September 2020 391 C&RL News Every year, ACRL celebrates the opportu-nity to honor the outstanding achieve- ments of the academic and research library community. These inspiring innovators have continued to demonstrate the notable impact librarianship 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 recog- nize the accomplishments of our peers. Members are an integral part of ACRL’s successful awards program. Please con- sider acknowledging those who have in- fluenced your thinking, your practice, and your growth as an academic or research library worker. 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 is available in the Awards & Scholarships section of the ACRL web- site at www.acrl.org. December 4, 2020, is the deadline for most of the awards to be presented in 2021. A brief description of each award is listed below. We welcome your nominations and look forward to celebrating achievements in our commu- nity in 2021. Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards • Excellence in Academic Librar- ies Award (sponsored by GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO): $3,000 for one library in each of three categories (col- lege, community college, and university) recognizing 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 recognizing an outstanding mem- ber of the academic or research library profession. • H u g h C . A t k i n s o n M e m o r i a l Award (sponsored by ACRL and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures): Cash award recognizing outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) in the areas of library automation, manage- ment, or development and research. • Community College Learning Re- sources Leadership/Library Achieve- ment Awar ds (sponsored by EBSCO Information Services): $750 for each of Chase Ollis ACRL’s 2021 Awards Program Honoring outstanding achievements in the academic and research library community Chase Ollis is ACRL professional development and outreach specialist, email: collis@ala.org © 2020 Chase Ollis mailto:collis%40ala.org?subject= C&RL News September 2020 392 two awards recognizing outstanding achieve- ment in library programs or leadership. • C o l l e g e L i b r a r i e s S e c t i o n I n - novation in College Librarianship Award (sponsored by SCELC): $1,000 award recognizing librarians who dem- onstrate 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 that facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community. • D i s t i n g u i s h e d E d u c a t i o n a n d Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award (sponsored by the American Psychologi- cal Association): $2,500 award honoring outstanding contributions to education and behavioral sciences librarianship through accomplishments and service to the profession. • Instruction Section Innovation Award (sponsored by EBSCO Informa- tion Services): $3,000 award recognizing librarians who have implemented inno- vative approaches 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 recog- nizing an individual librarian for signifi- cant contributions to the advancement of instruction in a college or research library environment. • P o l i t i c s , P o l i c y , a n d I n t e r n a - tional Relations Section Marta Lange/ SAGE-CQ Press Award (sponsored by SAGE-CQ Press): $1,000 award recog- nizing a librarian who has made distin- guished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or politi- cal science. • R o u t l e d g e D i s t a n c e L e a r n i n g Librarianship Conference Sponsor- ship Award (sponsored by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group): $1,200 confer- ence sponsorship award to honor any individual ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of, distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education. • U n i v e r s i t y L i b r a r i e s S e c t i o n Outstanding Professional Develop- ment Award (sponsored by Library Juice Academy): $1,000 award recognizing College of Western Idaho Library staff receiving Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. September 2020 393 C&RL News librarians, archivists, or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librar- ians have been especially noteworthy or influential. • Women & Gender Studies Sec- tion Awards for Career and Signifi- cant Achievement (sponsored by Duke University Press): $750 for each of two awards recognizing career achievement and outstanding contributions in women and gender studies librarianship through accomplishments and service to the profession. 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 cata- logs published by American or Canadian institutions in conjunction with library exhibitions. Deadline: October 15, 2020. • Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award (spon- sored by Carrick Enterprises): $1,000 award recognizing an outstanding pub- lication related to instruction in a library environment published in the last two years. • Science and Technology Section Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural or Natural Sciences: Cash award given in odd-numbered years recognizing the best English-language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science. F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t t h e A C R L A w a r d s P r o g r a m , v i s i t t h e Awards & Scholarships section of our website at www.acrl.org or contact ACRL Professional Development and O u t r e a c h S p e c i a l i s t C h a s e O l l i s a t collis@ala.org. W H I T E PA P E R Supporting Scholarly Research: Current & New Opportunities for Academic Libraries* READ THE WHITE PAPER AT CHOICE360.ORG * Underwritten by ProQuest mailto:collis%40ala.org?subject=