The American Library Association is seeking nominees for the tenth annual Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian award. This award recognizes and honors a librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership, and contributions to interlibrary loan and document delivery, through publication, during the previous two years, of significant professional literature, participation in professional associations, and/or innovative approaches to practice in individual libraries.
The candidate must have been employed in a library and held some responsibility for his/her institution’s interlibrary loan, document delivery, or resource sharing services at the time the contribution being honored was made. Contributions supporting a nomination must have occurred during the two years prior to the nomination deadline. The candidate’s achievement must be demonstrated in at least one of the following areas:
1. Planning and implementing an innovative or pioneering approach to ILL/document delivery service that is recognized as a model on a regional or national level.
2. Notable publication (article, book, or conference paper) deemed significant in the literature of the field.
3. A record of sustained, recognized, and exceptional participation in regional, national, or international associations devoted to the promotion of ILL/document delivery in a library environment.
Nominations take the form of a letter which includes a formal statement of nomination with a rationale for the nomination. Also include a resume of the candidate’s career and achievements, as well as contact information for the nominee.
The award consists of $2,000 plus a citation. Again, the deadline is Monday, December 15, 2008, so nominate yourself or your colleagues now! This is your opportunity to honor a colleague or co-worker. Please submit nominations by e-mail, fax, or snail mail to:
Cherie’ L. Weible
Head of Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery/Associate Professor of Library Admin.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
128 Main Library; MC-522
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 244-9907 (voice)
cweible@illinois.edu
Additional information about the Boucher award is available at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/archive/rusaawards/virginiaboucher.cfm