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*Nominations are still being accepted for the 2014 John Sessions
Memorial Award offered by the Reference and User Services Association
(RUSA).*
For the current award year, the winner will receive $1,000, made
possible by RUSA.
Established in 1980, the award is named in honor of John Sessions,
former American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations (AFL-CIO) co-chair of the AFL-CIO/ALA Joint Committee on
Library Service to Labor Groups. The John Sessions Memorial Award
recognizes a library or library system which has made a significant
effort to work with the labor community and by doing so has brought
recognition to the history and contribution of the labor movement to the
development of the United States.
Such efforts may include outreach projects to local labor unions;
establishment of, or significant expansion of, special labor
collections; initiation of programs of special interest to the labor
community; or other library activities that serve the labor community.
The Labor Archives of Washington (University of Washington) was the 2013
recipient of the award. The Labor Archives are notable for their work
with the labor, university and local community. Work with local schools
has helped encourage the teaching of labor history in the classroom. The
Labor Archives also host online and traveling exhibits that focus on
labor history, particularly that of the Pacific Northwest.
The award committee selected the Center for its efforts to educate the
community on the accomplishments of labor through its public programs,
publications, exhibitions, and oral history project. These resources and
the Center's outreach efforts illustrate their commitment to preserving
and highlighting the history of labor.
The 2014 award will presented at the RUSA Awards Reception during the
ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 26-July 1, 2014. To
nominate a library or organization, download and complete the nomination
form (PDF format), and follow the submission instructions therein.
Questions should be directed to the committee chair, Laura Carscaddon,
lcarscaddon1_at_gsu.edu, 404-413-2804.
The deadline for nominations has been extended to December 23, 2013.
We look forward to receiving your nomination.
Susan
Susan Hurst, Business Librarian
Miami University
219A Laws Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-4144
hurstsj_at_miamiOH.edu
Received on Wed Dec 11 2013 - 16:08:46 EST