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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">***Please excuse the cross-posting***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board is seeking nominations for its annual <b>NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical
Services.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Eligible librarians include
those who live outside of New England but whose service to the profession has impacted New England libraries, and those who reside in New England and have made contributions on a national level through publications, service, or innovations in practice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NETSL wants to hear about those technical services librarians who have inspired others. Do you have a colleague who has tackled today’s challenges in technical
services and triumphed? Do you know a person who leads the way in innovation, collaboration, or data integration? If you know someone who merits any or all of these descriptions, please consider submitting a nomination. You do not need to be a member of NETSL
to make a nomination.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The next NETSL Award will be presented at the annual conference to be held on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Eligibility for nomination:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Nominations must be accompanied by a written statement that includes the reasons for nomination and a narrative summary of the nominee’s career
and achievements. The person’s resume or CV may be used to meet this requirement.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Nominees are not required to be NETSL/NELA members.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="https://www.questionpro.com/t/ANt4lZbGlr"><span style="color:#743399;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Submit your nomination online</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> by <b>Friday,
January 26, 2018</b>. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Further information, including past recipients, is available on the NETSL website: </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><a href="https://netsl.wordpress.com/award/"><span style="color:#743399;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">https://netsl.wordpress.com/award/</span></a><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Many thanks from the <b>2017/2018 NETSL Executive Board</b>!</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>--<span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Ann Kardos</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Metadata Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Information Resources Management<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">W.E.B. Du Bois Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Massachusetts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">154 Hicks Way<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amherst, MA 01003<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">413.545.6889<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:annk@library.umass.edu"><span style="color:blue">annk@library.umass.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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