I am posting this on behalf of the Award Committee.
     Thank you for your attention to this request.

     Faye Bennett                     sfb@mail.lib.duke.edu
     Current Periodicals              Phone: (919)660-5888
     121 Perkins Library, Box 90180   FAX:  (919)684-2855
     Duke University
     Durham, NC       27708-0180

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     The following announcement is posted to invite members of
     the NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION to submit
     nominations for the Significant Contribution Award. Please
     note instructions below, or go the NCLA RTSS web-site at:
     http://www.unc.edu/~ldsmith/rtss/award.htm
     PLEASE do not respond to list, but to addresses given.
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     NOMINEES NEEDED FOR THE RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SECTION AWARD

     The Executive Board of the Resources and Technical Services Section is
     seeking nominations for the following award. The winner will receive a
     plaque and $200 cash award during the awards presentation at the NCLA
     Biennial Conference.

     Resources and technical services includes: acquisitions, cataloging,
     classification, resources, collection development, and preservation of
     library materials.

     Significant Contribution Award

     The Significant Contribution Award is open to North Carolina
     librarians who have made important contributions to resources and
     technical services, either in their institutions or more widely. At
     least part of the nominee's current work must involve some aspect of
     resources and technical services. Applicants must be nominated by a
     current member of NCLA.

     The nomination deadline is June 30, 1999.

     To submit nominations for the Significant Contribution Award, please
     contact Margaret Foote, Chair, Significant Contribution Award
     Committee:

     Margaret Foote
     Head, Cataloging Dept.
     Academic Library Services
     Joyner Library, East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858-2710
     footem@mail.ecu.edu
     TEL: 252-328-0294
     FAX: 252-328-4834

     Or

     Virginia Gilbert
     Chair, NCLA RTSS Executive Board
     230D Perkins Library
     Duke University
     Box 90191
     Durham, N.C. 27708-0191
     vag@duke.edu
     TEL: 919-660-5815
     FAX: 919-684-2855