From: John Haar <Haar_at_LIBRARY.Vanderbilt.edu>
The members of the Esther J. Piercy Award Jury are pleased to
call for nominations of candidates for the award. THE
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A NOMINATION PACKAGE IS
DECEMBER 1, 2001.
The Piercy Award, sponsored by the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services, consists of a citation and a
$1,500 grant donated by YBP, Inc. The award recognizes
contributions to those areas of librarianship included in
collections and technical services, that is, collection
development, acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, and serials,
by a librarian with not more than ten years of professional
experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing
contributions and leadership. The winner is not required to be an
ALCTS member. The criteria include such activities as:
a. leadership in professional organizations at the local, state,
regional, national, or international level; b. contributions to the
development, application, or utilization of new or improved
methods, techniques, and routines; c. significant contributions to
professional literature; and d. conduct of studies or research in
collections and/or technical services.
The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2001.
The award will be presented to the winner at the ALCTS President’s
Program during the 2002 ALA Annual Conference.
Please submit a formal statement of nomination, the candidate’s
vita, other relevant documentation, supporting letters, and up to
three examples of the candidate’s publications to the Chair of the
Award Jury. Persons nominated but not selected for the award in
previous years may be renominated provided the candidate still
meets the ten-year limit on length of professional experience.
The complete package must be postmarked or sent via email no
later than December 1, 2001, to John Haar, Chair, Piercy Award
Jury, Vanderbilt University Library, 419 21st Avenue South,
Nashville, TN 37240-0007. Phone: 615-322-3618. Fax: 615-
343-8279. Email: haar_at_library.vanderbilt.edu
John M. Haar
Associate University Librarian
Vanderbilt University
HAAR_at_library.vanderbilt.edu
Received on Mon Oct 22 2001 - 13:57:12 EDT