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Michael Buckland wins Kilgour Award
CHICAGO — The Library & Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced Michael Buckland as the 2014 winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology...
Reich and Rosenthal winners of 2014 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
CHICAGO — Victoria Reich and David S. H. Rosenthal have been named the winners of the 2014 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication in Library and Information Technology. Emerald Group Publishing Limited and the Library and Information...
Dr. Beth M. Paskoff wins Beta Phi Mu Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Beth M. Paskoff, director, Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science, Baton Rouge, La., is the 2014 recipient of the Beta Phi Mu Award. This award is given annually to a library school faculty member or to an...
Dr. Sylvia Vardell receives 2014 91´«Ã½ Scholastic Library Publishing Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Sylvia Vardell, professor at the School of Library and Information Studies at Texas Woman’s University, has been selected to receive the 2014 91´«Ã½ Scholastic Library Publishing Award. This special recognition is given...
CHICAGO — The Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been named the 2014 winner of the 91´«Ã½ Excellence in Library Programming Award. The award, supported by 91´«Ã½’s Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes a library that demonstrates excellence by providing...
Tickets available for 2014 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Andrea Davis Pinkney
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the University of Minnesota Libraries, Children's Literature Research Collections (CLRC) announced that tickets for the 2014 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring Andrea Davis...
ASCLA award winners recognized for innovative contributions to populations with disabilities
CHICAGO —The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) 2014 Award winners have been selected. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievement within the library profession by librarians and libraries for significant current...
AASL introduces the Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) invites members to apply for the Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award, a new addition to the organization’s prestigious awards program. Sponsored by Penguin Random House, the Roald...
Applications now accepted for school library program award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. To be considered, nominations must be received by the 91´«Ã½...
Les Hawkins recipient of Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) congratulates Les Hawkins on receiving the 2014 Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award. Presented by the Continuing Resources Section (CRS) of ALCTS, this award, consisting of a...
Marie Kennedy receives the Ingram Coutts Innovation Award
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) Collection Management Section (CMS) has chosen Marie Kennedy, serials and electronic resources librarian at Loyola Marymount University William H. Hannon Library as the 2014...
Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman receives the 2014 Joseph W. Lippincott Award
CHICAGO — Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman is the winner of the 2014 Joseph W Lippincott Award, which honors distinguished service to the profession of librarianship. This annual award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the American...
Applications for United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards due May 1
PHILADELPHIA – United for Libraries is accepting applications for the Baker & Taylor Awards, given to friends of the library groups and library foundations. Applications are due May 1, 2014. Given annually since 2000, the Baker & Taylor Awards have...
'Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your Public Library' receives the 2014 Eli M. Oboler Award
CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces that " Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your Public Library: Scenarios from the Front Lines” by June Pinnell-Stephens is the recipient of the 2014...
Luis Herrera, director San Francisco Public Library, receives 2014 Sullivan Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the 2014 Peggy Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children has been awarded to Luis Herrera, San Francisco Public Library’s city librarian. The...
