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deadline extended for IS Awards (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ree DeDonato)
Mon Dec 16 20:37:59 1996
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 16:57:35 -0600 (CST)
From: Ree DeDonato <rd94@columbia.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU>
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UPDATED info from national ACRL
(please excuse cross-postings & do not reply to list, but contact names
indicated below)
THE DEADLINE HACE BEEN EXTENDED TO JAN 2, 1997 FOR SUBMISSIONS TO ACRL-IS
--- make use of the end of semester/intersession to submit a proposal! ---
Please read over the following 3 announcements for 1997 ACRL Instruction
Section's Innovation, Publication and Dudley awards. If you have any
questions beyond the information provided, please contact the name listed
with each of the awards. Looking forward to receiving submissions.
-Ree DeDonato
Chair, ACRL IS Awards Committee
*** 1st or 3 Awards ***
Innovation in Instruction Award
This annual award recognizes and honors librarians who have developed and
implemented innovative approaches to instruction at their respective
institutions.
Award: A citation presented by the Instruction Section Awards Committee at
the ALA Annual Conference.
Criteria: Recipients must have implemented their ideas in an academic or
research library. The emphasis of this award is on creativity and
innovation.
Eligibility: There are no restrictions as to the size of the instructional
effort, academic discipline, target audience, or techniques employed.
Recipients must have implemented their ideas in 1995 or 1996 for the award
to be presented in 1997.
Submission Procedure: Nominations must include a letter supporting the
innovative project and supporting documentation. Send the nomination
package to the IS Awards Chair: Ree DeDonato, Undergraduate Librarian,
Columbia University, 225A Butler, Mail Code 1125, 535 West 114th Street,
New York, NY 10027.
For further information, contact the committee chair at 212/854-6237 (voice);
212/222-0331 (fax); or dedonato@columbia.edu (email).
Deadline: December 1, 1996 postmarked. EXTENDED TO JAN 2, 1997
*** 2d or 3 Awards ***
ACRL Instruction Section Publication Award
This annual award recognizes an outstanding publication related to
instruction in a library environment published in the preceding two years.
Award: A citation presented by the Instruction Section Awards Committee.
Criteria: Publications are judged on the basis of relevance to the field
of instruction in academic or research libraries, originality, timeliness,
and quality of writing.
Eligibility: Publications include journal articles, books, and book
chapters. Submitted publications may be authored by one or more
individuals, a group, organization, or committee. Section publications
are not eligible for consideration for the award. Publications from 1995
and 1996 will be considered for the award.
Submission Procedure: Nominations must include a letter supporting the
publication and a complete citation of the publication. Whenever
possible, a copy of the article, book, etc. should also be included. Send
the nomination package to the IS Awards Chair: Ree DeDonato,
Undergraduate Librarian, Columbia University, 225A Butler, Mail Code 1125,
535 W. 114th Street, New York, NY 10027.
For further information, contact the committee chair at 212/854-6237
(voice); 212/222-0331 (fax); or dedonato@columbia.edu (email).
Deadline: December 1, 1996 postmarked. EXTENDED TO JAN 2, 1997
*** 3rd or 3 Awards ***
Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
This award recognizes an individual librarian who has made an especially
significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a college or
research library environment. The award honors Miriam Dudley, whose pioneering
efforts in the field of bibliographic instruction lead to the formation of the
ACRL Instruction Section.
Award: $1,000 cash donated by Mountainside Publishing Company on behalf of
its publication, Research Strategies: A Journal of Library Concepts and
Instruction. The award is administered by the Instruction Section of ACRL.
Criteria: Nominees should have achieved distinction in one or more of the
following areas:
- Planning and implementation of an academic instruction program in a
library environment that has served as a model for other programs
nationally or regionally.
- Production of a body of research and publication that has a
demonstrable impact on the concepts and methods of teaching and
information-seeking strategies in a college or research institution.
- Sustained participation in organizations, at the national or regional
level, devoted to the promotion and enhancement of academic instruction in
a library environment.
- Promotion, development, and integration of education for instruction in
ALA-accredited library schools or professional continuing education programs
that have served as models for other courses and programs.
Submission Procedure: Nominations must include documentation (a letter)
that indicates 1) your name, address, and phone number, plus the name,
address, and phone number of the person you are nominating; 2) narrative
supporting the nomination (keeping in mind the criteria for the award);
and 3) a current vita of the nominee.
Send nominating package to Esther Grassian, 4295 Canoga Avenue, Woodland
Hills, CA 91634. If you have questions or need assistance in preparing
your nomination, call Esther at 310/206-4410; fax 310/206-9312; or email
estherg@library.ucla.edu. Note: nominees will be judged on an individual
basis. This award cannot be given to a pair or group of persons.
Deadline: December 1, 1996 postmarked. EXTENDED TO JAN 2, 1997
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