New Award: ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation

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New Award: ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation

ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation recognizes and 
encourages collaborative problem-solving efforts in the areas of 
acquisition, access, management, preservation or archiving of 
library materials. It recognizes a demonstrated benefit from 
actions, services, or products that improve and benefit providing 
and managing 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. Recognized forms of collaboration must be between 
library personnel and other individuals or groups such 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.

Examples (descriptive, not inclusive):

- Development of industry standards (licensing, COUNTER, 
technology)

- Breaking barriers to enable budget conscientious actions 
(inflation control, setting serials pricing far enough in advance 
of renewals, cooperative cataloging or preservation initiatives)

- Innovative publications products or services that meet an 
industry need (ERMI, first link resolver, software to enhance 
productivity or user access)

The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is December 
1, 2006. For additional information, visit the ALCTS Web site at 
http://www.ala.org/alcts. ALCTS is a division of the American 
Library Association (ALA).

Send nominations, along with written justification for the 
citation in terms of demonstrated outcomes in work achieved 
through actions, services, or products; how the achievement 
contributed to the fulfillment of needs in the work of collection 
management or technical services and any other factors relevant 
to the merit of the achievement and two letters of recommendation 
to Lauren Corbett, Citation Jury chair, lcorbet@emory.edu

Lauren Corbett
Head of Acquisitions
Emory University -- Woodruff Library
ph: 404 712 1818
fax: 404 727 0408
email: lcorbet@emory.edu

(Ms.) October Ivins, MLS
Ivins eContent Solutions
telephone 781-793-9283 (EST)
october.ivins@mindspring.com