[Coil-l] ACRL Instruction Sections Awards -- Nominations Sought

[Oberhelman, D]

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Do you know of an outstanding publication in information literacy in an academic library setting?  Know of an innovative library instruction program?  Consider nominating them for the ACRL Instruction Section awards.  Details on both the Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award and the IS Innovation Award are below (the nomination deadline is Dec. 2).

--David

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Do you know the next Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication winner?

The Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award honors the late Dr. Ilene Rockman, a nationally recognized leader in information literacy. The Rockman Award recognizes an outstanding article or book on instruction or information literacy in an academic library environment, published within the last two years. Publications are judged on the basis of relevance to the field of instruction in academic or research libraries, originality, timeliness, and quality of writing. Winners are awarded a $3,000 cash prize donated by the Emerald Group.

Nominations must include a complete citation, a letter of support explaining how the publication meets the award criteria and, whenever possible, a copy of the publication.

A complete description of this award, including eligibility and selection criteria, submission requirements, and past recipients, is available on the IS Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/is/awards/index.cfm.

Submission Deadline: All submissions must be received electronically by December 2, 2011.

Send the nomination to the IS Awards Committee Co-Chairs, Robin L. Ewing, rlewing at stcloudstate.edu<mailto:rlewing at stcloudstate.edu>, and Erin Ellis, eellis at ku.edu<mailto:eellis at ku.edu>.


Do you know the next Instruction Section Innovation Award winner?

The Instruction Section Innovation Award recognizes a project from within the previous two years that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming. Past awards have recognized well-known programs and initiatives such as the WASSAIL Information Literacy Assessment Project, the World War II Poster Project, the Embedded Librarian Project, the Community Workshop Series, and the UWired Freshman Interest Group Program. The creators of the winning project will be awarded a $3,000 cash prize donated by ProQuest.

Nominations must describe how the nominated project meets the award criteria and include a letter of support and additional documents to present the project's purpose, content, impact, and innovative aspects.

A complete description of this award, including eligibility and selection criteria, submission requirements, and past recipients, is available on the IS Web site at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/is/awards/index.cfm.

Submission Deadline: All submissions must be received electronically by December 2, 2011.

Send the nomination to the IS Awards Committee Co-Chairs, Robin L. Ewing, rlewing at stcloudstate.edu<mailto:rlewing at stcloudstate.edu>, and Erin Ellis, eellis at ku.edu<mailto:eellis at ku.edu>.




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