ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


September 1 9 9 7 / 5 6 7

ACRL awards for 1 9 9 8
By J a c k  B rio d y

Honoring accomplishments a n d  
supporting professional development

A
CRL provides opportunities to recognize 
im portant contributions to the field of 
academic or research librarianship throug

ACRL Awards Program. The ACRL Board of 
Directors, with the help o f vendors and hard 
work from ACRL members, provides support 
for these recognition opportunities. ACRL cur­
ren tly  h as 15 aw ard s in th re e  categories: 
A c h ie v e m e n t a n d  D is tin g u is h e d  S erv ice 
Awards, Research Awards/Grants, and Publi­
cations.

T h ese o p p o rtu n ities are m ad e available 
thanks largely to the ongoing support of ven­
dors with strong ties and interests in the aca­
dem ic/research field w ho provide funding for 
ten o f ACRL’s 15 awards. The aw ard juries are 
com prised o f ACRL mem bers appointed by ei­
ther the ACRL president or the appropriate 
section’s chair. The juries rely heavily on the 
ACRL m em bership to act as their eyes and ears 
in finding the truly com mendable and outstand­
ing of the profession.

Each award has a flyer (available on ACRL’s 
hom epage or from the ACRL office) that gives 
information on the aw ard amount, criteria, sub­
mission procedures, and w ho to contact for 
assistance or questions. Members are strongly 
encouraged to make nominations or applica­
tions for these awards.

Most aw ards have a D ecem ber 1,1997, sub­
mission deadline.

The ACRL aw ards are listed below; sp o n ­
sors are noted in parentheses.

Achievement and distinguished 
service aw ards

• Academic or Research Librarian o f the 
Year Award (Baker a n d  Taylor Books).

• Community College Learning Resources/ 
Library Achievement Awards (EBSCO Subscrip­
tion Services).

• Marta Lange/CQ Award for Law Librar­
ians ( Congressional Quarterly).

• M iriam D u d ley  In s tru c tio n  L ibrarian 
Award (M ountainside Publishing Company).

h the • Instruction Section Innovation in Instruc­
tion Award.

• Distinguished Education and Behavioral 
Sciences Librarian Award.

• H u g h  C. A tk in so n  M em orial A w ard 
(ACRL, LAMA, L1TA, ALCTS).

Research aw ards/grants
• Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (Insti­

tute f o r  Scientific Inform ation).
• Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Research 

in Acquisitions or Technical Services (Institute 
f o r  Scientific Inform ation).

• West E uropean Specialist Study Grant 
(M artinas N ijh o ff International).

Publications
• Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab 

Exhibition Catalogue Awards (K atharine Kyes 
Leab a n d  D aniel J. Leab American Book Prices 
Current).

• Rare Books a n d  Manuscripts Librarian- 
ship Award (Christie, M anson a n d  Woods).

• K. G. Saur Award for Best Article in C&RL 
(R. R. Bowker/K.G. Saur).

• Instruction Section Publication Award.
• Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Ag­

ricultural Sciences.

More information available
More inform ation o n  the aw ards is available 
on ACRL’s hom epage (http://w w w .ala.org/acrl/ 
aw ard2.htm l) u n d er “P rofessional D ev elo p ­
m ent” or from the ACRL office. Contact: Jack 
B rio d y  a t (8 0 0 ) 5 4 5 -2 4 3 3 , e x t 2516, o r 
jbriody@ala.org. ■

Jack Briody is ACRL design/production assistant; e-mail: jbriody@ala.org

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