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The National Acquisitions Group
makes an annual award designed to promote excellence, original thinking and
innovation by a library or individual within the field of Acquisitions.
Entries are now open and
nominations of up to 250 words can be sent by e-mail to the NAG Office (nag.office@nag.org.uk). The
nomination should provide the name(s) of those involved, the organisation they
work for, explain the changes introduced and the benefits these gave to the
library and its users. Please note that the nominee(s) need to be members of
NAG, individually or through their organisation.
The closing date is Friday 11th July
2014, and the winner will be chosen by the NAG Executive Committee and will be
presented at the 2014 NAG Conference. The winning submission will also feature
in an article in Taking Stock and on the NAG website.
The NAG excellence award is in its fourth year and is
awarded at NAG annual conference held this year in
To give a flavour of last year’s winner -
Launch of the e-book service in
Derbyshire County Council introduced eBooks in July 2011.
They identified critical factors - market forces, customer needs and new
technological developments which resulted in entry to the eBooks market
at the optimum time for their audience in Derbyshire.
The project outcomes included-
Almost 25% of users were new or lapsed users
Up to 3,000 e book issues per month
And probably one of the most important outcomes was
that the project demonstrated the currency and relevance of the public library
offer in Derbyshire to customers, other DCC Departments and elected members
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NAG Executive Committee.
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possible, as we will generally be able to respond more quickly to this than to
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National Acquisitions Group