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Call for nominations
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Fietzer)
Mon Oct 1 19:37:53 2001
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:07:06 -0500
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Below is the text for the call for nominations for the Esther J. Piercy
Award. I apologize in advance for any cross-posting that may occur.
Bill Fietzer
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The members of the Esther J. Piercy Award Jury are pleased to call for
nominations of candidates for the award. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A
NOMINATION PACKAGE IS DECEMBER 1, 2001.
The Piercy Award, sponsored by the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services, consists of a citation and a
$1,500 grant donated by YBP, Inc. The award recognizes
contributions to those areas of librarianship included in
collections and technical services, that is, collection
development, acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, and serials,
by a librarian with not more than ten years of professional
experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing
contributions and leadership. The winner is not required to be an
ALCTS member. The criteria include such activities as:
a. leadership in professional organizations at the local, state,
regional, national, or international level;
b. contributions to the development, application, or utilization of new or
improved
methods, techniques, and routines;
c. significant contributions to professional literature; and d. conduct of
studies or research in collections and/or technical services.
The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2001. The award
will be presented to the winner at the ALCTS President's Program
during the 2002 ALA Annual Conference.
Please submit a formal statement of nomination, the candidate's
vita, other relevant documentation, supporting letters, and up to
three examples of the candidate's publications to the Chair of the
Award Jury. Persons nominated but not selected for the award in
previous years may be renominated provided the candidate still
meets the ten-year limit on length of professional experience.
The complete package must be postmarked or sent via email no
later than December 1, 2001, to John Haar, Chair, Piercy Award
Jury, Vanderbilt University Library, 419 21st Avenue South,
Nashville, TN 37240-0007. Phone: 615-322-3618. Fax: 615-
343-8279. Email: haar@library.vanderbilt.edu
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William Fietzer
Digital Resources and Humanities Cataloger Phone: (612)625-4840
Classics Selector FAX: (612)624-3428
Materials Acquisition and Control--Wilson Library Mailto:
fietz001.tc.umn.edu
University of Minnesota ; Minneapolis, MN 55455
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