proposals for the 2011 Awards. Information below is also available on the ALISE website at http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=50703&orgId=ali. Please help us by distributing this call widely – thank you!
Sam Hastings,
Chair
(DEADLINE – June 30, 2010)
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2011 Doctoral Dissertation Award Competition. Up to two outstanding dissertations completed between December 15, 2008 and June 30, 2010 will be selected. Each winner will receive $500, plus 2011 conference registration and personal membership in ALISE for 2011. Winners of the Dissertation Competition will present a summary of their work at the 2011 ALISE annual meeting.
Doctoral students who have recently graduated in any field of study, or who will have completed their dissertations by the above deadline, are invited to submit two complete copies of their dissertation. Dissertations must deal with substantive issues related to library and information science, but applicants may be from within or outside LIS programs.
Submission Requirements
A. Two complete copies of the dissertation, and abstract of 200 words, and an email/postal return address must be submitted to the address given at the end of this notice.
B. The dissertation must have been accepted by the university within the 18 months preceding the deadline for submissions and must not have been submitted for any other ALISE award during the year it is submitted for the Eugene Garfield-ALISE Doctoral Dissertation Award. For the 2011 award, the acceptance time frame is December 15, 2008 through June 30, 2010.
C. The dissertation must be accompanied by proof of university acceptance, or by a letter from the dissertation advisor indicating the dissertation has been submitted to the university and will meet the university acceptance deadline requirement.
Judging
The ALISE Research Committee will judge the dissertations. In cases where the research or methodology warrants it, additional assistance will be obtained from ALISE members outside the committee. Dissertations will be judged according to the following criteria:
A. Significance of the research problem to the overall LIS field
B. Presentation of the relevant literature
C. Design of the study (i.e., appropriateness of methodology, selection of specific techniques and/or tests)
D. Conduct of study (i.e., application of methods of data collection).
E. Analysis and presentation of the data (i.e., quality of analysis, logic of findings)
F. Appropriateness of conclusions
G. Clarity and organization of the writing
The committee reserves the right to select no winning dissertation if in its judgment none of the submissions are considered satisfactory. Previous outstanding dissertations exhibited these characteristics:
- Good writing
- Strong synthesis of the literature
- Well-developed discussion of potential problems with frameworks, theories, models, and definitions used in the research-along with discussion of how the dissertation would overcome limitations
- Constraints on generalizing beyond the data provided or the study as designed
- Clear explanation of validity/appropriateness issues
- Discussion depth beyond a repeat of findings
- Answers to the “so what?” question
Two complete copies, including an abstract of no more than 200 words, evidence of acceptance, and an email/postal return address, must be postmarked no later than June 30, 2010 and sent to:
ALISE
Attn: ALISE Res Com Awards
65 East Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7246
Previous winners listed at http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=55538
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June 20th, 2010 rachel
CALL FOR PAPERS: 2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award
Library Media Connection and the ALISE Youth Services and School Library Media Special Interest Groups proudly announce the 2011 Youth Services Paper Award and invite the submission of papers related to youth services in libraries. An award of $1000 will be made to recognize an outstanding paper reporting innovative research in youth services. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only (see below for details).
Papers are invited on topics related to youth services in public libraries or school library media centers, including, but not limited to
- resources specially developed for youth
- history of youth services in libraries
- information seeking behavior of youth
- service and program evaluation
- policy research
- technology innovation
- the relationship between libraries and other organizations
- collection development
Papers must include a section on the applicability of the research to practice. Also, papers should not have been previously published.
Authors MUST be personal members of ALISE and members of either the ALISE Youth Services SIG or the School Library Media SIG. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the paper. Graduate students as well as faculty are eligible to submit papers.
Only one paper per entrant may be submitted for the 2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award. Authors may not simultaneously submit the same paper to other ALISE competitions or venues. And currently-serving panel selectors are not eligible.
The winning author is expected to present a summary of the paper during the 2011 ALISE Conference. The paper will be scheduled into one of the ALISE Awards sessions by the conference planning committee. Winning papers subsequently published should acknowledge having received the ALISE/LMC Paper Award.
The author(s) of the winning paper must also agree to produce a version of the paper for publication in Library Media Connection. The decision to publish or not to publish will be at the discretion of the journal’s editor.
Submission Requirements
Papers, including title page, abstract (150 word maximum), and references, must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, should have one-inch margins, be in 12-point font, and should be paginated in the upper right corner of each page.
The paper should be organized as follows:
- Title page (separate page)
- Abstract
- Text
- References
The name(s) of the author(s) must appear on the title page ONLY. The title should appear both on the title page and at the top of the page on which the abstract appears. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only.
Submit papers via email attachment (.doc, .pdf, or .rtf files acceptable) to:
Dr. Allison G. Kaplan
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
agkaplan@wisc.edu
(608) 890-1335
Selection Process
Papers will be judged by an awards committee constituted jointly by members of the Youth Services and School Library Media SIGs, selected and convened by the previous year’s chair or co-chairs. Immediate past SIG chairs cannot serve on the selection panel. All submissions will be subject to blind review. Each immediate past SIG chair solicits and appoints 2 committee members from their respective memberships. These 4 then serve as the review panel, work independently, and render the award decision. The committee reserves the right not to make an award if the submissions are considered to be of insufficient quality.
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May 19th, 2010 rachel
Thanks to the generous support of Marshall Cavendish, NMRT is able to offer three tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the ALA Annual Conference. Tickets are $89 each, which would be out of the financial reach of most NMRT members if it weren’t for the generosity of Marshall Cavendish.
Any NMRT member who is not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish Award Committee may enter. Just write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit. For more information about Newbery, Caldecott and Wilder honorees, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/index.cfm
Submit your information and essay on the NMRT Award page at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/marshallcavendish.cfm by Friday, May 21st. For more information, contact the award committee chair, Alexandra Tyle-Annen at atyle@homerlibrary.org.
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May 14th, 2010 rachel
ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
(DEADLINE – July 15, 2010)
The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2011 Research Paper Competition. The purpose of this award is to further stimulate the communication of research at ALISE annual meetings. Research papers concerning any aspect of library and information science are eligible. This competition is not limited to research regarding LIS education. Any research methodology is acceptable. Up to two winning papers may be selected; an honorarium of $2500 will be awarded to the author(s) of each paper. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the paper. At least one applicant in a group must be a personal member of ALISE as of the deadline date.
Only one research paper will be considered from each entrant; multiple entries by the same author will not be accepted. The same author may submit for both the Research Grant Award and the Research Papers Competition; however, the same work cannot be submitted for both categories.
A.Papers must represent completed research not previously published. However, the manuscript may have been submitted and be in process for publication.
B.Papers, including abstract and references, must not exceed 35 double-spaced pages (approximately 10,000 words), should have one inch margins and be in 12 point font.
C.Research papers completed in the pursuit of master’s and doctoral studies (e.g. theses, seminar papers, and dissertations) are not eligible for entry. Research utilizing data gathered by a master’s or doctoral student is eligible unless the research report is taken directly from a paper submitted for degree requirements. Papers which are spin-offs of such research are eligible for entry.
- Papers generated as a result of a research grant or other source of funding are eligible for the competition.
E. Two title pages must be sent. One with, and one without, author names(s) and institution. Both title pages should carry the name of the competition for which the paper is being submitted.
Judging
The papers will be judged by the Research Committee with the assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the research topic or methodology warrant. All reviewing is blind. Research papers will be judged on the following criteria:
A.Significance of the research problem.
B.Presentation of the relevant literature.
C.Design of the study (i.e., appropriateness of methodology, selection of specific techniques and/or tests).
- Conduct of the study (i.e., application of methods of data collection).
E. Analysis and presentation of the data (i.e., quality of analysis, logic of findings).
F. Appropriateness of the conclusions.
Papers will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the following:
Lack of adherence to submission requirements
Submission of paper for the wrong award
Poor quality in the writing
Poor organization of material
The winner(s) of the award are expected to present a summary of their paper at the 2011 ALISE annual meeting.
Papers must be received no later than July 15, 2010. They should be emailed as an attachment in Word format to
Claudia Gollop
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chair, ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
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May 14th, 2010 rachel
Library Media Connection and the ALISE Youth Services and School Library Media Special Interest Groups proudly announce the 2011 Youth Services Paper Award and invite the submission of papers related to youth services in libraries. An award of $1000 will be made to recognize an outstanding paper reporting innovative research in youth services. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only (see below for details).
Papers are invited on topics related to youth services in public libraries or school library media centers, including, but not limited to
- resources specially developed for youth
- history of youth services in libraries
- information seeking behavior of youth
- service and program evaluation
- policy research
- technology innovation
- the relationship between libraries and other organizations
- collection development
Papers must include a section on the applicability of the research to practice. Also, papers should not have been previously published.
Authors MUST be personal members of ALISE and members of either the ALISE Youth Services SIG or the School Library Media SIG. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the paper. Graduate students as well as faculty are eligible to submit papers.
Only one paper per entrant may be submitted for the 2011 ALISE/LMC Paper Award. Authors may not simultaneously submit the same paper to other ALISE competitions or venues. And currently-serving panel selectors are not eligible.
The winning author is expected to present a summary of the paper during the 2011 ALISE Conference. The paper will be scheduled into one of the ALISE Awards sessions by the conference planning committee. Winning papers subsequently published should acknowledge having received the ALISE/LMC Paper Award.
The author(s) of the winning paper must also agree to produce a version of the paper for publication in Library Media Connection. The decision to publish or not to publish will be at the discretion of the journal’s editor.
Submission Requirements
Papers, including title page, abstract (150 word maximum), and references, must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages, should have one-inch margins, be in 12-point font, and should be paginated in the upper right corner of each page.
The paper should be organized as follows:
- Title page (separate page)
- Abstract
- Text
- References
The name(s) of the author(s) must appear on the title page ONLY. The title should appear both on the title page and at the top of the page on which the abstract appears. Submissions must be received on or before 15 July 2010. Email submissions only.
Submit papers via email attachment (.doc, .pdf, or .rtf files acceptable) to:
Dr. Allison G. Kaplan
School of Library and Information Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
agkaplan@wisc.edu
(608) 890-1335
Selection Process
Papers will be judged by an awards committee constituted jointly by members of the Youth Services and School Library Media SIGs, selected and convened by the previous year’s chair or co-chairs. Immediate past SIG chairs cannot serve on the selection panel. All submissions will be subject to blind review. Each immediate past SIG chair solicits and appoints 2 committee members from their respective memberships. These 4 then serve as the review panel, work independently, and render the award decision. The committee reserves the right not to make an award if the submissions are considered to be of insufficient quality
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May 2nd, 2010 rachel
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE ASIST HISTORY FUND 2010 RESEARCH AWARD AND RESEARCH PAPER AWARD
The ASIST History Fund Advisory Board announces the following two competitive awards for 2010:
The ASIST History Fund Research Award:
This award will be for a maximum of $1,000 and will be awarded for the best research support proposal submitted by July 1, 2010. All topics relevant to the history of information science and technology may be proposed. The proposal should state: central topic or question to be researched, qualifications of the researcher (a brief vita should be included), a budget, and how the funds will be expended. All funds must be expended by June 30, 2011. Submit proposals to: http://www.softconf.com/asist2/History (select click here to submit a new entry/new nomination and then choose Research Award category) by July 1, 2010.
The ASIST History Fund Research Paper Award:
This award will be for a maximum of $500 and awarded for the best paper submitted by July 1, 2010. All topics relevant to the history of information science and technology will be considered. The paper should not have been previously published or submitted to a journal. The paper should not exceed 30 pages double-spaced, including notes/references, using the APA style manual. The ASIST History Fund Advisory Board will review all submissions and decide if an award is to be made by Sept. 1, 2010. If an award is made the winner will be expected to present the paper at the 2011 ASIST Annual Meeting and give first rights of refusal for publication to the Journal of The American Society for Information Science and Technology. Submit papers to: http://www.softconf.com/asist2/History (select click here to submit a new entry/new nomination and then choose Research Paper award category) by the due date of July 1, 2010.
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The ASIST History Fund was established by the ASIST Board of Directors in June, 2000 for the purposes of supporting and encouraging research and publication in the history of information science and technology. The Fund is supported by donations (including book royalties) from ASIST members and others with an interest in the history of information science and technology. The Fund Advisory Board encourages further donations from anyone interested in supporting historical study of information science and technology.
Members of the ASIST History Fund Advisory Board for 2010 are:
Michael Buckland, Chair
Julian Warner, Chair-Elect
Trudi B. Hahn
Ben-Ami Lipetz
Samantha Hastings
For additional information about this competition contact:
Robert V. Williams, Distinguished Prof., Emeritus
School of Library and Information Science
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Ph: 803-777-2324
E-mail: bobwill@sc.edu
Home Web page: http://www.libsci.sc.edu/bob/frontpg.htm
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April 24th, 2010 sarah
Thanks to the generous support of Marshall Cavendish, NMRT is able to offer three tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the ALA Annual Conference. Tickets are $89 each, which would be out of the financial reach of most NMRT members if it weren’t for the generosity of Marshall Cavendish.
Any NMRT member who is not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish Award Committee may enter. Just write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit. For more information about Newbery, Caldecott and Wilder honorees, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/index.cfm
Submit your information and essay on the NMRT Award page at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/marshallcavendish.cfm by Friday, May 21st. For more information, contact the award committee chair, Alexandra Tyle-Annen at atyle@homerlibrary.org. / via nmrt-l
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April 6th, 2010 rachel
The Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of SLA will award a travel stipend of $1000 to a library and information science student who wishes to attend the 2010 Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA in June 2010. Applicants must be or become members of both SLA and its Biomedical and Life Sciences Division (DBIO) and, if awarded the stipend, must agree to serve on a DBIO committee for one year. The stipend will be presented to the student at the business meeting of DBIO at the conference.
Nominations for the stipends should include contact information for the nominee, a brief statement about his or her interest in and potential for serving SLA and/or the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division, and interest in pursuing a career as an information professional in the subject field of Biomedical or Life Sciences. Self-nominations will be accepted.
Nominations must be received via email or regular mail at the address below no later than 5:00pm EDT on April 16. A winner will be notified by Friday, April 23.
Please send nomination to:
Allison Scripa
4010 Newman Library
P.O. Box 90001 (0434)
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
(540) 231-7980
ajscripa@vt.edu
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March 28th, 2010 rachel
Thanks to the generous support of Marshall Cavendish, NMRT is able to offer three tickets to the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet at the ALA Annual Conference. Tickets are $89 each, which would be out of the financial reach of most NMRT members if it weren’t for the generosity of Marshall Cavendish.
Any NMRT member who is not currently serving on the Marshall Cavendish Award Committee may enter. Just write a short essay (around 250 words) telling us why you want to attend the Newbery/Caldecott/Wilder Banquet and how you feel you would benefit. For more information about Newbery, Caldecott and Wilder honorees, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/index.cfm
Submit your information and essay on the NMRT Award page at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/nmrt/initiatives/applyforfunds/marshallcavendish.cfm by Friday, May 21st. For more information, contact the award committee chair, Alexandra Tyle-Annen at atyle@homerlibrary.org.
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January 6th, 2010 sarah
There’s still time to apply for the ProQuest Innovation in College Librarianship Award.
The $3000 award is administered by the College Libraries Section of ACRL and is presented at the ALA Annual Conference.
Criteria for the award:
As nominee(s), the librarian(s) must have demonstrated a capacity for innovation in working with or serving undergraduates or instructors in the areas of programs, services, and operations; or creating innovations for library colleagues that facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community. Any member of ALA is eligible for this award.
Eligibility:
At least one applicant must have at least five years academic library experience.
Applicant(s) must be in an academic library setting primarily serving undergraduates.
Applicant could either be an individual or team with the primary applicant having five years of experience.
Nomination Process:
Electronic submissions are required. Nominations should include the following:
Name, address, e-mail and phone number of self-applicant or the person you are nominating..
Letter supporting the nomination including (no more than 1,000 words):
Written description of the project explaining what made it innovative
Written description of its impact;
What could other librarians learn from your experience?
Provide supplemental materials for the committee to understand the purpose, content, impact and innovation (limit of three items).
CV is required.
Letter of recommendation, if appropriate.
Completion of the online form.
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Please see http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/awards/clsproquest.cfm
For additional information:
Barbara Burd, PhD
Dean of Library Services
Kimbel Library
Coastal Carolina University
P.O. Box 261954
Conway, SC 29528-6054
843-349-2401
www.coastal.edu / via collib-l
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December 9th, 2009 rachel
Each year the Texas Library Association recognizes contributions and excellence in our profession through the TLA Awards. TLA depends on its members to identify those individuals, organizations, and projects most worthy of recognition for having advanced the cause of Texas Libraries.
More info at Catalogablog.
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December 9th, 2009 sarah
RUSA award recognizes contributions to book reviewing process
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2010 Louis Shores/ABC-CLIO Publishing Group Award.
The award is presented to a librarian, individual, group, editor, review medium or organization for their extraordinary contribution to the book/media reviewing process that helps librarians make selection decisions. It is named in honor of Louis Shores, Ph.D. (1904-1981), former dean of the library schools at both George Peabody College for Teachers (Nashville, Tenn.) and Florida State University and pioneer of courses in audio-visual materials. The winner receives a citation and a $3,000 cash prize sponsored by the Greenwood Publishing Group.
Those interested in submitting a nomination can download the award nomination form from the awards section of the RUSA website or request the form from Liz Markel, RUSA Marketing Specialist, via e-mail at lmarkel@ala.org, or from Edward Kownslar, chairperson for the award committee, at Edward.Kownslar@tamucc.edu. All nominations must be received by Dec. 15.
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November 25th, 2009 sarah
The Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons’ reference needs. The resource can be a bibliography, a guide to the literature of a specific subject, a directory, a database, or any other project that has helped the library meet adult or children’s reference needs. Tools, guides, or databases that have been developed for reader’s advisory or adult service questions and needs are also eligible for the award. Stressing excellent content, creativity, ingenuity, technological finesse, usability, relevance, and overall innovation is what the jury will seek as it reviews all nominations. ((Established 1990).
SPONSOR: The award is sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning , Farmington Hills, Michigan, and administered by RUSA.
FORM OF AWARD: $3,000 and a citation. Award will be presented at the American Library Association Annual Meeting in June 2009 in Washington, DC
SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS: Nominations are to be made in writing, stating in detail how the resource has contributed to meeting patrons’ reference needs. All nominations should include the following:
• description of the resource
• description of the format, e.g., card file, database, etc.
• list of sources used to compile the resource
• target audience
• criteria used in selecting material for inclusion. (If the resource is inclusive, please state so clearly.)
• breadth of coverage, i.e., time and subject
• explanation of what makes the resource imaginative or unique
A sample of the resource (or entry, pages, printout, etc.) must accompany the nomination.
Additional information is available on the committee’s web site or the RUSABlog
The award (formerly titled the Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services) has been given annually since 1991. The last recipient was the University of Kentucky Library for the Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. Other recent recipients include Springfield-Greene County Library, Springfield (Mo.) , New Orleans Public Library, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Library, University Library/ University of Nebraska at Omaha, Richmond (British Columbia) Public Library, North Carolina State University Libraries, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Orange County Library System, Orlando (Fla.)
Please send us your letter of nomination and relevant documentation to the Committee Chair, Julia Gelfand (information noted below), by December 15, 2009. The receipt of all nominations will be acknowledged.
Please do not hesitate to call or email me with any questions you might have about the award or the nomination process. The Committee members and I look forward to hearing from you!
On behalf of the Committee,
Julia Gelfand
Applied Sciences & Engineering Librarian
University of California, Irvine Libraries
Science Library 228
Irvine, CA 92623-9556
jgelfand@uci.edu
FAX: 949-559-5424
VOICE: 949-824-4971 / via libref-l
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November 21st, 2009 sarah
Do you know the next Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award winner?
The ACRL Instruction Section Awards Committee invites nominations for the 2009 Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award.
We need your help identifying outstanding published contributions to information literacy and instruction. If you wish to acknowledge an excellent article or book, please notify the IS Awards Committee by sending us your nomination electronically by the December 4, 2009, deadline.
About this award:
The Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award honors the late Dr. Ilene Rockman, a nationally recognized leader in information literacy. The Rockman Award recognizes an outstanding article or book on instruction or information literacy in an academic library environment, published within the last two years. Publications from 2008 and 2009 are eligible for the 2010 award.
Publications are judged on the basis of relevance to the field of instruction in academic or research libraries, originality, timeliness, and quality of writing.
Winners are awarded a $3,000 cash prize donated by the Emerald Group.
Nominations must include a complete publication citation, at least one letter of support explaining how the publication meets the award criteria, and, whenever possible, a copy of the publication.
A complete description of the award, including eligibility and selection criteria, submission requirements, and past recipients, is available on the IS Web site at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/awards/publicationyear.cfm
Submission Deadline: All submissions for both awards must be received electronically by December 4, 2009.
Please e-mail your nominations and direct all related inquiries to the IS Awards Committee Co-Chairs:
Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, kocevarweidingerea@longwood.edu and Emily Rogers, ecrogers@valdosta.edu
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November 21st, 2009 sarah
Do you know the next Instruction Section Innovation Award winner?
The ACRL Instruction Section Awards Committee invites nominations for the 2009 Instruction Section Innovation Award. We need your help identifying outstanding contributions to information literacy and instruction. If you wish to acknowledge an innovative program, please notify the IS Awards Committee by sending us your nomination electronically by the December 4, 2009, deadline.
About the Instruction Innovation Award:
The Instruction Section Innovation Award recognizes a project that demonstrates recognized creativity, quality, and innovation within the context of national trends in information literacy instruction or programming. Past awards have recognized well-known programs and initiatives such as the World War II Poster Project, the Embedded Librarian Project, the Community Workshop Series, the UWired Freshman Interest Group Program, the TILT tutorial, and the University Library’s Instructor College.
Academic librarians or academic project teams that include an academic librarian are eligible to receive the award. Recipients must have implemented their project no more than two years prior to the nomination submission deadline.
The winning project team will be awarded a $3,000 cash prize and a plaque donated by LexisNexis. Nominations must describe how the nominated project meets the award criteria and include a letter of support and additional documents to present the project’s purpose, content, impact, and innovative aspects.
A complete description of each award, including eligibility and selection criteria, submission requirements, and past recipients, is available on the IS Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/awards/innovationaward.cfm
Submission Deadline: All submissions for both awards must be received electronically by December 4, 2009.
Please e-mail your Innovation and Rockman nominations and direct all related inquiries to the IS Awards Committee Co-Chairs:
Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, e-mail kocevarweidingerea@longwood.edu
and Emily Rogers, e-mail ecrogers@valdosta.edu / via uls-l
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