May 02, 2008
Reminder: Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award Nominations Still Open
There is still time to make nominations for the Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award. The award was created by the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative to encourage libraries and librarians to make changes in how they do resource sharing and improve service to users. Deadline is May 15. Make sure to get your nomination in by that date.
Up to three winning submissions will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 each. Recipients will be announced at the ALA RUSA STARS Rethinking Resource Sharing ALA Preconference on June 27 in Anaheim, California. They also will be invited to present at the IFLA satellite preconference, "Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving Perspectives on Information Content Delivery" in Boston in August.
To be considered for the award, please submit a description of the user-centric service change you have made that has improved resource sharing in your library, consortium or state. Any library of any size or type from anywhere is eligible. The change you made does not have to be technological or complex; it can be as simple as revising a policy to make it easier for your users to get materials. Full details for submission can be found at www.rethinkingresourcesharing.org/.
The deadline for applications/nominations is May 15, 2008 (post-mark or date of e-mail). Submissions are sent to the chair of the Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards Committee:
Director, Cooperative Access Services
Grants Officer
University of Michigan Library
920 North University
106 Hatcher Graduate Library
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
734.936.2322; fax 734.647.2050
beaubien@umich.edu
Funding for the 2008 Innovation Awards was provided by the Alliance of Library Service Networks. On-going support for the initiative is provided by OCLC and BCR, with additional support from other organizations. Brenda Bailey-Hainer, BCR president and CEO, serves as chair of the Steering Committee.
