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Colleagues the deadline for the UKOLUG public sector award for innovative use of electronic resources has now been extended to 28 February ... see announcement below if you are interested. Penny Garrod Public Library Networking Focus UKOLN - UK Office for Library and Information Networking University of Bath Bath BA2 7AY England, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1225 386711 Fax: +44 (0) 1225 386838 email: [log in to unmask] for the Networked Services Policy Task Group Issue papers go to: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/earl/issuepapers ---- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Armstrong" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 8:30 AM Subject: UKOLUG Public Sector Award: extended deadline for nominations > > Apologies for cross-posting > > > > Important announcement: > > UKOLUG has decided to extend the deadline for the Public > > Sector Award, originally announced in the following news > > release, until the end of February. > > > > You still have plenty of time to nominate! > > > > Chris Armstrong > > UKOLUG Chair > > [log in to unmask] > > ============[original news release]============= > > News Release: New UKOLUG award for public sector > > > > UKOLUG Announces Award for Innovative Use of Electronic > > Resources in the Public Sector > > > > NOVEMBER 2001 - UKOLUG is pleased to announce an addition > > to its set of awards and bursaries. A one-time award is > > being offered to a public sector library or library > > authority to celebrate innovative use of electronic > > resources. > > > > UKOLUG is encouraging members to nominate libraries to > > receive the 2,000 award. If you know of a particular > > worthy service offering electronic resources to members > > of the public, you may nominate it for the award. > > > > The award, as well as a smaller award to the nominator, > > will be presented during the UKOLUG Conference in > > Birmingham in June 2002. A panel of judges will select > > the most innovative, noteworthy and useful application. > > > > While setting no limit on the range of uses that may be > > nominated, UKOLUG suggests that innovative means of > > presenting or delivering information to particular user > > groups, significant electronic resources presenting an > > unusual range or type of information, or innovative > > electronic ways of drawing in users may be the kinds of > > activity to attract the award. > > > > Nominations should take the form of a brief description > > (perhaps one A4 page) of the resource and its intended > > users, as well as details of the location and the library > > or authority, and contact names and details for both the > > nominator and the nominee. Please try to make your > > descriptions as detailed as possible and specify both the > > type of resource and the target user group; it may help > > to offer some assessment of its success. > > > > Nominations should reach the UKOLUG administrator at the > > address below no later than the 31st January 2002 [now: > > 28th february 2002]. A winner will be announced during > > the following May. > > > > UKOLUG is the national user group for online, CD-ROM and > > Internet searchers. The Group lobbies on behalf of its > > membership, provides networking opportunities, and > > organizes meetings, training seminars and conferences. > > See how you can take advantage of member services such as > > the email discussion list (lis-ukolug) and group > > publications, including the highly acclaimed newsletter. > > > > For further information, contact:- > > Christine Baker > > UKOLUG Administration > > The Old Chapel > > Walden > > West Burton > > Leyburn > > LE8 4DL > > > > Tel/fax: +44 (0)1969 663749 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > > >