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Nominations for the 2008 Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award sought

Nominations are being accepted for the 2008 Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement
Award.  The 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 serials).  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.

             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:  Mary Case, chair, Ross
Atkinson Award Jury, marycase@uic.edu.

             The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is
December 1, 2007.

For additional information on this and other ALCTS awards, visit the ALCTS
Web site at http://www.ala.org/alcts. ALCTS is a division of the American
Library Association (ALA).