From: Nancy Slight-Gibney <nsg_at_uoregon.edu>
Leadership in Library
Acquisitions Award
Purpose: This award of $1,500, donated by Harrassowitz
Company, is given to recognize the contributions by and
outstanding leadership of an individual to the field of acquisitions
librarianship. This recognition is made for individual
achievement of a high order in this area. The winner will be
presented the award at the ALCTS President’s Program at the
ALA Annual Conference in Toronto in June 2003.
Criteria:
1.Nominees must have demonstrated leadership related
to acquisitions librarianship, which has contributed significantly to
improvements in the field.
2.Nominees must have demonstrated achievement in
the field of acquisitions as evidenced by one or more of the following:
contributions to professional associations;
contributions to the literature including research;
contributions to the education of acquisitions professionals; and
contributions to the advancement of the profession.
3.Two letters of reference.
4.Employees of the Harrassowitz Company are not eligible to
receive the award.
Submission procedure: In order to nominate someone for
this award, please send a formal letter of nomination to the Chair of
the Leadership in Acquisitions Awards Committee. Each
letter of nomination should include: 1) relevant biographical
information, e.g., name, address, positions(s) held, place
of employment, phone numbers, ALA membership number,
educational background; 2) statement of work and/or
professional experience, professional activities, honors, and any other
factors relevant to the nominee. Nominators should arrange to
have two letters of reference, sent directly to the chair from the
author, not via the nominee. The award may be divided
among two or more individuals who have participated jointly in the
achievement for which it is granted.
Deadline for submission of nominations: December 1, 2002.
Please submit nominations to: Marie Seymour-Green
(seymour_at_udel.edu), Chair, Leadership in Library
Acquisitions Award Committee. Nominations may also
be sent to the Chair at: The University of Delaware Library,
181 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19717-5267
Past Recipients of the Award:
Year Recipient(s)
2002 Rosann Bazirjian
2001 Karen Schmidt
2000 Frances C. Wilkinson
1999 Carol Pitts Diedrichs
1998 Christian M. Boissonnas
1997 Katina Strauch
1996 Joseph W. Barker
1995 Carol E. Chamberlain
The URL for award information is:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/leadership.html
Received on Sun Nov 24 2002 - 05:16:42 EST