Call for ALCTS 2015 Publication Award Nominations
From: Lanette Garza <lgarza1_at_trinity.edu>
Dec. 1 deadline for ALCTS 2015 Publication Awards nominations
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Association for
Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence
in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor
individuals for outstanding achievement in research and writing in the
field of library collections and technical services.
If you are interested in nominating a publication for either of the
awards, contact the chair of that award jury. The deadline for
nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1.
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Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award:
The award is given in honor of Edward Swanson, LRTS Book Review Editor
and long time indexer, to the author(s) of the best paper published in
Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), the official journal of
ALCTS. The winner will receive a citation and $250 from ALCTS. Papers
published in volume 58 (2014) are eligible for consideration, with the
exception of official reports and documents, obituaries, letters to the
editor and biographies of award winners. Each paper will be judged on
the following points: content with a significant contribution about one
or more issues addressed by ALCTS and its sections; statements in the
paper are adequately supported by accurate data and/or documentation;
and clear and readable writing style.
Send nominations, along with the author, title and volume and issue of
the paper being nominated and the reasons for the nomination to: Art
Miller, chair, Best of LRTS Jury, afmiller_at_princeton.edu
Visit the Edward Swanson Best of LRTS Award page for more information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/printmedia/bestoflrts.cfm
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· ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award:
The award honors an author or authors who have written the year’s
outstanding monograph, article or original paper in the field of
technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection
management, preservation, continuing resources and related areas in the
library field. The award consists of a citation and $250 contributed by
ALCTS. Works published in 2014 are eligible. Reprints of earlier
publications will not be considered. The evaluation criteria include:
intellectual content; practical value; theoretical value; scholarship;
presentation; and style. Papers published in Library Resources &
Technical Services (LRTS) are not eligible.
Send nominations, along with a statement giving the full bibliographic
citation of the article, book or paper being nominated and reasons for
the nomination to: Rene Erlandson, chair, Publication Jury,
rerlandson_at_unomaha.edu
Visit the Outstanding Publication Award page for more information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/printmedia/opub.cfm
ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.
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Received on Fri Sep 12 2014 - 17:21:05 EDT