C&RL News October 2018 498 Every year, ACRL celebrates the opportu-nity to honor the outstanding achieve- ments of academic and research librarians across North America. These inspiring inno- vators from our community have continued to demonstrate the notable impact librarian- ship has in the academic landscape. Made possible by generous corporate support, the annual presentation of our prestigious awards, grants, and fellowships to these deserving individuals and institu- tions enables ACRL to honor the very best in academic librarianship. This year, ACRL once again seeks to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments of our peers. ACRL members are an integral part of our successful awards program. Please consider acknowledging those who have influenced your thinking, your practice, and your growth as an academic 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 remains both competitive and distinguished. Complete information about the ACRL awards program, including nomination procedures, past winners, criteria, and contacts, is available in the “Awards & Scholarships” section of the ACRL website at www.acrl.org. December 7, 2018, is the deadline for most of the awards to be presented in 2019. A brief description of each award follows. Achievement and distinguished service awards • Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO): $3,000 for each type of library award (college, community college, and uni- versity). Recognizes academic libraries that are outstanding in furthering the educational missions of their institutions. • Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award (sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO): $5,000 award. Recognizes an outstanding mem- ber of the academic or research library profession. • Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award (sponsored by ACRL, Association for Li- brary Collections and Technical Services, Library Leadership and Management Asso- ciation, Library and Information Technol- ogy Association): cash award. Recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk- taking) in the areas of library automation, management, or development and research. • C o m m u n i t y C o l l e g e L e a r n i n g Resources Leadership/Library Achieve- ment Awards (sponsored by EBSCO In- formation Services): $750 for each of two awards recognizing outstanding achieve- ment in library programs or leadership. Chase Ollis ACRL’s 2019 Awards Program Honoring outstanding achievements in academic librarianship Chase Ollis is ACRL program officer for professional development, email: collis@ala.org © 2018 Chase Ollis http://www.acrl.org mailto:collis%40ala.org?subject= October 2018 499 C&RL News • College Libraries Section Innova- tion in College Librarianship Award (sponsored by SCELC): $1,000 award. Hon- ors librarians who demonstrate a capacity for innovation in working with or serving undergraduates or instructors in the areas of programs, services, and operations or creating innovations for library colleagues who facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community. • Distinguished Education and Be- havioral Sciences Librarian Award. Honors outstanding contributions to educa- tion and behavioral sciences librarianship through accomplishments and service to the profession. • Instruction Section Innovation Award (sponsored by EBSCO Information Services): $3,000 award. Honors librarians who have implemented innovative approach- es to information literacy at their respective institutions or in their communities. • Miriam Dudley Instruction Li- brarian Award (sponsored by the ACRL Instruction Section): $1,000 award. Rec- ognizes an individual librarian for signifi- cant contributions to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. • Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section Marta Lange/SAGE- CQ Press Award (sponsored by SAGE-CQ Press): $1,000 award. Recognizes a librarian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science. • Routledge Distance Learning Li- brarianship Conference Sponsorship Award (sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group): $1,200. Conference sponsor- ship award to honor any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contrib- uting to the success of, distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. • University Libraries Section Out- standing Professional Development Award (sponsored by Library Juice Acad- emy): $1,000 award. Recognizes librarians, archivists, or curators whose contributions to providing professional development op- portunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. • Women and Gender Studies Section Award for Career Achievement (spon- sored by Duke University Press): $750 award. Recognizes career achievement in women and gender studies librarianship. SUNY Geneseo receives the 2018 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award at a ceremony on their campus, presented by ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect Karen Munro (third from right). C&RL News October 2018 500 • Women and Gender Studies Section Award for Significant Achievement (spon- sored by Duke University Press): $750 award. Honors a distinguished academic librarian who has made outstanding contributions to women and gender studies through ac- complishments and service to the profession. Research awards and grants • ESS De Gruyter European Librari- anship Study Grant (sponsored by the Walter de Gruyter Foundation for Schol- arship and Research): €2,500 grant. Sup- ports research in European studies with an emphasis on librarianship, the book trade, resource documentation, and similar information-science related topics. Publications • Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab Exhibition Catalogue Awards (sponsored by Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab, American Book Prices Current). Recognizes outstanding catalogs published by American or Canadian insti- tutions in conjunction with library exhibi- tions. Deadline: October 15, 2018. • Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Pub- lication of the Year Award. Recognizes an outstanding publication related to instruc- tion in a library environment published in the last two years. • Science and Technology Section Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural or Natural Sciences. This biennial award is given in odd-numbered years for the best English-language bib- liography in the field of agriculture or a related science. If you would like more information about the ACRL Awards Program, visit the “Awards & Scholarships” section of our website at www.acrl.org or contact ACRL Program Of- ficer Chase Ollis at collis@ala.org. We welcome your nominations and look forward to celebrating achievements in aca- demic librarianship in 2019. NEW FROM ACRL PRESS Available in the ALA Store at http://www.alastore.ala.org Academic Libraries and the Academy: Strategies and Approaches to Demonstrate Your Value, Impact, and Return on Investment TWO-VOLUME SET edited by Marwin Britto and Kirsten Kinsley NEW! half_pubs aug2018.indd 1 8/14/2018 3:00:07 PM http://www.acrl.org http://collis@ala.org