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Olivia Madison named ALCTS' Ross Atkinson Award recipient
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) names Olivia Madison, dean of libraries at Iowa State University, the 2014 recipient of its Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The Award honors the memory of Ross...
2014 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award winner announced
CHICAGO — Dr. Shali Zhang is this year’s recipient of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an individual...
Most distinguished librarians in reference announced for 2014 achievement awards
CHICAGO —The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has selected the winners of the 2014 achievement awards, which provide research and travel grants in recognition of the nation’s most exceptional librarians, libraries and projects involving...
Sara Shatford Layne selected for Margaret Mann Citation
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) announces that Sara Shatford Layne is the recipient of the 2014 Margaret Mann Citation presented by its Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS). The Mann Citation...
The Alberta Library Online receives ALCTS Collaboration Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) has chosen The Alberta Library Online: The Alberta Group Catalogue as the recipient of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2014. The Outstanding Collaboration...
Madeline Kelly awarded Jan Merrill-Oldham Travel Grant
CHICAGO — Madeline Kelly, collection development support specialist at George Mason University, has been awarded the 2014 Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant. The Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant is given by the Preservation...
Davis-Kahl named 2014 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
CHICAGO — Stephanie Davis-Kahl, scholarly communications librarian and associate professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, is the recipient of the 2014 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)...
ALCTS' Piercy Award to Patrick Carr
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services ( ALCTS) has named Patrick Carr, assistant director for acquisitions & collection management, Joyner Library at the East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., the winner of the 2014...
Robert Wolven receives the Melvil Dewey Medal
CHICAGO — Robert Wolven, associate university librarian for bibliographic services and collection development at Columbia University Libraries, has been awarded the 2014 Melvil Dewey Medal. This annual award is sponsored by OCLC in recognition of...
PLA awards recognize 13 individuals and public libraries representing excellence
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced 13 2014 award winners honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. The Allie Beth Martin Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, recognizes a public librarian for...
Two Friends groups win National Friends of Libraries Week Awards
PHILADELPHIA — The Friends of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library (Eau Claire, Wis.) and the Friends of the Grand Rapids (Minn.) Area Library were winners of United for Libraries’ 2013 National Friends of Libraries Week Awards. Each won $250...
James Reilly receives Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award
CHICAGO — James M. Reilly, director of the Image Permanence Institute (IPI) at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), is the recipient of the 2014 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award, given annually by the Association for Library...
HARRASSOWITZ Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award to Jenica P. Rogers
CHICAGO —The Acquisitions Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has selected Jenica P. Rogers, director of libraries, State University of New York Potsdam, to receive the 2014 HARRASSOWITZ Leadership in Library...
First Step Award to Chris Bulock
CHICAGO —The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates Chris Bulock, electronic resources librarian at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, as the recipient of the 2014 First Step Award — A Wiley Professional...
2014 Cunha/Swartzburg Award to Thomas F.R. Clareson
CHICAGO – The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services’ (ALCTS) Preservation and Reformatting Section for the Hollinger Metal Edge-sponsored George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award has selected Thomas F. R. Clareson as the...
