Reminder - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award (Denise Forro) Bob Persing 24 Oct 2006 12:41 UTC
FROM: Denise Forro (forro@mail.lib.msu.edu) TO: SERIALST RE: Reminder - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award Date: 10/23/2006 3:14 PM Dear ILL and Resource Sharing Colleagues -- This message is being cross-posted. Please feel free to post this message to other listservs or professional publications that you think are appropriate. The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the eighth annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award which recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery through publication, during the previous two years, of significant professional literature, participation in professional associations, and/or innovative approaches to practice in individual libraries. Nominations must be submitted by Friday, December 15, 2006 to the award committee chair, Denise Forro, either by email, fax, or snail mail - see the signature file at the end of this message for address information. The candidate must have been employed in a library and held some responsibility for his or her institution's ILL, document delivery, or resource sharing services at the time the contribution being honored was made. Contributions supporting a nomination must have occurred during the two years prior to the nomination deadline. The candidate's achievement must be accomplished in one of the following areas: 1. Planning and implementing an innovative or pioneering approach to ILL/document delivery service that is recognized as a model on a regional or national level. 2. Notable publication, such as an article, book, or conference paper, which is deemed significant in the literature of the field. 3. A record of sustained, recognized, and exceptional participation in regional, national, or international associations devoted to the promotion of ILL/document delivery in a library environment. *Nominations take the form of a letter, which includes a formal statement of nomination with some rationale, plus a resume of the nominee's career and achievements.* Please also include contact information for the nominee. Click below for further information: http://www.ala.org/RUSATemplate.cfm?Section=rusaawards&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=88790 <http://www.ala.org/RUSATemplate.cfm?Section=rusaawards&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=88790> The award consists of $2,000 and a citation. Again, the deadline for nominations is Friday, December 15, 2006- so nominate yourself or your colleagues now! This is your chance to honor a colleague or co-worker. Do keep in mind that if you were nominated in a previous year and were not selected, we welcome your renomination. Thank you, on behalf of the Boucher Award selection committee, Denise A. Forro Denise A. Forro, Head InterLibrary Services Michigan State University Libraries 100 Library East Lansing, MI 48824-1048 Phone: 517-432-6123, ext. 196 E-mail: forro@mail.lib.msu.edu