[Eril-l] Search begins for 2020 ALCTS Publications Awards

[Susanne Markgren]

*apologies for cross-postings*


*2020 ALCTS Publications Awards*
Nominations are being accepted for the 2020 Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in
publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for
outstanding achievement in research and writing in the field of library
collections and technical services.


If you are interested in nominating a publication for either of the awards,
contact the chair of that award jury. *The deadline for nominations and
supporting materials is Dec. 1*.



*Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award*

The award is given in honor of Edward Swanson, *LRTS* Book Review Editor
and long-time indexer, to the author(s) of the best paper published in
Library Resources & Technical Services (*LRTS*), the official journal of
ALCTS. The winner will receive a citation and $250 from ALCTS. Papers
published in volume 63 (2019) are eligible for consideration, with the
exception of official reports and documents, obituaries, letters to the
editor and biographies of award winners. Each paper will be judged on the
following points: content with a significant contribution about one or more
issues addressed by ALCTS and its sections; statements in the paper are
adequately supported by accurate data and/or documentation; and clear and
readable writing style.

Send nominations, along with the author, title and volume and issue of the
paper being nominated and the reasons for the nomination to Kate Harcourt
<harcourt at columbia.edu>, chair, Best of *LRTS* Jury.

Visit the Edward Swanson Best of *LRTS *Award page
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/bestoflrts> for more
information.



*ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award*

The award honors an author or authors who have written the year's
outstanding monograph, article or original paper in the field of technical
services, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection management,
preservation, continuing resources and related areas in the library field.
The award consists of a citation and $250 contributed by ALCTS. Works
published in 2019 are eligible. Reprints of earlier publications will not
be considered. The evaluation criteria include intellectual content;
practical value; theoretical value; scholarship; presentation; and style.
Papers published in *LRTS* are not eligible.

Send nominations, along with a statement giving the full bibliographic
citation of the article, book or paper being nominated and reasons for the
nomination to Valerie Glenn <vglenn at gmail.com>, chair, Publication Jury.

Visit the Outstanding Publication Award page
<http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/opub> for more information.
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