Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award Sought: 2nd call for nominations

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Date:      Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:23:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:     Beverley Geer <b_geer_at_yahoo.com>
Subject:  Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award Sought: 2nd call for 
nominations


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Nominations for the 2008 Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award 
Sought: 2nd call

Nominations are being accepted for the 2008 Association for Library 
Collections &
Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award.  
The award
recognizes the contribution of a library leader who has demonstrated 
exceptional service
to ALCTS and its areas of interest (acquisitions, cataloging and 
classification, collection
management and development, preservation and reformatting, and 
serials).  Selection of the
winner is based on the person's accomplishments, as they relate to 
leadership including,
but not limited to:  recognized leadership in professional associations 
at local, state, regional
or national level, with emphasis on ALCTS; acknowledged leader in and by 
the library
community-at-large; significant contribution to professional literature; 
exemplary research in
ALCTS areas; or recognition of achievements, e.g., awards, citations, 
etc.  The award winner
receives a citation honoring his/her contributions and a stipend of 
$3,000 generously donated
by EBSCO.

Nominees must be ALCTS members.  Self-nominations will not be accepted.

Send nominations, including, name, address, phone number and e-mail 
address of nominee
and nominating party; a formal statement of nomination, with a rationale 
for the nomination;
a resume, vita or extensive narrative career outline upon which the 
award jury can base its
determinations; and letters of endorsement to:  Mary Case, Chair, Ross 
Atkinson Award Jury,
marycase_at_uic.edu <mailto:marycase_at_uic.edu>.

The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is December 1, 2007.

For additional information on this and other ALCTS awards, visit the 
ALCTS Web site at
http://www.ala.org/alcts

ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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