Call for nominations: Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award (Suzanne Turner) Bob Persing 12 Oct 2007 17:29 UTC
From: Suzanne Turner (STurner@uamail.albany.edu) To: SERIALST Re: Call for nominations: Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award Date: 10/12/07 1:22 PM This message is being cross-posted. Please feel free to post it to other relevant listservs and to professional publications. The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the ninth annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award. This award 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 Saturday, December 15, 2007 to the ALA RUSA STARS Boucher Award Committee Chair, Suzanne Turner. Nominations may be sent to Suzanne by e-mail, fax, or by snail mail. See the signature file at the end of this message for contact information. The candidate must have been employed in a library and held some responsibility for his/her institution's interlibrary loan, 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 demonstrated in at least 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 (article, book, or conference paper) 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 a rationale for the nomination. Also include a resume of the candidate's career and achievements, as well as contact information for the nominee. The award consists of $2,000. plus a citation. Again, the deadline is Saturday, December 15, 2007, so nominate yourself or your colleagues now! This is your opportunity to honor a colleague or co-worker. Keep in mind that if you were nominated in a previous year and were not selected, we again welcome your nomination. On behalf of the Boucher Award committee, thank you. Suzanne Turner Click below for further information: http://www.ala.org/starsTemplate.cfm?Section=boucheroclcaward Suzanne Turner Head, Interlibrary Loan Dept. U. Albany SUNY, 107 A University Library 1400 Washington Ave. Albany, NY 12206 STurner@uamail.albany.edu phone: 518-442-3612 fax: 518-442-3566