September 8, 2010
CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted
for the 2011 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
(ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for
nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1.
The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement
Award recognizes the contribution of a library leader who has demonstrated
exceptional service to ALCTS and its areas of interest (acquisitions, cataloging
and classification, collection management and development, preservation and
reformatting and continuing resources). Selection of the winner is based
on the person's accomplishments as they relate to leadership, including, but
not limited to: recognized leadership in professional associations at
local, state, regional or national level, with emphasis on ALCTS; acknowledged
leader in and by the library community –at large; significant
contribution to professional literature; exemplary research in ALCTS areas; or
recognition of achievements, e.g., awards, citations, etc. The award
winner receives a citation honoring his/her contributions and a stipend of
$3,000 generously donated by EBSCO. Nominees must be ALCTS members.
Self-nominations will not be accepted.
If you are interested in nominating a
candidate, send nominations, including name, address, phone number and e-mail
address of nominee and nominating party; a formal statement of nomination, with
a rationale for the nomination; a resume, vita or extensive narrative career
outline upon which the award jury can base its determinations; and letters of
endorsement to: Cynthia Coulter, chair, Ross Atkinson Award Jury, cynthia.coulter@uni.edu
Visit the Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award page for
more information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/atkinsonlife.cfm
ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.