<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">***Please excuse cross-postings***</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">We are seeking nominees for the Hugh C. <span class="gmail-il">Atkinson</span> <span class="gmail-il">Memorial</span> <span class="gmail-il">Award</span>. This <span class="gmail-il">award</span> 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 <span class="gmail-il">award</span> honors the life and accomplishments of Hugh C. <span class="gmail-il">Atkinson</span>, one of the major innovators in modern librarianship.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">This <span class="gmail-il">award</span> is funded by an endowment created by divisional, individual, and vendor contributions given in memory of Hugh C. <span class="gmail-il">Atkinson</span>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">The nominee must be a librarian employed in one of the following during the year prior to application for this <span class="gmail-il">award</span>:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">• University, college, or community college library<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">• Non-profit consortium, or a consortium comprised of non-profits that provides resources/services/support to academic libraries<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-il">Award</span>: Plaque and cash <span class="gmail-il">award</span> sponsored by ACRL, ALCTS, LLAMA, and LITA<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Questions, please contact the <span class="gmail-il">award</span> committee chair:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Nancy J. Gibbs,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Chair, Hugh C. <span class="gmail-il">Atkinson</span> <span class="gmail-il">Award</span> Committee <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:gibbsrn@mindspring.com" target="_blank">gibbsrn@mindspring.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">Please e-mail the nomination to Chase Ollis at <a href="mailto:collis@ala.org" target="_blank">collis@ala.org</a>.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">NOMINATIONS DUE DECEMBER 5, 2014<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px">For more information, please see this link: <a href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/atkinsonmemorial" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/acrl/<wbr><span class="gmail-il">awards</span>/achievementawards/<wbr>atkinsonmemorial</a>.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Laura Turner<div>Head of Collections, Access, and Discovery</div><div>Helen K. and James S. Copley Library</div><div>University of San Diego</div><div>5998 Alcala Park</div><div>San Diego, CA 92110-2492</div><div>Phone: (619) 260-2365</div><div><a href="mailto:lauraturner@sandiego.edu" target="_blank">lauraturner@sandiego.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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