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CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that Corey Halaychik, library director at the State University of New York Maritime College, and Ashley Maynor, digital scholarship librarian at New York University, have been chosen to receive the 2018 University Libraries Section (ULS) Outstanding Professional Development Award. Halaychik and Maynor are both co-founders and co-directors of The Collective, a professional library gathering dedicated to reinventing the library conference landscape.

The $1,000 award and plaques, donated by Library Juice Academy, will be presented to Halaychik and Maynor at the 2018 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans.

“Ashley Maynor and Corey Halaychik are redefining and revitalizing professional development for librarians,” said award chair Kerry Creelman of the University of Houston. “Their creative approach to the annual conference is designed to make it more affordable and to transform the way librarians engage in learning. They are building a community invested in accessible, practical learning for library professionals.”

“Maynor and Halaychik use a transparent, democratic approach to develop their conference program, seeking input from participants as well as employing a blind peer review,” continued Creelman. “At the annual gathering, attendees of librarians and vendors alike learn, create, and collaborate in hands-on, interactive sessions. Careful, flexible scheduling allows participants to shape the conference organically.”

“The Collective is organized by volunteer committee and Maynor and Halaychik have shared their process publicly,” said Creelman. “They have also contributed their ideas and lessons learned through presentations and publications, and have actively mentored colleagues engaged in conference planning. The Library Collective community they have fostered is actively reshaping professional development for librarianship.”

Halaychik received his M.S.L.I.S. from Florida State University and his M.S. in leadership from Grand Canyon University. Maynor received her M.S.I.S. from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and her M.F.A in film and media arts from Temple University.

For more information regarding the ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award, or a complete list of past recipients, please visit the of the ACRL website.

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About ACRL

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