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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This award may be of interest to
RBMS members. I am forwarding this on behalf of an award committee member who
is not on this list. Please correspond with Carolynne Myall, jury chair, if you
would like to nominate your favorite special collections/archives collection
development or technical services person who is relatively new to the
profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nominations
are being accepted for the 2011 Association for Library Collections & Technical
Services (ALCTS) awards for professional achievement. One of these awards is
the <b>Esther J. Piercy Award</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The <b>Esther
J. Piercy Award</b> is targeted toward newer members of our professional
specialties, including collection development and management; acquisitions;
bibliographic organization, cataloging, and metadata; serials/continuing
resources; and preservation and digitization, and related emerging areas.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal'>The
Piercy Award, a $1,500 grant and citation donated by YBP, Inc., recognizes
contributions to library collections and technical services by a librarian with
no more than 10 years of professional experience who has shown outstanding
promise for continuing contribution and leadership. Winners will be chosen
based on accomplishments related to technical services and resources in such
areas as: leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or
national level; contributions to the development, application or utilization of
new or improved methods, techniques and routines; significant contribution to
professional literature; and conduct of studies or research in the technical
services.<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Send
nominations</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>,
including a statement giving the reasons for nomination, the date your nominee
entered his or her first professional position, and the nominee’s resume
or narrative career outline, along with supporting documents, to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Carolynne
Myall, chair, Piercy Jury, <a href="mailto:cmyall@ewu.edu">cmyall@ewu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Visit
the Piercy Award page for more information (for example, about supporting
documents):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a
href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/estherjpiercy.cfm">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/estherjpiercy.cfm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>ALCTS is
a division of the American Library Association.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Documents
in electronic format, sent to the chair as email attachments, are
preferred. If this is not possible, nominators may send printed materials
to the chair at the address below. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The
deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1, 2010.</span></b><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Nominating
a colleague for the Piercy Award is a great way of recognizing the
contributions of someone who has joined our profession during the last ten
years. The Piercy Jury hopes to have a challenging assignment in choosing
one among many worthy nominees. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are
eager to hear from you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>On
behalf of the jury,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Carolynne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Surface
mail address of Piercy Jury chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Carolynne
Myall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Head,
Collection Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>EWU
University Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>816 F
St., LIB 100<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cheney,
WA 99004<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>509-359-6967<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>************************</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This
announcement is being widely distributed on behalf of the Esther J. Piercy
Award Jury. Please excuse any duplication. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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