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.
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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November 11th, 2009 sarah
****DEADLINE December 1, 2009 – Call for Nominations – Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award****
Presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, the Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award consists of a citation and $1,500, generously donated by ProQuest. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2009.
The award is presented to an individual who has made distinguished and ongoing contributions to serials librarianship, including but not limited to:
- Demonstrated leadership in the serials community through significant contributions to the work of professional associations and/or to library education programs
- Scholarship that has had a significant impact on the profession
- Research that advances the theory or practice of serials librarianship
- Development of tools or methods that enhance the access to or management of serials
- Other advances that lead to a better understanding of the field of serial librarianship
Nomination packets should include a letter of nomination; three to five letters of support; the nominee’s resume; examples (no more than three) of the nominee’s publications or other relevant documents. Self-nominations are welcome.
The award will be formally presented at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
A list of past Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award winners is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/serialslib.cfm
Please send nomination packets to Marla W. Chesler, chair, Ulrich’s Jury, mchesler@loc.gov.
The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2009.
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November 10th, 2009 sarah
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION BETA PHI MU AWARD
We are currently soliciting nominations for the American Library Association’s Beta Phi Mu Award.
The Beta Phi Mu Award consists of $1000 and a citation of achievement presented to a library school faculty member or to an individual for distinguished service to education in librarianship. Nominations must be accompanied by a specific statement of the qualifications of the nominee. The award is donated by the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honorary Society, and administered by a jury of the ALA Awards Committee. The awardee will join a distinguished list of librarians who have made a decided difference in the lives of their students and in the library profession.
The nomination form is available on ALA’s web site at
Please send six copies of the application to: ALA Awards Program Office, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 2010.
As chair of this year’s Beta Phi Mu Award Jury, I encourage librarians to submit nominations for this prestigious award.
Thank you.
Eric Johnson
Director, Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
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Eric W. Johnson
Library Director
Sims Memorial Library
Southeastern Louisiana University
SLU 10896
Hammond, LA 70402
(985) 549-3860
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November 10th, 2009 sarah
Win $500 and an additional $500 for your library with the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens
Here’s your chance to win $500 for your pocket and another $500 for your library! YALSA members are eligible to apply for this award recognizing an outstanding reading or literature program for young adults. If you have created an exceptional reading or literature program in the 12 months before December 1st consider applying for the MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens. The MAE Award is sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust. The winner receives $500 and additional $500 for their library.
Application forms can be downloaded at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/awards&grants and must be emailed to Nichole Gilbert at ngilbert@ala.org by December 1.
Not a member of YALSA? It’s not too late to join. Please note that it may take up to 2 months for new memberships to be fully processed. New members should send an electronic copy of their membership application with the grant application.
For questions, contact Alexandra Tyle-Annen at atyle@homerlibrary.org.
Reward yourself for bringing young adults and books together and encouraging the development of life-long reading habits. Apply today! / via nmrt-l
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November 2nd, 2009 rachel
The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2010 John Ames Humphry/ OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The award is given to a librarian or person who has made significant contributions to international librarianship. It consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate presented at the ALA Annual Conference. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 1, 2010.
The award recognizes John Humphry, an executive director of Forest Press and publisher of the Dewey Decimal Classification who made a notable contribution by internationalizing the English language editions of Dewey and ensuring that translations were adapted to meet the needs of other cultures and countries.
All nominations should include, as appropriate, personal history or curriculum vitae, with emphasis on achievements related to international librarianship; bibliography, critical reviews, articles, etc.; and letters seconding the nomination or other letters of commendation or appreciation. For more information on the John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award, please visit: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/awardsactivities/humphryoclcforest.cfm. Nominations should be sent to: International Relations Office, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Email: intl@ala.org
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November 2nd, 2009 rachel
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) is now accepting applications and nominations for the 2010 PLA Awards. Members can nominate their colleagues and libraries via the PLA Web site, www.pla.org. The deadline for submitting an application is Dec. 1, 2009.
PLA awards include the:
- Allie Beth Martin Award, which honors a librarian who, in a public library setting, has demonstrated extraordinary range and depth of knowledge about books or other library materials and is distinguished by the ability to share that knowledge.
- Baker & Taylor Entertainment Audio Music/Video Product Award, which promotes the development of a circulating Audio Music/Video collection in a public library
- Charlie Robinson Award, which honors a public library director who, over a period of seven years, has been a risk taker, an innovator and/or a change agent in a public library.
- DEMCO New Leaders Travel Grant, which serves to enhance the professional development of public librarians new to the field by making possible their attendance at major professional development activities.
- EBSCO Excellence in Small and/or Rural Library Service Award, which honors a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence of service to its community.
- Gordon M. Conable Award, which honors a public library staff member, a library trustee or a public library, that has demonstrated a commitment to intellectual freedom and the Library Bill of Rights.
- Highsmith Library Innovation Award, which recognizes a library’s innovative and creative service program to the community.
- Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award, which honors a library worker, librarian, or library that has used technology and innovative thinking to improve library services.
PLA award juries, appointed by the PLA president, will review the entries and select recipients at the ALA 2010 Midwinter Meeting. Award winners will be announced in February 2010, and each recipient will be honored at the PLA President’s Reception and Awards Presentation held during the ALA 2010 Annual Conference.
For more information, contact the PLA office,(800) 545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or by e-mail, pla@ala.org. To apply or nominate a colleague for an award, visit PLA’s Web site at www.pla.org. PLA is a division of the American Library Association.
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November 2nd, 2009 rachel
CHICAGO – The American Library Association (ALA) is accepting nominations for the 2010 Bogle Pratt International Travel Fund, sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is given to an ALA member to attend his/her first international conference. The nominee must have been an ALA member for one full year.
The deadline for nominations is Jan. 1, 2010.
The award recognizes Sarah Comly Norris Bogle, a prominent U.S. librarian who made notable contributions to children’s librarianship, international library service and library education.
Application forms can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/iro/awardsactivities/bogleprattaward.cfm or by calling the International Relations Office at (800) 545-2433, ext 3201, or by e-mailing intl@ala.org . Nominations should be sent to: International Relations Office, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2795. Telephone: (312) 280-3201. Fax: (312) 280-4392. Email: intl@ala.org
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October 16th, 2009 rachel
A cash award of $5,000 and a citation will be presented to an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to reference librarianship. This contribution may include an imaginative and constructive program; active participation in professional associations devoted to reference services; or leadership in other noteworthy professional activities. The award is presented by the ALA’s RUSA. Nominations for the 2010 award should be submitted to Robert Kieft, award committee chair, kieft@oxy.edu. Submitted materials should include a letter of nomination explaining why the nominee is deserving of this recognition and citing specific achievements; three to five letters of recommendation; a copy of the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae; and any other appropriate documentation. Send all documents via e-mail in electronic files as MSWord or PDF format by December 15. The winner is honored at the RUSA Awards Ceremony on the Monday of the ALA Annual Conference, in Washington, D.C.
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October 15th, 2009 sarah
NASIG (NORTH AMERICAN SERIALS INTEREST GROUP)AND UKSG (UK
SERIALS GROUP)
ANNOUNCEMENT
2010 JOHN MERRIMAN JOINT UKSG/NASIG AWARD
Partially Underwritten by Taylor & Francis
The UKSG (UK Serials Group) and NASIG (North American
Serials Interest Group) are seeking applicants for a joint
venture to allow a member of the each group to attend the
conference of their sister organization. The purpose of
this conference-swap is for people working at a practical
level in e-resource management to learn and share
experiences at the UKSG Annual Conference to be held in
Edinburgh, Scotland, 12-14 April, 2010 or the NASIG Annual
Conference that will be held in Palm Springs, California,
June 2-5, 2010.
The UKSG, set up in 1978, exists to encourage the exchange
of ideas on printed and electronic serials and the process
of scholarly communication. Established in 1985, NASIG is an
independent international organization committed to
promoting communication and sharing of ideas among all
people working with or concerned about serial publications.
DESCRIPTION OF AWARD: The award is named in honor of John
Merriman in recognition of John’s work in starting both
the UKSG and NASIG.
The $6,000 award supports two people, one from each
association, and consists of travel to the sister
conference, and accommodations for the duration of the
conference. In addition to the award the recipients will
receive paid conference registration which includes most
meals. This award does not include support for the award
recipients to attend their home conference, but each
applicant is encouraged to attend their home conference.
ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to members of NASIG or UKSG
with one recipient being chosen from each organization.
Applicants must be in a functional position with direct
responsibilities for some aspect of e-resources within a
Library or Information Service. Examples could include
administering, or developing systems and services relating
to, e-journals, e-books, open access repositories and so on.
English is the designated language. Current Board members
and Officers of NASIG and UKSG are not eligible.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The following materials are required
to be submitted electronically either in Microsoft Word or
plain text (.txt) format by January 18, 2010.
• A completed application
• An essay of 500 words or less discussing an issue
relating to e-resources that you have experienced in your
library, and your role in how this issue was managed
• A paragraph describing what you hope to achieve by
attending the NASIG or UKSG conference
• Two reference questionnaires
• The successful recipients of the award will be required
to write an article about their conference experiences for
the UKSG’s journal Serials or the NASIG Newsletter
Application forms and reference questionnaires will be
available after October 1, 2009, through the NASIG AWARDS
Page at http://www.nasig.org , through the UKSG website at
http://www.uksg.org.uk and from Carol Ficken, Co-Chair
Awards & Recognition Committee or Kate Price, UKSG Education
Sub-Committee. Completed applications and related materials
should be emailed to:
Carol Ficken
Co-Chair, NASIG Awards & Recognition Committee
University of Akron
Akron, OH, USA
Email: cficken@uakron.edu
Phone: 330-972-7296
OR
Kate Price
UKSG, Education Subcommittee
University of Surrey
Guildford, UK
E-mail: c.l.price@surrey.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1483 682876
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications and related materials
must be emailed (received) by January 18, 2010.
Applications emailed after this date will not be considered.
____________________________________________________________________
NASIG
Established in 1985, the North American Serials Interest
Group, Inc. (NASIG) is an independent organization that
promotes communication and sharing of ideas among all
members of the serials information chain – anyone working
with or concerned about serial publications.
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October 15th, 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 / via collib-l
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