ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 318 / C&RL News ■ March 2001 ACRL hge & Research Libraies nersCollewonors the 2001 award winners Recognizing professional achievement by Meredith Parets Frye nam ed w in n er o f A tkinson A w ard Larry Frye, head librarian at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, has b een named the 2001 winner o f the Hugh C. Atkinson Me morial Award. Named in honor o f on e o f the pioneers o f library au tomation, the Atkinson aw ard re c o g n iz e s an academic librarian who h as m ad e sig n ific a n t c o n tr ib u tio n s in th e area o f library autom a tion o r m an agem en t, and has m ade notable Larry Frye im p ro v e m e n ts in li brary services, library developm ent, or re search. In nominating Frye, his colleagues noted that “In his vision for library service, his lead ership o f networking initiatives . . . his service on behalf o f colleagues, and his practical, per suasive effectiveness at achieving cooperative goals, Frye exem plifies both the spirit and ac complishments o f Hugh Atkinson.” Further, his contributions to librarianship and library net working “have b een [made] through his drive, intelligence, and keen insight without direct control over human or capital resources.” “Frye’s leadership/action in advancing li brary services via coop eration and the use o f tech n o log y epitom izes the e ss e n c e o f the Atkinson Award,” said Donald Riggs, chair o f the award selection com mittee. “As a result o f Larry Frye’s risktaking . . . the Indiana Spec trum o f Inform ation R esou rces (INSPIRE) b ecam e reality. INSPIRE is a statewide vir tual libraiy permitting access by every citi zen and library in Indiana to a multidisci plinary package o f online scholarly and gen eral resou rces.” Riggs also noted Fry e ’s leadership in form ing the Private A cadem ic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI), a consortium o f 26 private colleges, universities, and sem inaries with a com bined catalog o f 4.4 million items. Prior to joining the faculty o f W abash Col lege as head librarian in 1980, Fry e was li brary director and college archivist at Bethany College in West Virginia. He earned his B.A. at B ethany College, and was W oodrow Wil son Fellow in T heolog y at the Yale Univer sity Divinity School. He received his MLS from Rutgers University, and his archivist certifi cate from Case-W estern Reserve University. He is a previous recipient o f the West Vir ginia Library A ssociation Distinguished Ser vice Award (1979). In 1985 h e received the O u tstan d in g S erv ic e to In d ian a Libraries Award for his direction o f the statewide ret rospective conversion project for Indiana’s private colleges, and he received the Indiana (continued on p a g e 321) Meredith Parets is ACRL program asAbout te authorh sistant, e-mail: mparets@ala.org mailto:mparets@ala.org C& RL N ew s ■ M arch 2001 / 319 Hardesty named Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Larry Hardesty, college librarian at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, is the 2001 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Ser vices, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contri bution to academic research librarian-ship and library development. In announcing their selection, the award com m ittee rem arked , “The breadth of Hardesty’s publications over the years has made an im pact on academic librarianship. Many of his publications have become standards in the field. In addition, his creation of in 1991 and continued involvement in the College Library Directors’ Men tor program over the last eight years has been an unqualified success.” To date, more than 200 librarians have participated in the College Library Directors’ Mentor Program as either first-year directors or mentors. “I, of course, am extremely honored to receive this award,” said Hardesty. “Over the years, I have seen many of the major contributors to our profession receive this award. Frankly, I never considered that I might receive it. “Academic librarianship has contributed so much to me. In return, I have tried to contribute to the profession and give back some of all the help I have received. Along the way, it has been my distinct pleasure to serve with so many caring and giving col leagues—to whom I owe so much. I hope through receiving this award that it will bring attention to the fact that college librarianship can be a rewarding and productive career.” Hardesty has demonstrated his leader ship qualities through his dedicated service to the academic library profession. A life member of ALA, Hardesty has served as president of the Florida Chapter of ACRL (1986-87), chair of the College Libraries Section (CLS), (1995-96), a member of the ACRL Board of Directors (1987-91, 1999- Larry Hardesty 01), and as ACRL President (1999-00). In 1999, he conceived and established the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, the first ACRL award to celebrate institutional excellence. The selection committee also recognized Hardesty’s impressive publication record. Recent publications include Books, Bytes a n d Bridges: Libraries a n d Com puter Centers in A cad em ic Institutions (ALA Editions, 2000); “Reflections on 25 Years of Li brary Instruction: Have We Made Progress?” (R eference Ser v ic e s R eview , 1 999); B ib l io g rap h ic Instruction in Practice: D ed icated to the L egacy o f Evan F a rb e r (Pierian Press, 1993); and Faculty a n d the Library : The Un d erg rad u ate E xperience (Ablex Publishing, 1991). “Bibliographic Instruction and Faculty Culture,” Library Trends 44 (Fall 1995), re ceived the ACRL Instruction Section Pub lic a tio n o f the Y ear Award in 1996. Hardesty has served on several editorial boards, including P ortals (2000-present), C ollege & R ese a rc h L ib ra ries News (2000 p r e s e n t ) , T h e J o u r n a l o f A c a d e m i c L ib r a r ia n s h ip (1 9 9 7 -9 9 ), C olleg e & R e s e a r c h L ib raries (1990-96), and C ollection M a n a g em en t (1988-95). Hardesty received his BA. and M.S. in education from Kearney State College. He earned his MLS from the University of Wis consin-Madison, and at Indiana University received his M.S. in Instructional Systems Technology and Ph.D. in Library and Infor mation Science. He served as head o f the reference department at DePauw University from 1975 to 1983, and as director of Li braries at Eckerd College from 1983 to 1995. He joined the faculty of Austin College as college librarian in 1995. Hardesty will receive a cash award of $3,000 and a citation at a ceremony and reception to be held on Monday, June 18, during the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. The reception is sponsored by YBP Library Services. 3 2 0 / C&RL N ew s ■ M arch 2001 Excellence in Academic Libraries winners The winners of the 2001 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award are the Austin Community Col lege Library Services, the Earlham College Librar ies, and the University of Arizona Library. Sponsored by the ACRL and Blackwell’s Book Services, the award recognizes the staff of a com munity college, a college, and a university library for exemplary programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational missions of their institutions. “The creativity and quality of the applications for the 2001 Award indicate the high regard in which it is held by the profession,” said Althea H. Jenkins, ACRL executive director. A ustin Community College The Austin Community College (ACC) Library Ser vices, winner in the community college category, emphasized its creative strategies for meeting the needs of a diverse student body, its flexibility, and its Connections Resource Center—a national model of excellence in providing a broad range of services to parents and childcare providers. “ACC exemplifies the commitment to ser vice and contribution to student learning that can occur when staff collaborate to achieve results even when resources are limited,” said Award Selection Committee Chair Maureen Sullivan. Julie Todaro, director of ACC Library Ser vices, said, “The ACC Library Services faculty and professional/technical and classified staff members are the reason why we won this award. In the 16 plus years I have been here, I have witnessed incredible commit service, seemingly unending talent, ongoing learning, great humor, and a willingness to take risks and continuously reach out to the aca demic and local community. I am thrilled that the organization as a whole has been recog nized, especially because—as a highly focused but greatly decentralized institution—we sel dom have an opportunity to look at the com plete picture. To win an award, especially this award, for our ‘big picture’ is a great honor.” Earlham College The Earlham College Libraries, winner in the col lege category, were commended by Sullivan and the selection committee for “almost 40 years of m excellence in contributions to student learning; in partnering with faculty . . .; and in the transfor mation of the educational program of Earlham College. Earlham College librarians have made significant contributions to the college, to regional associations, to ACRL and ALA, and to the devel opment of library instruction and information lit eracy programs across the nation.” Len Clark, provost of Earlham College, said, “All of us at Earlham have watched the great teach ing and learning going on in the Earlham librar ies, and are so proud of Tom Kirk, Sara Penhale, and their colleagues; they’ve honored Evan Farber’s legacy and adapted his passionate com mitment to library service in a decade of new challenges. We appreciate the chance this award from ACRL provides for us all to celebrate their outstanding work.” University o f A rizona The University of Arizona Library described its emphasis on teams, a culture of assessment, and the importance of outcomes in its winning appli cation in the university category. Sullivan and the selection committee remarked, “[University of Arizona Library] has consistently been among the first to tackle the difficult challenges of changing systems, structure, work processes, and individual competencies. Its record of accomplishment con sistently shows the creativity, innovation, leader ship, and sustained excellence that this award recognizes.” “It is a great honor to win this award and a testament to staff at the University of Arizona ent Litbor ary,” said Carla Stoffle, dean of the library. “It has been a privilege to work with colleagues who are creative, hard working, and commit ted to excellence. Each day staff gives 150 percent to reach our goal of being a user-cen tered organization. Our support from admin istration, the community, students, and faculty have made the ongoing journey to excellence adventurous and rewarding.” Each winning library will receive $3,000 and a citation, to be presented at ceremonies held on each recipient’s campus. Special recognition of each winning library will also be made at the ACRL President’s Program during the ALA An nual Conference to be held June 14-20 in San Francisco. C& RL N ew s ■ March 2001 / 321 L ibrary F e d e r a tio n S p e c ia l S e rv ic e s Award in 1994 for his role in creating PALNI. Frye will receive an award of $2,000 and a citation at a ceremony and reception dur ing the Library Administration and Manage ment Association President’s Program on Sun day, June 17, 2001, during the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. The Faxon Com pany also awards a gold giraffe pin designed by Tiffany’s to recognize the “sticking your neck out” aspect of the award. The Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award is jointly sponsored by ACRL, the Library Administration and Management Associa tion (LAMA), the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), and the As sociation for Library Collections and Tech nical Services (ALCTS)—four divisions of ALA. Previous award winners include: Kenneth Frazier (2000); Susan K. Nutter (1999); Arnold Hirshon (1998); William Gray Potter (1997); Tho mas W. Shaughnessy (1996); Nancy L. Eaton (1995); Dorothy Gregor (1994); Richard De Gennaro (1993); Miriam Drake (1992); Donald E. Riggs (1991); and Russell Shank (1990). B o nn ici rece ive s d octo ral d isse rta tio n fe llo w s h ip Laurie Bonnici has been awarded the 2001 ACRL Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her proposal, “An Examina tion of Categorical At tributions Through the Lens o f R eference Group Theory.” Spon sored by ISI, the fellow ship fosters research in academic librarianship by encouraging and as sisting doctoral students with their dissertation Laurie Bonnici research. Bonnici, a doctoral candidate at the Florida State University School of Information Stud ies, received her B.A. from Indiana Univer sity and her MLS from the University of South Florida. Her recent publications include “The Founding of the Library Leadership Institute at Snowbird: An Exercise in Leadership” (Li brary A dministration & M anagem ent—in re view) and “On the Shoulders of a Giant: Sci entific Norms in the Education of Doctoral Students” with Elfreda A. Chatman (Library Quarterly—in review). Rena Fowler, chair of the selection com mittee, said “[Bonnici’s] project holds great potential significance to academic librarian ship, and the committee sees in the candi date the potential for leadership in the field. ” Bonnici is a member of Beta Phi Mu and a 1999 graduate of the Library Leadership In stitute at Snowbird. The award, $1,500 and a plaque, will be presented to Bonnici during the ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco at the ACRL President’s Program on Monday, June 18. C h a n d le r re ce ive s Lazero w F e llo w sh ip Adam Chandler has been chosen to receive the Samuel Lazerow Fellowship for Research in C o llectio n s and Technical Services in Academic and Research Libraries for his project “An Application Profile and Prototype Metadata Management System for Licensed Electronic Resources.’’ Sponsored by ISI, the award fos ters advances in collec Adam Chandlertion development and technical services by providing fellowships to librarians for travel or writing in those fields. Chandler is currently an information tech nology librarian at Cornell University. His recent publications include “Mapping Essen tial Federal Geographic Data Committee Metadata to MARC21 and Dublin Core: To wards an Alternative to the FGDC Clearing house,” with Dan Foley and Aladdin Hafez (D-Lib Magazine, 2000) and “Creating Rela tional Documentation Systems for Library Networks” (LLA Bulletin, 1999). He is a mem ber of Beta Phi Mu, and a previous recipient of a U.S. Department of Education Title II-B Competitive Fellowship. “Managing electronic resources grows more complicated each year, challenging librarians in every area of librarianship to come up with a collective solution," said Lynda Fuller Clendenning, the selection committee chair. “Chandler’s research project tackles this issue and develops with others a broadly applicable metadata system for tracking the entire pro- 3 22 / C & R L N e w s ■ M arch 2001 cess o f acquiring, licensing and delivering electronic resources to library users.” The award, $1,000 and a plaque, will be presented during the 2001 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco at the ACRL President’s Program on Monday, Ju n e 18. N is o n g e r r e c e iv e s K . G. S a u r A w a r d Thomas E. Nisonger, associate professor o f Library and Information Science at In diana University, will receiv e the 2001 K. G. Saur Award for the most outstanding ar ticle in C olleg e & R e s e a r c h L ib raries. Nisonger’s winning article, “Use of Journal of Citation Reports for Serials Management in Research Libraries: An Thom as E. Nisonger Investigation of the Ef fect of Self-Citation on Journal Rankings in Library and Information Science and Genet ics” appeared in the May 2000 issue o f C&RL. T he s e le c tio n com m ittee noted that Nisonger’s article “adds to the literature on citation analysis and fully exp lores the trend o f self-citation and its impact. Works like Nisonger’s prom ote the use o f tools like the JCR and help refine the interpre tative results. The research is carefully done, and the article is well w ritten.” Nisonger received his MLS from the Uni versity o f Pittsburgh and his Ph.D. in Com parative Politics from Columbia University. An active member o f ALA and ACRL, he has served on the ACRL Publications Com mittee (1 9 9 4 -9 8 ) and is the chair-elect of the Library Research Round Table. He is the previous recipient o f the TERA Award for Teaching Excellence at the Indiana Uni versity School o f Library and Information Science (2000) and was co-w inner o f the Lincoln Prize in Political Scien ce at the College o f Wooster. The award, $500 and a plaque, is do nated by K. G. Saur publishing company, and will be presented during the ALA An nual Conference in San Francisco at the ACRL President’s Program on Monday, June 18. E d. n ote: Winners o f other ACRL awards will be announced in forthcom ing issues o f C&RL News. ■ I NT R O D U C I N G TWO NEW J OU RN AL S IN 2001 The ACS Tradition of Excellence Continues BOTH JOURNALS OFFER FREE Trial Access on the Web through June 30, 2001. Editor. A. 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