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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">**Please excuse cross-postings**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Nominations are being accepted for the 2020
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Association for Library Collections & Technical Services<span style="color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> (ALCTS) Outstanding Collaboration Citation.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Deadline for nominations is December 1.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#494949"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span style="color:#494949;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Outstanding Collaboration Citation</span></strong><span style="color:#494949"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#494949">This award recognizes and encourages collaborative problem-solving efforts in the areas of acquisition, access, management, preservation or archiving of library materials. It
recognizes actions, services or products that improve and benefit the providing and managing of library collections. The citation may be presented to two or more individuals or groups who have participated jointly in an appropriate achievement. Accomplishments
that expose problems may be as valuable as successes. The citation will be presented in a year when an achievement of merit has occurred.
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<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#494949">Recognized forms of collaboration must be between library personnel and other individuals or such groups as publishers, vendors, cultural organizations, government agencies, philanthropic
organizations and the like. Results of a collaborative effort must demonstrate advancement in collection management or technical services working environments, such as:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Development of industry standards (licensing, COUNTER, technology)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Breaking barriers to enable budget conscientious actions (inflation control, setting serials pricing far enough in advance of renewals, cooperative cataloging or preservation initiatives)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#494949;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Innovative publications products or services that meet an industry need (ERMI, first link resolver, software to enhance productivity or user access)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#494949">Completed nominations should be sent to </span><a href="mailto:mmcgurr1@uakron.edu"><span style="color:windowtext;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">Melanie
McGurr</span></a>, <span style="color:#494949">(</span><a href="mailto:mmcgurr1@uakron.edu">mmcgurr1@uakron.edu</a><span style="color:#494949">) chair, Citation Jury. The deadline for submissions and supporting materials is December 1, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:#FEFEFE;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:#494949">Visit the </span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Falcts%2Fawards%2Fprofrecognition%2Fcollaborationcite&data=02%7C01%7Cmmcgurr1%40uakron.edu%7C489400ce0eab4e9eb3fa08d73ac68d9a%7Ce8575dedd7f94ecea4aa0b32991aeedd%7C0%7C1%7C637042496772046290&sdata=fB1a9EupdroLEmCGaytlnSsCCYGKd6oOL6K8Tna8mvM%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:#337AB7;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Outstanding
Collaboration page</span></a><span style="color:#494949"> for more information. </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Melanie McGurr, Ph.D.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate Professor of Bibliography<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head, Electronic Services
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bierce Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Akron<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">330-972-5390<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Mmcgurr1@uakron.edu">Mmcgurr1@uakron.edu</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/">http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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