Instruction Publication of the Year
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