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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Nominations are being
sought for the ProQuest Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic
Resources Management. The award is sponsored by the Collection
Management Section (CMS) of the Association for Library
Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). <strong
style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Deadline for
submissions is December 1, 2018<br style="box-sizing:
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style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Purpose</strong></p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">This award recognizes
significant and innovative contributions to electronic collections
management and development practice. It consists of a citation and
$2,000 generously donated by ProQuest.</p>
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style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Criteria</strong><span> </span>for
selection of the winner will be determined by the person's
achievements, including but not limited to:</p>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Building and managing new
types of electronic collections and materials</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Addressing selection issues
and processes for electronic resources</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Creating effective
organizational structures for the workflow management and
development of electronic resource collections</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Increasing visibility,
discovery and user access to electronic library resources</li>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong
style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Submissions</strong><span> </span>should
include:</p>
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<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Name, address, phone number
and email address of each nominee and nominating party</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Formal statement of nomination
that includes a rationale</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Description of any projects
that the nominee has initiated and successfully completed</li>
<li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Letters of support and
endorsement.</li>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Letters of endorsement
from others should provide additional evidence of the worthiness
of the nominee. The number of letters of endorsement received for
a nominee shall not be a determining factor in the selection
process; rather, the evidence of the person's accomplishments that
fulfill the intent of the award shall be the factor considered.</p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">Self-nominations will
not be accepted. Current employees of ProQuest and its
subsidiaries are not eligible for the award.</p>
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style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Award</strong></p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The recipient receives a
citation and $2,000 generously donated by ProQuest.</p>
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style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Presentation</strong></p>
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background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02); text-decoration-style:
initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The award is presented
during the American Library Association Annual Conference each
year at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony and Membership Meeting.</p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong
style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;">Send
nominations to</strong>: <a
href="mailto:seymour@udel.edu?subject=ProQuest%20Coutts%20Award%20for%20Innovation%20"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background: transparent; color:
rgb(172, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer;
transition-duration: 0.25s;">Marie Seymour-Green</a>, chair,
ProQuest Coutts Award Jury</p>
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initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline
!important; float: none;">Visit the </span><a
href="http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/profrecognition/couttsinnovate"
style="box-sizing: border-box; background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
color: rgb(172, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; cursor:
pointer; transition-duration: 0.25s; font-family: Lato,
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left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">ProQuest
Coutts Award for Innovation page</a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0,
0); font-family: Lato, HelveticaNeue-Light, "Helvetica Neue
Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial,
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Marie Seymour-Green
Electronic Resources Librarian
Collections & Electronic Resources Dept.
University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press
Newark, DE 19717-5267
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:seymour@udel.edu">seymour@udel.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://library.udel.edu/">https://library.udel.edu/</a>
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