The *Esther J. Piercy Award Jury* is seeking nominations for the *Esther
J. Piercy Award.  *The award was established by the Resources and
Technical Services Division of the American Library Association in 1968
in memory of Esther J. Piercy, editor of /Journal of Cataloging and
Classification/ from 1950 to 1956 and of /Library Resources & Technical
Services/ from 1957 to 1967.  The award consists of a $1,500 grant
donated by Yankee Book Peddler, Inc. and a citation presented at the
membership meeting of the Association during the ALA Annual Conference.
This award is given to recognize the contribution to those areas of
librarianship included in library collections and technical services by
a librarian with not more than ten years of professional experience who
has shown outstanding promise for continuing contribution and leadership.

*Submission procedure*: Nominations shall include 1) name of nominee; 2)
date nominee entered first professional position; and 3) a formal
statement of nomination, with a brief rationale for the nomination,
together with a resume or narrative career outline upon which the award
jury can base its determinations. Letters of endorsement from others
should provide additional evidence of the worthiness of the nominee. The
number of letters of endorsement received for a nominee shall not be a
determining factor in the selection process; rather, the evidence of the
person's accomplishments that they present shall be the factor
considered. Nominations for persons not selected for the award in one
year may be resubmitted provided the person still meets the ten-year
limit on length of professional experience. Eligibility is not limited
by country, citizenship, or membership in a specific organization.

*Criteria*: Evidence of this promise is determined by the person's
accomplishments, as they are related to technical services and
resources, in such activities as:

   1. Leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional
      or national level;
   2. Contributions to the development, application or utilization of
      new or improved methods, techniques and routines;
   3. Significant contribution to professional literature; and
   4. Conduct of studies or research in the technical services.

*Send Nominations to:  *Larry Heiman, Chair of Esther J. Piercy Award
Jury at _larry.heiman@yale.edu_.  The deadline for nominations is
December 1, 2005.

Larry Heiman
Catalog Librarian, Arts & Sciences Team
Catalog Dept. Sterling Memorial Library. Yale University
P.O. Box 208240 New Haven CT 06520-8240
(203)432-0012  larry.heiman@yale.edu