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CHICAGO - Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Association for
Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in
publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for
outstanding achievement in research and writing in the field of library
collections and technical services. The deadline for nominations and
supporting materials is Dec. 1.
· ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award:
The award honors an author or authors who have written the
year’s outstanding monograph, article or original paper in the field of
technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection
management, preservation, continuing resources and related areas in the
library field. The award consists of a citation and $250 contributed by
ALCTS. Works published in 2014 are eligible. Reprints of earlier
publications will not be considered. The evaluation criteria include:
intellectual content; practical value; theoretical value; scholarship;
presentation; and style. Papers published in Library Resources & Technical
Services (LRTS) are not eligible.
Send nominations, along with a statement giving the full
bibliographic citation of the article, book or paper being nominated and
reasons for the nomination to: Rene Erlandson, chair, Publication Jury,
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Visit the Outstanding Publication Award page for more
information:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/printmedia/opub.cfm
ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.
Amelia Mowry
Metadata & Discovery Services Librarian
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
(313)577-0574
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