Call for nominations: ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation Gracemary Smulewitz 25 Sep 2007 15:38 UTC
Serial Colleagues: The serial world is very complicated. Consequently a great deal of important collaboration in the library community and the library industry is taking place to help everyone understand and manage collections. Please give this award consideration and send nominations to the jury chair, Gracemary Smulewitz, as listed below. We look forward to hearing from you before December 1st. Thank you! ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _* ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation *_ ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation recognizes and encourages collaborative problem-solving efforts in the areas of acquisition, access, management, preservation or archiving of library materials. It recognizes a demonstrated benefit from actions, services, or products that improve and benefit providing and managing library collections. The citation may be presented to two or more individuals or groups who have participated jointly in an appropriate achievement. Accomplishments that expose problems may be as valuable as successes. The citation will be presented in a year when an achievement of merit has occurred. Recognized forms of collaboration must be between library personnel and other individuals or groups such as: publishers, vendors, cultural organizations, government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and the like. Results of a collaborative effort must demonstrate advancement in collection management or technical services working environments. Examples (descriptive, not inclusive): - Development of industry standards (licensing, COUNTER, technology) - Breaking barriers to enable budget conscientious actions (inflation control, setting serials pricing far enough in advance of renewals, cooperative cataloging or preservation initiatives) - Innovative publications products or services that meet an industry need (ERMI, first link resolver, software to enhance productivity or user access) The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is December 1, 2007. For additional information, visit the ALCTS Web site at http://www.ala.org/alcts. ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Send nominations, along with written justification for the citation in terms of demonstrated outcomes in work achieved through actions, services, or products; how the achievement contributed to the fulfillment of needs in the work of collection management or technical services and any other factors relevant to the merit of the achievement and two letters of recommendation to Gracemary Smulewitz, Citation Jury chair, smulewi@rci.rutgers.edu <mailto:lcorbet@emory.edu> If there are questions about the award, please contact Gracemary Smulewitz -- Gracemary Smulewitz Head, Distributed Technical Services Rutgers University Libraries 169 College Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Email: smulewi@rci.rutgers.edu Phone: 732-932-7388 ext 161 Fax: 732-932-8141 -- Gracemary Smulewitz Head, Distributed Technical Services Rutgers University Libraries 169 College Avenue New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Email: smulewi@rci.rutgers.edu Phone: 732-932-7388 ext 161 Fax: 732-932-8141