ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 194 / C&RL News ■ March 2002 College & Research Libraries news ACRL honors the 2002 award winners Recognizing professional achievement by Mary Jane Petrowski and Stephanie Sherrod Excellence in Academic Libraries winners The winners of the 2002 Excellence in Aca­ demic Libraries Award are the Andrew G. Truxal Library at Anne Arundel Community College, Cornell University Library, and Oberlin College Libraries. Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell’s Book Services, the award recognizes the staff of a community college, a college, and a univer­ sity library for programs that deliver exem­ plary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution. “Receiving an Excellence in Academic Li­ braries Award is a national tribute to a library for the outstanding services, programs, and leadership it provides to its staff, faculty, and community,” said Mary Ellen Davis, ACRL executive director. The A n d r e w G. T r u x a l L ib r a r y a t Anne A r u n d e l C om m u n ity College The Andrew G. Truxal Library at Anne Arundel Community College, winner in the community college category, emphasized its unique strategies for meeting the needs of the student body as well as its creative infor­ mation literacy program that supports the cur­ riculum. Larry Hardesty, chair of the 2002 Excel­ lence in Academic Libraries Selection Com­ mittee, said, “The selection committee felt that the library’s emphasis on ‘colleagues in learn­ ing’ gave new meaning to the co n c e p t of a learning community.” “I am thrilled that the faculty and staff at Anne A rundel C om m unity C ollege’s Andrew G. Truxal Library have won the Excellence in Cynthia K. Steinhoff A cadem ic L ibraries Award," said Library Director Cynthia K. Steinhoff. “This prestigious honor signifies that our library colleagues recognize our firm com­ mitment to student success and lifelong learn­ ing. Our partnerships with the faculty, ad­ ministrators, and others on campus made pos­ sible this high level of student support, and I salute them for the vital role they continue to play in helping our library be the best it can be.” C orn ell U n iv e r sity L ib r a ry Cornell University Library described its com­ mitment to staff development and transform­ ing scholarly communication in its winning ap p licatio n in the university category. Hardesty and the selection committee com­ mented, “Cornell University Library undertook ambitious digitization projects and was will- About the author Mary Jane Petrowski is ACRL senior associate executive director, e-mail: mpetrowski@ala.org, and Stephanie Sherrod is ACRL program assistant e-mail: ssherrod@ala.org mailto:mpetrowski@ala.org mailto:ssherrod@ala.org C&RL News ■ March 2002 / 195 Phipps nam ed Academ ic/Research Lib ra ria n o f the Year Shelley E. Phipps, assistant dean for team and organization development at the University of Arizona (UA) Library in Tucson, Arizona, is the 2002 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contri­ bution to academic research librarianship and library development. In announcing its selection, the award com­ mittee commended Phipps' visionary leader­ ship, noting, “Shelley was one of the first to signal a need to trans­ form our libraries to become organizations that will meet the challenges of the 21st century. She has fa­ cilitated significant change at the Univer­ sity of Arizona Library and in numerous other libraries where she has served as a consultant. Shelley’s commitment to teach­ Shelley E. Phipps and staff of the University of Arizona Library in Tucson, Arizona.ing and mentoring has created an endur­ ing legacy that will continue to touch and in­ flu e n ce the d evelopm ent of academ ic librarianship for years to come. Most impor­ tantly, her accomplishments demonstrate that an academic librarian can be a visionary and influential leader without holding the director’s position.” “I was really surprised when Mary Reichel called to congratulate me,” said Phipps. “I'm not someone who does much of anything by myself. I am always collaborating with others and learning from others. I view this as an award for teamwork, for being willing to be involved, for sharing what I am learning, and for assuming shared leadership for the devel­ opment of libraries, librarians, and the library profession.” Phipps has held key national leadership po­ sitions, serving on the ACRL Board of Direc­ tors from 1990-1994, chairing both the ACRL University Libraries Section in 1985 and the ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Section in 1981. The State of Arizona awarded Phipps the Governor’s Award for Excellence in 1996. Most recently, she contributed her leadership skills to the ACRL Board planning process by facilitating the development of the 2005 ACRL Strategic Plan. Phipps is a highly regarded organizational development consultant. In 1977, she was se­ lected as a Council of Library Resources aca­ demic library management intern, serving in the Duke University Perkins Library. In 1981, she graduated from the ARL Consultant Train­ ing Program. Her work with the ARL Library Management Skills Institutes, the Leadership and Career Development Program, and the New Measures Program, has contributed di­ rectly to the profes­ sional development of hundreds of academic librarians. Phipps also played a critical role in the transformation of the service model at UA. Phipps’ publica­ tions reflect her pio­ neering work in the area of organizational change and leadership. Her most recent publi­ cations are “Beyond Measuring Service Quality: Learning from the Voices of the Customers, the Staff, the Processes, and the Organization” (Li­ brary Trends, Spring 2000) and “Transforming Libraries into Learning Organizations: The Chal­ lenge for Leadership” ( Catalystsf o r Change: Man­ aging Libraries in the 1990s, 1993). Her 1993 pub­ lication has become a touchstone for those who want to leam how to transform their libraries. Phipps received her bachelor’s in English lit­ erature from Regis College and earned her MLS from UA. At the UA Library she has served as assistant dean for team facilitation since 1993, assistant university librarian for branch services (1991-1993), and held other positions, includ­ ing acting university librarian, assistant univer­ sity librarian for branch services, and head li­ brarian for the UA Science-Engineering Library. Phipps will receive a cash award of $3,000 and a citation at a ceremony and reception to be held Monday, June 17, 2002 during the ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta. The reception is sponsored by YBP Library Services. 196 / C&RL New s ■ M arch 2002 O berlin C ollege L ib r a r ie s The Oberlin College Libraries, winner in the college category, was commended by the se­ lection committee for “a tradition o f leader­ ship excellence, both on campus and in the p ro fe ssio n .” T he com m ittee also saluted Oberlin for its model program aimed at re­ cruiting student library assistants into aca­ demic librarianship. “Winning the award is a testament to the superb quality o f our library staff and their ongoing commitment to providing excellent services and resources for our community. I greatly appreciate the opportunity this award provides to celebrate the staffs many recent accomplishments, which are part o f a long tradition of library excellence at Oberlin,” said Ray English, director of libraries at Oberlin Col­ lege. E a c h w in n in g l i ­ b ra ry w ill r e c e iv e $3,000 and a citation, to b e p r e s e n te d at an award ceremony held o n e a c h r e c ip ie n t ’s campus. The winners will also receive special recognition at the ACRL President’s Program during the ALA Annual Conference on Ju n e 17, 2002, in Atlanta. ■ ing to share les­ son s learn ed with the wider higher educa­ tion com m u ­ nity.” S a ra h E. Thom as, Carl A. Kroch uni­ versity librar­ ian at Cornell University Li­ Cornell University Library b ra ry , s a id , “We are delighted to have b een selected. You can’t imagine what a wonderful place Cornell is until you’ve had the pleasure o f spending time with our creative and dedicated library staff. They have an un­ p a r a lle le d e s p r i t d e corps, working together to b rin g th e hig h est q u a lity s e r v ic e to Cornell students, fac­ ulty, and staff. “Whether building a cutting-edge digital li­ braiy, providing a nur­ turing and intellectual Staff at the Oberlin College Libraries. environment for cam­ pus learners, or sharing their research with others, my colleagues are the b est.” Instruction fo r first-year undergraduates: Developing strategies to facilitate their transitions Please join ACRL’s Instruction Section for a preconference in Atlanta, Ju n e 14, 2002. The topic o f the preconference, Instruction for First-Year Undergraduates: D evelop ing Strategies to Facilitate T heir Transitions, is an e xcitin g one! This p re co n feren ce will e xp lo re char­ acteristics o f first-year students, exam ine w hat they are learning about inform ation reso u rces and strategies in high sch o o l, and investigate program m atic innovations at the institutional and library levels that m eet first-year student n eed s. During the interactive p re co n fe re n ce , attend ees will develop or e n h an ce personal instructional ap proaches to w orking with first-year stu­ d en ts w ith lea d e rsh ip from h ig h ly r e ­ sp ected librarians. The speakers include: Randy Hensley, University o f Hawaii at Manoa; Frances Jacobson, University o f Illinois at Urbana- Champaign; Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Illinois State University; and Margit Watts, Univer­ sity o f Hawaii at Manoa. This conference topic was hugely success­ ful at ALA’s Annual Conference in Chicago. If you missed it or want a refresher, please join us in Atlanta. Registration information is now available, and location information will b e available shortly. Seating is limited, so please mark your calendars now for Ju n e 14, 2002 and plan to attend. Questions? Please contact Carla Wilson Buss, University o f Georgia, at (706) 542-1114 or cb u ss@ lib ris.lib s.u g a.ed u . See you in Atlanta! mailto:cbuss@libris.libs.uga.edu