Subject: Ross Atkinson Award Nominations sought
From: "Thomson, Mary Beth" <mbthomson_at_uky.edu>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:30:12 -0400
ALCTS NEWS
September 8, 2010
ALCTS 2011 Ross Atkinson Award nominations sought
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2011 Association for
Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime
Achievement Award. The deadline for nominations and supporting materials
is Dec. 1.
The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement 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
continuing resources). 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.
If you are interested in nominating a candidate, 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: Cynthia Coulter, chair, Ross Atkinson Award Jury,
cynthia.coulter_at_uni.edu
Visit the Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award page for more
information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/atkinsonlife.cfm
ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.
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