sept06b.indd Megan Bielefeld ACRL’s 2007 Awards Program Honoring outstanding achievements in academic librarianship For more than three quarters of a century, ACRL has been committed to celebrat­ ing the achievements of deserving academic and research librarians through the presen­ tation of awards, grants, and fellowships. Every year ACRL extends recognition and honor to the winners of its awards. Thanks to generous corporate sponsorship that provides almost $30,000, ACRL has and will continue to nom­ inate, select, and honor the very best in academic librarianship. ACRL members are an integral part of our successful awards program. Please consider acknowledging those who have influenced your t h i n k i n g , y o u r practice, and your growth as an aca­ demic or research librarian. We urge you to nominate colleagues whose work you admire, and whose contributions merit recognition by the profession. Your nominations will ensure that the pool of candidates for each award re­ mains both competitive and distinguished. Complete information about the ACRL awards program, including nomination procedures, past winners, criteria and contacts, is available in the “Awards” sec­ tion of the ACRL Web site at www.acrl. org. December 1, 2006, is the deadline 2005–06 ACRL President Camila A. Alire (right) presented Nancy M. Cline with the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award at the 2006 ALA Annual Conference. for most of the awards to be presented in 2007. A brief description of each award is listed below. Achievement and distinguished Service Awards • Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (sponsored by Blackwell’s Book Services): $3,000 award for each type of library (college, community col­ lege, and univer­ sity). Recognizes academic libraries that are outstand­ ing in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. • Academic/ Research Librar- i a n o f t h e Ye a r Award (sponsored by YBP Library Services): $3,000 award. Recogniz­ es an outstanding member of the academic or research library profession. • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award (sponsored by ACRL, Association for Library Collections and Technical Services [ALCTS], Library Administration and Management Association [LAMA], Library and Informa­ tion Technology Association [LITA]): cash award. Recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk­taking) in the areas of library automation, management, or development and research. C&RL News September 2006 512 www.acrl • Best Practices in Marketing Academic and Research Libraries @your librar y Award (sponsored by Springer): $2,000 award for each type of library (college, community college, and university) that demonstrates an outstanding best practices marketing program. Deadline: December 4, 2006. • Marta Lange/CQ Award (sponsored by CQ Press): $1,000 award. Recognizes a librar­ ian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science. • Miriam Dudley Instr uction Librar- ian Award (sponsored by Elsevier): $1,000 award. Recognizes an individual librarian for significant contributions to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. • Instruction Section Innovation Award (sponsored by LexisNexis): $3,000 award for librarians who have implemented innovative approaches to information literacy at their re­ spective institutions or in their communities. • Community College Lear ning Re- sources Leadership/Library Achievement Awards (sponsored by EBSCO Information Services): $500 for each of two awards rec­ ognizing outstanding achievement in library programs or leadership. • Hawor th Press Distance Lear ning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award (sponsored by Haworth Press): $1,200 con­ ference sponsorship award to honor any individual ACRL member working in the fi eld of, or contributing to the success of, distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. • Distinguished Education and Behav- ioral Sciences Librarian Award (sponsored by John Wiley & Sons): $1,000 award to honor outstanding contributions to education and be­ havioral sciences librarianship through accom­ plishments and service to the profession. • Women’s Studies Section Awards for Achievement (sponsored by Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. and Routledge): $1,000 for each of two awards recognizing career or significant achievements in the area of women’s studies librarianship. Research awards/grants • D o c t o r a l D i s s e r t a t i o n F e l l o w - ship (sponsored by Thomson Scientific): $1,500 to assist doctoral students in the field with their dissertation research. • Samuel Lazerow Fellowship (spon­ sored by Thomson Scientific): $1,000 cash for travel and writing in the fields of ac­ quisition or technical services. • Coutts Nijhoff West European Spe- cialist Study Grant (sponsored by Coutts Nijhoff International): Supports research pertaining to Western European studies, librarianship, or the book trade. Publications • K a t h a r i n e Kye s L e ab a n d D a n i e l J. L e ab E x h i b i t i o n C a t a l og u e Awa r d s ( s p o n s o r e d b y K a t h a r i n e K y e s L e a b a n d D a n i e l J . L e a b , A m e r i c a n B o o k Prices Current): Recognizes outstanding catalogues published by American or Canadian institutions in conjunction with library exhibitions. Deadline: September 29, 2006. • I l e n e F. R o c k m a n I n s t r u c t i o n Publication of the Year Award (spon­ sored by Emerald Publishing Gr oup): $3,000 award to recognize an outstand­ ing publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the last two years. • S c i e n c e a n d Te c h n o l og y S e c t i o n O b e r l y A w a r d f o r B i b l i o g r a p h y i n t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l o r N a t u r a l S c i e n c e s : Given in odd­numbered years for the best English­language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science. Learn more about ACRL’s awards If you would like more information about the ACRL 2007 Awards Program, visit the “Awards” section of our Web site at www. acrl.org or contact ACRL Program Coordi­ nator Megan Bielefeld, at (800) 545­2433 ext. 2514, or mbielefeld@ala.org. We welcome your nominations and look forward to celebrating achievements in academic librarianship in 2007. September 2006 513 C&RL News mailto:mbielefeld@ala.org http:acrl.org