ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


ALA Awards 1972
The following is a list of American Library 

Association awards for 1972. They are listed 
according to their classification as awards, cita­
tions, scholarships, and grants for special stud­
ies or projects. Each member of the Associa­
tion is invited to nominate candidates.

ALA Goals Award. The J. Morris Jones- 
World Book Encyclopedia-ALA Goals Award 
(under the jurisdiction of the Executive Board) 
is an annual grant of $25,000 made by the 
Field Enterprises Educational Corporation, Inc., 
to encourage and advance the development of 
public and/or school library service and librari- 
anship through recognition and support of 
programs which implement Goals for Action 
adopted by the ALA Council. All applications 
for grants must be submitted to the executive 
director of ALA no later than February 14, 
1972. The programs selected as award recip­
ients will be announced at the 1972 ALA An­
nual Conference. Units of the Association eli­
gible for grants under the award are ALA com­
mittees, ALA joint committees, ALA divisions, 
ALA round tables, and ALA chapters. Applica­
tions for grants from units within a division 
must be approved by the governing board of 
the division.

Clarence Day Award. An annual award, 
consisting of a citation, $1,000, and a contem­
porary print. It is made to a librarian or to an­
other individual who has, through substantial 
published work, such as a book, essay, or pub­
lished lectures, promoted a love of books and 
reading, such work to have been published 
within the five calendar years preceding the 
presentation of the award. Donated by the As­
sociation of American Publishers. Administered 
by the ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for 
nominations is January 15, 1972. Send five 
copies of nominations to the jury chairman, 
William S. Dix, University Librarian, Prince­
ton University Library, Princeton, NJ 08540. 
Staff liaison, Judith F. Krug.

Melvil Dewey Medal. An engraved medal 
and a citation presented annually to an indi­
vidual or a group for recent creative profes­
sional achievement of a high order, particular­
ly in those fields in which Melvil Dewey was 
actively interested, notably, library manage­
ment, library training, cataloging and classifica­
tion, and the tools and techniques of librarian- 
ship. Donated by the Forest Press, Inc. Ad­
ministered by the ALA Awards Committee. 
Deadline for nominations is January 15, 1972. 
Send five copies of nominations to the jury 
chairman, Dr. Oliver T. Field, Associate Pro­

fessor, Graduate School of Librarianship, Uni­
versity of Denver, University Park, Denver, CO 
80210. Staff liaison, Judith F. Krug.

Library Buildings Award Program. An 
award established by the American Institute of 
Architects, the American Library Association, 
and the National Book Committee to encourage 
excellence in the architectural design and plan­
ning of libraries, to consist of a citation and a 
plaque to be placed in each winning building. 
Awards are made to all types of libraries. ALA 
participation authorized by Council in 1962. 
Deadline for entry slips and fees was October 
29, 1971. Deadline for submission of brochures 
and folders is December 31, 1971. Application 
forms are available from the Library Adminis­
tration Division, ALA Headquarters. Staff liai­
son, Ruth F. Frame.

Joseph W. Lippincott Award. An award, 
consisting of $1,000, an engraved medal, and a 
citation of achievement, presented annually to 
a librarian for distinguished service in the pro­
fession of librarianship, such service to include 
outstanding participation in the activities of 
professional library associations, notable pub­
lished professional writing, or other signifi­
cant activity in behalf of the profession and its 
aims. Donated by Joseph W. Lippincott. Ad­
ministered by the ALA Awards Committee. 
Deadline for nominations is January 15, 1972. 
Five copies of nominations should be sent to 
the jury chairman, Wyman Jones, City Librari­
an, Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W. Fifth 
St., Los Angeles, CA 90017. Staff liaison, Judith 
F. Krug.

Eunice Rockwell Oberly Memorial 
Awards. A biennial award given in odd-num­
bered years, consisting of a citation and a cash 
award from the income of the Oberly Memori­
al Fund, presented to an American citizen who 
compiles the best bibliography in the field of 
agriculture or one of the related sciences in the 
two-year period preceding the year in which 
the award is made. The bibliographies are 
judged on accuracy, scope, usefulness, format, 
and special features such as explanatory intro­
ductions, annotations, and indexes. Made pos­
sible by a fund established by colleagues in 
memory of Eunice Rockwell Oberly. Adminis­
tered by the Association of College & Research 
Libraries, Agriculture and Biological Sciences 
Subsection. Deadline for nominations is March 
15, 1973. Send nominations to the jury chair­
man, Charles Long, Libraries of Arnold Ar­
boretum and Gray Herbarium, Harvard Uni­
versity, 22 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 
02138. Staff liaison, J. Donald Thomas.

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Scarecrow Press Award for Library Lit­
erature. An award, consisting of $500 and a 
citation, presented to an American librarian to 
recognize an outstanding contribution to library 
literature issued during the calendar year pre­
ceding the presentation. The award will be 
given only when a title merits such recognition. 
Donated by Scarecrow Press. Administered by 
ALA Awards Committee. The deadline for 
nominations is January 15, 1972. Send nomina­
tions to the jury chairman, Dr. Ray W. Frantz, 
Jr., University Librarian, University of Virginia, 
Alderman Library, Charlottesville, VA 22904. 
Staff liaison, Judith F. Krug.

H. W. W ilson Library Periodical Award. 
An annual award, consisting of $250 and a cer­
tificate, presented to a periodical published by 
a local, state, or regional library, library group, 
or library association in the United States or 
Canada which has made an outstanding con­
tribution to librarianship. ( This excludes publi­
cations of ALA, CLA, and their divisions.) All 
issues for the calendar year prior to the pre­
sentation of the award will be judged on the 
basis of sustained excellence in both content 
and format, with consideration being given to 
both purpose and budget. The award is pre­
sented only in those years when a periodical 
merits such recognition. Donated by H. W. 
Wilson Company. Administered by the ALA 
Awards Committee. The deadline for nomina­
tions is January 15, 1972. Nominations in three 
copies should be sent to the jury chairman, 
Mrs. Kathleen Draper, Library Science Librarian, 
University of Illinois Library, Room 308 Li­
brary, Urbana, IL 61801. Staff liaison, Judith 
F. Krug.

Halsey W. W ilson Library Recruitment 
Award. An annual award, consisting of $1,000, 
presented to any local, state, or regional li­
brary association, any library school, or any 
other appropriate group concerned with re­
cruitment to the profession. (To be eligible, a 
state or regional library association must be a 
chapter of ALA.) The award is presented to 
the development of a sustained program of re­
cruitment for librarianship and will be based 
on a total continuing program, not limited to 
one year’s activity. The criteria upon which 
selection will be based are definition of goals; 
appropriateness and value to the library needs 
of the area in which the program is conduct­
ed; number of individuals entering library 
school or library employment; number and 
kind of individuals or groups reached; or other 
demonstrable results. The money comprising 
the award will be used for the continuation and 
further development of a recruitment program. 
There may be direct application or nomination 
for this award. Donated by the H. W. Wilson 
Company. Administered by the ALA Awards

Committee. The deadline for nominations is 
January 15, 1972. Send five copies of nomina­
tions to the jury chairman, Robert F. Ensley, 
Consultant, Illinois State Library, Centennial 
Building, Springfield, IL 62706. Staff liaison, 
Judith F. Krug.

Francis Joseph Campbell Citation. An 
annual award, consisting of a citation and a 
medal, presented to a person who has made 
an outstanding contribution to the advancement 
of library service for the blind. This contribu­
tion may take the form of an imaginative and 
constructive program in a particular library; a 
recognized contribution to the national library 
program for blind persons; creative participa­
tion in library associations or blind organiza­
tions which advance reading for the blind; a 
significant publication or writing in the field; 
imaginative contribution to library administra­
tion, reference, circulation, selections, acquisi­
tions, or technical services; or any activity of 
recognized importance. Donated and adminis­
tered by the Round Table on Library Service 
to the Blind. The deadline for nominations is 
January 15, 1972. Nominations should be sent 
to the jury chairman, Mrs. Billie J. Ouellette, 
Perkins School for the Blind Library, Water- 
town, MA 02172. Staff liaison, Ira Phillips.

John Cotton Dana Public Relations 
Awards Contest. An annual citation made to 
libraries or library organizations of all types 
submitting scrapbooks representing the year’s 
public relations program. Donated by the 
H. W. Wilson Company. Administered jointly 
by the Public Relations Section of the Library 
Administration Division and the Wilson Li­
brary Bulletin. Deadline for entries, March 27, 
1972. Deadline for scrapbooks, April 10, 1972. 
Send entries and scrapbooks to John Cotton 
Dana Public Relations Awards Contest, c/o 
Wilson Library Bulletin, 950 University Avé., 
Bronx, NY 10452. Information available from 
jury chairman, Alan Kusler, Public Library, 
Rochester, NY 14601. Staff liaison, Ruth R. 
Frame.

Margaret Mann Citation. An annual ci­
tation made to a cataloger or classifier, not 
necessarily an American, for outstanding pro­
fessional achievement in the areas of catalog­
ing or classification, either through publication 
of significant professional literature, participat­
ing in professional cataloging association, intro­
duction of new techniques of recognized im­
portance, or outstanding work in the area of 
teaching within the past five years. Donated 
and administered by the Cataloging and Clas­
sification Section, Resources and Technical Ser­
vices Division. Deadline for nominations, Jan­
uary 1, 1972. Send nominations with resume of 
achievement on which nomination is based to

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jury chairman, Emilie V. Wiggins, 2950 New­
ark St., N.W., Washington, DC 20008. Staff
liaison, Mrs. Carol Raney Keim.

Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation. A cita­
tion to be given at the Annual Conference of
the ALA to a person who has made a dis­
tinguished contribution to reference librarian-
ship. This contribution may take the form of an
imaginative and constructive program in a par­
ticular library; the writing of a significant book
or articles in the reference field; creative and
inspirational teaching of reference service; or
other noteworthy activities which stimulate
reference librarians to more distinguished per­
formance. Donated and administered by the
Reference Services Division. Deadline for nom­
inations, March 15, 1972. Send nominations to 
jury chairman, Walter Allen, Graduate School
of Library Science, University of Illinois, Ur­
bana, IL 61801. Staff liaison, Andrew Hansen.

Esther J. Piercy Award. An annual cita­
tion presented in recognition of a contribution 
to librarianship in the field of the technical 
services by younger members of the profes­
sion. The recipient will be a librarian with not 
more than ten years of professional experience 
who has shown outstanding promise for con­
tinuing contributions and leadership in any of 
the fields comprising technical services by such 
means as: (a) leadership in professional asso­
ciations at local, state, regional, or national 
levels; (b ) contributions to the development, 
application, or utilization of new or improved 
methods, techniques, and routines; (c) a sig­
nificant contribution to professional literature;
( d ) conduct of studies or research in the tech­
nical services. The award will be given each 
year in which the jury believes there is a 
qualified recipient. Donated and administered 
by the Resources and Technical Services Di­
vision. Deadline for nominations, January 1, 
1972. Send nominations to jury chairman, Mrs. 
Roma S. Gregory, Head, Acquisitions Dept., 
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627. 
Staff liaison, Mrs. Carol Raney Keim.

ALA Scholarship Program. ALA Scholar­
ship Program, approved by the ALA Council, 
January 1969, provides scholarships, in the 
amount of $2,500, to be given annually to 
worthy students to begin and/or further their 
library education at the graduate level without 
regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. 
The recipients must enter a formal program of 
graduate study leading to a degree or ad­
vanced certificate at an ALA-accredited school. 
As many scholarships as possible will be award­
ed, depending upon the total amount of con­
tributed funds. The award may be withheld in 
any year when there are no worthy recipients. 
Administered by ALA Awards Committee and 
the Library Education Division. Applications

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

must be submitted by December 10, 1971. Ap­
plication and recommendation forms are avail­
able from the jury chairman, J. Phillip Imm- 
roth, Graduate School of Library and Infor­
mation Science, University of Pittsburgh, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Staff liaison, Delores 
Vaughan.

Library Binding Institute Scholarship. 
An annual scholarship of $1,000 made to a 
worthy student to further his library education. 
It is made to a resident of the United States 
without regard to race, color, creed, or geo­
graphical origin. Donated by the Library Bind­
ing Institute. Administered by the Library Edu­
cation Division. Applications must be submit­
ted by January 10, 1972. Information and ap­
plication forms are available from the jury 
chairman, Martin Cohen, School of Librarian- 
ship, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 
MI 49001. Staff liaison, Delores Vaughan.

Exhibits Round Table. An annual award of 
$500 made to an individual or a group to aid 
or improve some particular aspect of librarian- 
ship or library service on the basis of need in 
the profession or in the operation of profes­
sional library associations. Donated and ad­
ministered by the Exhibits Round Table. Chair- 

■ man: To be appointed. Nominations should be 
forwarded before the ALA conference to the
staff liaison, Chris Hoy.

Herbert W. Putnam Honor Fund Award. 
An award of $500 presented at intervals as a 
grant-in-aid to an American librarian of out­
standing ability for travel, writing, or other 
use that might improve his or her service to 
the library profession or to society. Adminis­
tered by the ALA Awards Committee which 
serves as the jury. Nominations should be 
sent to Robert F. Delzell, Director of Person­
nel, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, IL 
61801. Staff liaison, Judith F. Krug.

The chairman of the ALA Awards Committee 
is Robert F. Delzell, Director of Personnel, 
University of Illinois Library, Urbana, IL 61801.

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ACQUIRE RARE MANUSCRIPT
A facsimile of the New Testament portion 

of Codex Vaticanus, one of the most important 
ancient manuscripts of the Vatican Library, has 
been presented to the Duke University li­
brary as a gift from Pope Paul VI. The pre­
sentation of the copy of this fourth-century 
manuscript was made by Dr. Howard Wilkin­
son to university librarian Benjamin E. Powell 
in a special ceremony in the Rare Book Room, 
Perkins Library, on September 24, 1971, at 
which Dr. Kenneth Clark, professor emeritus, 
and Father Roland Murphy, professor of Old 
Testament of the Duke Divinity School, spoke 
about the significance of the manuscript. ■ ■

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