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Subject: REMINDER - Call For Nominations - Virginia Boucher/OCLC
Distinguished ILL Librarian Award

***************Reminder - The December 15 deadline is
approaching!*****************

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are appropriate.

The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the sixth
annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award which
recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional
achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and
document delivery through publication of significant professional
literature, participation in professional associations, and/or
innovative approaches to practice in individual libraries. Nominations
must be submitted by Wednesday, December 15 to the award committee
chair, Jennifer Block, either by e-mail, ariel, fax, or snail mail - see
the signature file at the end of this message for address information.
The candidate must have been employed in a library and held some
responsibility for his or her institution's ILL, 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 accomplished in 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, such as an article, book, or conference paper,
which is 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 some rationale and a resume of the nominee's career
and achievements.  Please also include contact information for the
nominee.  See
http://www.ala.org/RUSATemplate.cfm?Section=rusaawards&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=77671
for further information.

The award consists of $2,000 and a citation.  Again, the deadline for
nominations is Wednesday, December 15, 2004- so nominate yourself or
your colleagues now!  This is your chance to honor a colleague or
co-worker.  Do keep in mind that if you were nominated in a previous
year and were not selected, we welcome your renomination.

Jennifer Block
Interlibrary Services Librarian
Princeton University
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey  08544-2098
Phone:  609-258-5704
FAX:     609-258-0441
Ariel IP: 128.112.205.74
Email:  jblock@princeton.edu
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