<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">***PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTINGS***</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">We are seeking nominees for the </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Hugh</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">C</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">. </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Atkinson</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> Memorial </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">. This </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> 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><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> honors the life and accomplishments of </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Hugh</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">C</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">. </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Atkinson</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">, one of the major innovators in modern librarianship.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">This </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> is funded by an endowment created by divisional, individual, and vendor contributions given in memory of </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Hugh</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">C</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">. </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Atkinson</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">.</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;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><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">:</span><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">• University, college, or community college library</span><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">• Non-profit consortium, or a consortium comprised of non-profits that provides resources/services/support to academic libraries</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;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.</span><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Award</span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">: Plaque and cash </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">award</span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> sponsored by ACRL, ALCTS, LLAMA, and LITA</span><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">NOMINATIONS DUE </span><span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-aQJ">DECEMBER 1, 2017.</span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Please e-mail the nomination to Chase Ollis at </span><a href="mailto:collis@ala.org" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">collis@ala.org</span></a><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">Questions, please contact the </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">award</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"> committee chair:</span><br></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Theresa S. Byrd</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Chair, <span class="gmail-il">Hugh</span> <span class="gmail-il">C</span>. <span class="gmail-il">Atkinson</span> <span class="gmail-il">Award</span> Committee </span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:tsbyrd@sandiego.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">tsbyrd@sandiego.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">For more information, please see this link:</span></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/atkinsonmemorial" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards<wbr>/achievementawards/atkinsonmem<wbr>orial</a></p><p class="gmail-MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><br></p>
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