[Eril-l] ALA 2019 Library Of The Future Award

[Ann Griffith]

Good morning all,

Please see below for a friendly FYI.

Thank you.

Ann

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Ann Griffith l Electronic Resources Coordinator
Library Development and Networking Division l Texas State Library and Archives Commission
1201 Brazos Street  Austin, TX 78701 l P.O Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711
512-463-6110 l 800-252-9386 l fax 512-936-2306 l agriffith at tsl.texas.gov <agriffith at tsl.texas.gov%20%20>
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/directory/index.html

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"Don't you love the Oxford Dictionary? When I first read it, I thought it was a really really long poem about everything." - David Bowie


Does your library have exciting, innovative ways to train your patrons about information technology?

The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award honors an individual library, library consortium, group of librarians, or support organization for innovative planning for, applications of, or development of patron training programs about information technology in a library setting. The annual award consists of $1,500 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement.  All types of libraries are welcome to apply!<http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/213/apply>

The 2018 award winner was the NCSU Libraries in Raleigh, N.C. for their active learning centered Emerging Digital Information Skills workshops which addressed a previously unmet need for instruction in areas such as data science, visualization, virtual reality, digital media production, fabrication, and introduced students and researchers to tools such as Tableau, WebVR frameworks, Jekyll, 3D printing and R programming.  Sessions gave a conceptual overview of the technology or process, provided a structured hands-on experience where participants learned by doing, and allowed time for participants to apply that learning through open-ended exploration and play.

Nominations for 2019 should address the following selection criteria:

  *   Benefit to clients served;
  *   Benefit to the technology information community;
  *   Impact on library operations;
  *   Value to public relations; and
  *   Impact on the perception of the library or librarian in the work setting and to the specialized and/or general public.

ALA is now accepting online nominations for the 2019 Library of the Future Award: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/213/apply.  The deadline is February 1, 2019.  For additional information, please contact Rene Erlandson, Award Jury Chair, rene.erlandson at gmail.com<mailto:rene.erlandson at gmail.com> or Cheryl Malden, ALA Governance Office, cmalden at ala.org<mailto:cmalden at ala.org>.

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