Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award

****Call for Nominations - Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award****
Presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, the Ulrich’s Serials
Librarianship Award consists of a citation and $1,500, generously donated by
ProQuest.

The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2012.

The award is presented to an individual who has made distinguished and ongoing
contributions to serials librarianship, including but not limited to:

— Demonstrated leadership in the serials community through significant
contributions to the work of professional associations and/or to library
education programs
— Scholarship that has had a significant impact on the profession
— Research that advances the theory or practice of serials librarianship
— Development of tools or methods that enhance the access to or management of
serials
— Other advances that lead to a better understanding of the field of serials
librarianship

Nomination packets should include a letter of nomination; three to five letters
of support; the nominee’s resume; examples (no more than three) of the
nominee’s publications or other relevant documents. Self-nominations are
welcome. For additional information, including a list of past recipients,
please refer to: http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/profrecognition/serialslib.

 Please email nomination packets to Erika Ripley, Chair, Ulrich’s Jury,
eripley@smu.edu
If you do not receive an acknowledgment email or receipt within a day of your
submission, please call and leave voicemail. 

DPLA Midwest: Scholarships available for LIS students

On behalf of the Digital Public Library of America Secretariat, I would like to invite you and your community to attend the DPLA’s third major public event, DPLA Midwest<http://dp.la/get-involved/events/dplamidwest/>, taking place on October 11-12, 2012 at the Chicago Public Library in Chicago, IL.  Convened by the DPLA Secretariat at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and co-hosted by the Chicago Public Library, the event will bring together a wide range of stakeholders in a broad, open forum to facilitate innovation, collaboration, and connections across the DPLA effort.

DPLA Midwest will introduce the new DPLA Board of Directors, showcase the first steps toward the development of the online DPLA prototype, feature comments from participants in the Digital Hubs Pilot Project<http://dp.la/2012/07/26/national-endowment-for-the-humanities-announces-award-to-support-development-of-dpla/>, and continue to provide opportunities for public participation in the work of the DPLA, including in a full day of DPLA workstream meetings on October 11.

Limited scholarships to support participation in DPLA Midwest are available for those who are traveling from distant areas. We heartily encourage your students to apply by Friday, September 28, 2012. Scholarship amounts will vary, but are intended to apply to travel and accommodation costs for out-of-town participants. Preference will be given to applicants who have not yet attended a DPLA event.

To apply, please send us an email in which you include a paragraph describing your interest in DPLA Midwest, which days you would like to attend, and, to the extent possible, an estimation of your financial need. Please address your application todpla@cyber.law.harvard.edu<mailto:dpla@cyber.law.harvard.edu> with the subject line “DPLA Midwest Scholarship Application.”

For more information about the DPLA and DPLA Midwest, including registration information, please visit the DPLA homepage:http://dp.la/.

Warm regards,

Maura Marx
Director, DPLA Secretariat

MLA Medical Informatics Career Development Grant 2013

Consider applying for the Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development
Grant!

Looking for support for a career development activity?  The Medical
Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant provides one individual up
to $1500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to
the advancement in the field of medical informatics.  The application
deadline is December 1, 2012.  The full grant application, including
eligibility requirements, is available at:
http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/.  For additional information, contact
Erinn Aspinall, Jury Chair, at aspin005@umn.edu


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SLA B&F’s Centers of Excellence Awards 2013

Centers of Excellence Awards

Applications & Nominations Being Accepted

Is your organization a Center of Excellence?

Do you know an organization that should be recognized as a Center of Excellence?

Now is the time to apply or nominate!!!

The purpose of the Centers of Excellence Awards is to recognize excellence and quality in libraries and information centers represented within the Business & Finance Division, both domestic and international. The awards are modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards and strive to recognize the very best in library and information center practice.

Applying for the Centers of Excellence Award can be an enriching and fulfilling endeavor. It will help guide you in evaluating your own organization as it advances towards a higher level of excellence. The Awards also benefit the Division Members through:

• The sharing of Best Practices;
• Publicizing and spotlighting excellence within the Division; and
• Creating benchmarking opportunities for other institutions and organizations.

And remember… Winners of the Centers of Excellence Awards receive 2 Free Registrations for the Conference!!!

As we look forward to our Annual Conference in San Diego, June 9-11, 2013, activity is already starting on planning for the Center of Excellence Awards.

• The award criteria information is available on the Business & Finance Division Website at http://bf.sla.org/awards/centers-of-excellence-awards/
• Nominations will be accepted up to November 30, 2012.

Ø  There is no requirement to self-nominate if you plan to apply.

Ø  If you do nominate another organization, please give them ample time to prepare an application, if they so desire.

• Applications must be received by February 1, 2013.
• Send your Applications to:

Electronic (preferred):

michaelsmith@tamu.edu

Mail:

Michael M. Smith

ATTN: COEA

Mail Stop 5001

Texas A&M University Libraries

College Station, Texas  77843-5001

Please consider submitting a proposal or recommending to a colleague that they should submit a proposal. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

P.S. If you are interested in being on the panel of judges for this year’s Centers of Excellence Award, please drop me a line.

Best,

Michael Smith (COEA Chair)

Assoc. Professor

West Campus Business Library

Texas A&M University

MS 5001

College Station, Texas  77843-5001

979-845-2902

michaelsmith@tamu.edu

Nominate a colleague for the Virginia L. and William K. Beatty MLA Volunteer Service Award

Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Scholar Award 2012

The Membership and Recruitment Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of the Medical Library Association invites new librarians to apply for a conference scholarship to attend the 2012 MAC Annual Meeting.

This year’s meeting will be part of the MLA Quad Chapter Meeting held at the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, MD, October 13-16.

Award

One scholarship will be awarded. The selected recipient will receive complimentary conference registration, which includes most meals, lodging at the conference hotel, and a one-year MAC/MLA membership.

Eligibility Criteria:

Scholarship applicants must be:

• A MAC member with 5 or less years of post-MLS experience

• A first-time attendee at a the MAC/MLA Annual meeting

• Currently employed in a hospital or academic medical center library in the MAC/MLA region: District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania

• Willing to submit a one-page report detailing their experience and impression of the meeting to appear in MAC Messages Blog.

• Committed to attend ENTIRE meeting from October 13-16, 2012.

Submission Guidelines:

To be considered for this award, you must:

• Obtain a letter of recommendation from your supervisor or library director

• Submit an essay, NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS, describing your interest in participating in the 2012 Conference Scholar Program, your interest in health sciences librarianship, and how attending the MAC/MLA meeting will contribute to your professional development.

• Submit a current resume and cover letter.

Deadline for Submission

Applicants should email their completed applications to the MAC Conference Scholars Program at macscholars@gmail.com by Friday, August 24, 2012.

All scholarship applicants will be notified via e-mail by Friday, August 31, 2012.

Note: The selection committee requests that applicants not register for the MAC Annual Meeting until notified of their status to avoid the need for refunds.

Please contact Ryan Harris, MAC Membership and Recruitment Committee Chair, if you have any further questions, rharris@hshsl.umaryland.edu, 410-706-1315

(Source: macmla.wordpress.com)

Society for Information Science Fellowship Awards for 2012

SIS Fellowship Awards for the year 2012
http://sis.org.in/fellowship.html
 
https://sites.google.com/site/nitsis2012/home 
http://sis2012conference.blogspot.in/ 
 
Nominations Invited for SIS Fellowship and for Young Information Scientist Awards for the year 2012. The Society for Information Science (SIS) awards SIS Fellowship every year to honor and recognize outstanding contributions in the area of information science and technology, and Young Information Scientist Award (instituted in 1989 in the memory of Late Shri A.S. Raizada, eminent information scientist and founder Secretary of SIS).
 
Nominations are hereby invited for the SIS Fellowship and the Young Information Scientist AWARDS for the year 2012. Nominations can be made by the Professors, Heads of the Departments, Institutional Heads, Heads of Libraries, SIS Fellows, and Members of SIS.
 
 Nominations must be sent to the Secretary SIS by 15 September 2012, along with complete biodata of the nominee, including his/her contributions to the field. Kindly note that self-nominations or nominations without biodata will not be considered. In the case of Young Information Scientist Award, the age of the nominee should not be more than 35 years as on 15 September, 2012.
 
All nominations should reach the Secretary SIS, (at the following address) by 15 September 2012, after which no nomination will be considered.
 
N.K. Wadhwa,
Secretary, Society for Information Science, (SIS)
C/O The Knowledge Resource Centre,
CSIR- National Physical Laboratory,
Dr. K.S. Krishanan Marg,
New Delhi-110012
(Ph: 09350090040)
http://sis.org.in/mailers/mailer2/mailer.html  

ALA’s AASL providing over $50,000 in award opportunities. Applications due Feb 1, 2013.

ALA Press Release

NEWS
For Immediate Release
July 17, 2012

Contact: Jennifer Habley

CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) prestigious awards program will offer more than $50,000 in awards in 2013 to AASL members. AASL’s 10 awards recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include research, collaboration, leadership and innovation. AASL personal members are required to fill out applications using AASL’s online awards database. Recipients of awards and grants will be invited to the annual Awards luncheon and ceremony during the ALA 2013 Annual Conference in Chicago.

 The 2013 AASL awards include the following:

• The National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award, sponsored by Follett Library Resources, recognizes school districts and single schools for exemplary school library programs that are fully integrated into the school’s curriculum. Three winners receive a crystal obelisk and $10,000.
• The Collaborative School Library Award, $2,500, sponsored by Highsmith, recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between school librarians and teachers in meeting goals outlined in “Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs” through joint planning of a program, unit or event in support of the curriculum and using media center resources.
• The AASL Research Grant, $2,500, is given to up to two school librarians, library educators, library information science or education professors to conduct innovative research aimed at measuring and evaluating the impact of school library programs on learning and education. This grant is sponsored by Capstone.
• The ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant, up to $1,750, sponsored by ABC-CLIO, is given to school library associations that are AASL affiliates for planning and implementing leadership programs at the state, regional or local levels.
• The Distinguished Service Award, $3,000, sponsored by Baker &Taylor, recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period of time, made an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development.
• The Distinguished School Administrator Award, $2,000, sponsored by ProQuest, is given to a school administrator who has made worthy contributions to the operations of an exemplary school library and to advancing the role of the school library in the educational program.
• The Frances Henne Award, $1,250, sponsored by ABC-CLIO - Greenwood, enables a school librarian with five or fewer years in the field to attend an American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference or AASL National Conference for the first time.
• The Information Technology Pathfinder Award, $1,000 to the school librarian and $500 to the library, sponsored by Follett Software Company, recognizes and honors a school librarian who demonstrates vision and leadership through the use of information technology to build lifelong learners. There are two categories: Elementary and Secondary.
• The Innovative Reading Grant, $2,500, sponsored by Capstone, is designed to fund literacy projects for grades K-9 that promote the importance of reading and facilitate literacy development by supporting current reading research, practice and policy.
• The Intellectual Freedom Award, $2,000 to the winner and $1,000 to the school library of the winner’s choice, sponsored by ProQuest, is given for upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by AASL and the ALA.

The deadline for submitting applications or nominations for most AASL awards and grants is Feb. 1, 2013. For the NSLPY award, the deadline is Jan. 1, 2013. All applications will close at 4:30 p.m. CST on the day of the deadline. 

Applicants are encouraged to read all award and grant criteria on the AASL website before applying. Rating sheets are provided to give applicants an understanding of the items the award committee will use to base their scores. Questions about the application process should be directed to Melissa Jacobsen.

The American Association of School Librarians, www.aasl.org, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library field.

Institute of Certified Records Managers’ Alan Andolsen “Mentor of the Year Award”

The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) established the Alan Andolsen “Mentor of the Year” Award at their Spring Board Meeting in April 2011.  The award was created to recognize an individual who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, has contributed significantly to the ICRM by mentoring activities.  Qualification for this award shall be as follows:
        1.  A Certified Records Manager (CRM) in good standing who has contributed significantly to the ICRM and to certification by mentoring activities.  These activities should be over a longer than one year period and have impacted more than one individual.  Mentoring activities include, but are not limited to the following:
        1. Individual mentoring and coaching;
        2. Promoting the CRM designation;
        3. Teaching/presentation at CRM Prep seminars or other venues;
        4. Hosting or contributing to CRM study groups;
        5. The committee may take other relevant information into account as well.
        2. No member of the Board of Regents shall be eligible for the award for a minimum of two years after leaving the Board.
 
The award will be presented at the ICRM Annual Business Meeting to be held in conjunction with the ARMA International Annual Conference.  Nominations are open to the ICRM membership as a whole, and selection will be made by a three-member Awards committee composed of the Chairman of the Board, the President-Elect and the Regent, Public Relations and Marketing.  Nominations can be made by a non-CRM (i.e. President of an ARMA Chapter); however, only CRMs are eligible for this award.  For more information, including instructions for submissions, please refer to the ICRM webpage at www.icrm.org

SLA LMD 2012 Karen J. Switt Leadership Award