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CHICAGO – Frederick Stielow, vice president and dean of libraries, electronic course materials and APUS ePress at the American Public University System (APUS), has been named the 2014 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award.

This annual award, sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, and administrated by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Distance Learning Section (DLS), honors an ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to, the success of distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education.

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group will present the $1,200 award and plaque at the 2014 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

“Fred Stielow’s contribution to online learning at his institution as well as in the field has been quite substantial,” said award Chair Mou Chakraborty of Salisbury University. “Not only is he involved in distance librarianship, including currently chairing the DLS Research Committee, but he is also very active in ACRL and 91´«Ã½, and is an 91´«Ã½ representative within the U.S. Commission to UNESCO.”

“The committee was very impressed with his long list of publications, presentations, interviews and commentaries, and unanimously agreed that he more than met all the requirements for this prestigious award,” noted Chakraborty. “In her nomination letter, Susan Hyland noted about Stielow and his work, ‘As head of APUS’ virtual library services, this visionary has long been at the forefront of a revolutionary transition – successfully moving distance learning librarianship into center-stage in the new world of online universities… The APUS Online Library moved from marginal to a position of sustainability.’”

Stielow received his B.A. in History from Indiana University-South Bend, and his M.A. in History, as well as a dual Ph.D. in History and American Studies, from Indiana University-Bloomington. He then received his M.L.S. in Library and Archival Sciences from the University of Rhode Island.

Additional information on the award, along with a list of past winners, is available in the of the ACRL website.

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