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Nominations are being accepted for the 2017 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in educating the profession about cutting edge technology within the field of library and information technology. Sponsored by the (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), and Library Hi Tech, the award includes a citation of merit and a $1,000 stipend provided by , publishers of Library Hi Tech. The deadline for nominations is January. 5, 2017.

The award, given to either a living individual or an institution, may recognize a single seminal work or a body of work created during or continuing into the five years immediately preceding the award year. The body of work need not be limited to published texts but can include course plans or actual courses and/or non-print publications such as visual media. Awards are intended to recognize living persons rather than to honor the deceased; therefore, awards are not made posthumously. .

Nominations must include the name(s) of the recipient(s), basis for nomination, and references to the body of work and . Questions about the nomination form can be sent to Vanessa Ames, LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Committee chair, at lucavanessa@gmail.com.

The award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2017 Annual Conference of the 91´«Ã½ in Chicago, Illinois.

Currently serving officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award Committee and employees and their immediate family of Emerald Group Publishing are ineligible.

About LITA

Established in 1966, the is the leading organization reaching out across types of libraries to provide education and services for a broad membership of nearly 2,700 systems librarians, library technologists, library administrators, library schools, vendors, and many others interested in leading edge technology and applications for librarians and information providers. LITA is a division of the . Follow us on our , , or .

About Emerald Publishing

Founded in 1967, today manages a range of digital products, a portfolio of nearly 300 journals, more than 2,500 books and over 450 teaching cases. More than 3,000 Emerald articles are downloaded every hour of every day. The network of contributors includes over 100,000 advisers, authors and editors. Globally, Emerald has an extraordinary reach with 12 offices worldwide and more than 4,000 customers in over 120 countries. Emerald is COUNTER 4 compliant. It is also a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. It also works in close collaboration with a number of organizations and associations worldwide.