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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are seeking nominees for the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. This award recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) by academic librarians that have contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation,
library management, and/or library development and research. This award honors the life and accomplishments of Hugh C. Atkinson, one of the major innovators in modern librarianship.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This award is funded by an endowment created by divisional, individual, and vendor contributions given in memory of Hugh C. Atkinson.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The nominee must be a librarian employed in one of the following during the year prior to application for this award:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• University, college, or community college library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Non-profit consortium, or a consortium comprised of non-profits that provides resources/services/support to academic libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The nominee must have a minimum of five years of professional experience in an academic library or in a non-profit consortium or a consortium comprised of non-profits. Electronic submissions are required. Nominations must include documentation
that indicates the name, address, and phone number of both the nominating party and the nominee as well as a narrative supporting the nomination, and a current vita. Nominators are encouraged to provide additional letters of support to assist the committee
in understanding the full scope of the nominee’s contributions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Award: Plaque and cash award sponsored by ACRL, ALCTS, LLAMA, and LITA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions, please contact the award committee chair:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Colby Riggs,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Hugh C. Atkinson Award Committee <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:cmriggs@uci.edu">cmriggs@uci.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please e-mail the nomination to Chase Ollis at <a href="mailto:collis@ala.org">
collis@ala.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NOMINATIONS DUE DECEMBER 4, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information, please see this link: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hugh-c-atkinson-memorial-award">http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/hugh-c-atkinson-memorial-award</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0070C0">Alejandra Nann<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">Helen K. and James S. Copley Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">University of San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">5998 Alcalá Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">San Diego, CA 92110-2492<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">Phone: (619) 260-7724<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469">Fax: (619) 849-8301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#002469"><a href="mailto:ajsnann@sandiego.edu"><span style="color:blue">ajsnann@sandiego.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1A75CF"><a href="http://www.sandiego.edu/library"><span style="color:blue">www.sandiego.edu/library</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1A75CF"></span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1A75CF">Copley Library:<i> Explore ▪ Discover ▪ Succeed<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
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