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Kellam receives 2019 ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that Lynda Kellam, data services and government information librarian at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, has been chosen to receive the 2019 University...
2019 ACRL STS Oberly Award goes to Karlen and Pellack
CHICAGO – Douglas Karlen, research soil scientist (retired) at the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, and Lorraine Pellack, head of the University Library research services department at Iowa State University, have been...
ALCTS Presidential Citations awarded to Miranda Bennett and Julie Mosbo
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to announce that ALCTS members Miranda Bennett, associate dean for Collections at University of South Carolina Libraries, and Julie Mosbo, interim director of Cushing...
Sharon Han Wins 2019 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
Sharon Han has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Student Writing Award sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for her paper titled "Weathering the Twitter Storm: Early Uses of Social Media as a...
Joyce Valenza receives AASL Distinguished Service Award
CHICAGO – Joyce Valenza, assistant teaching professor of library and information science at Rutgers University, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Sponsored by The Rosen Publishing...
St. Petersburg College Awarded for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services
Heather Holtzman, Paula Knipp, and Kassie Sherman from St. Petersburg College were selected as the 2019 winner of the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, for the Speed Dating project. This project is an...
Nicollette Warisse Sosulski wins Margaret E. Monroe Award for Library Adult Services
Chicago - Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, Business Librarian at Portage District Library was selected as the 2019 winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, sponsored by NoveList. Nicolette Sosulski’s librarianship has had a wide range and...
Kay Ann Cassell awarded Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
Kay Ann Cassell, Professor Emerita, School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University was selected as the 2019 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award, the Reference and User Services Association’s highest honor. Ms. Cassell has been a dedicated...
NCSU Libraries Receives 2019 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
The NCSU Libraries has been selected to receive the 2019 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Sponsored by Emerald Publishing and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), the...
Carolyn Foote receives AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – Carolyn Foote, school librarian at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School Library Award. Sponsored by Upstart, the $2,500 award recognizes school...
Chou and Pho win 2019 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Rose L. Chou, budget and personnel manager at American University, and Annie Pho, instruction coordinator and assessment librarian at the University of San Francisco, are the winners of the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries...
Kruse wins 2019 ACRL WGSS Career Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Carrie Kruse, director of College Library, user experience, and library spaces at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been selected as the 2019 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies...
'Lyrics as Literature' program receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – The project “Lyrics as Literature: Using Hip-Hop to Amplify Student Voice (Activism) and Social Justice” is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by...
Charles McClure Wins 2019 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
Charles McClure has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). He is the Francis Eppes...
Oregon State University Undergrad Research and Writing Studio wins 2019 ACRL IS Innovation Award
CHICAGO— The Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries and Press has been selected to receive the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation Award for its Undergrad Research and Writing Studio, a dynamic...
