[Libs-Or] ALA NEWS Vol. 9 No. 3 Part 3

[Wyma Rogers]

2003 ASCLA/National Organization on Disability Award recipient chosen The
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, N.C., is the
2003 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library
Agencies (ASCLA)/National Organization on Disability Award for Library
Service for Persons with Disabilities.  Donated by the Aetna U. S.
Healthcare through the National Organization on Disability, the $1,000 award
and certificate is given to a library organization that has provided
services for people with disabilities.
"The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County exhibited
outstanding planning, creativity and commitment in developing and
implementing 'The Virtual Village Communication Center,'" stated Jim Kirks,
ASCLA award committee chair.  "'The Virtual Village Communication Center' is
an 11,000 square foot computer lab with 100 workstations and a myriad of
resources available for free use seven days a week.  Fifteen highly
specialized workstations and other adaptive equipment are available for use
by people with disabilities at 'The Virtual Village Communication Center.'
This innovative program integrated and provided technology-based assistance
to persons with disabilities."
The award will be presented June 22, 2003, from 8:30 to 11 a.m., at the
ASCLA President's Program and Award Ceremony during the ALA Annual
Conference in Toronto.
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ACRL announces 2003 award winners
Cheng receives Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Yungrang Laura Cheng, a Ph.D. candidate from Indiana University, has been
awarded the 2003 Association of College and Research Librarians (ACRL)
Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her proposal, "Thoughts, Feelings and
Actions: Quantitative Comparisons of Interactions and Relationships Among
Three Factors in College Students' Information Seeking." Sponsored by
Thomson ISI, the fellowship fosters research in academic librarianship by
encouraging and supporting dissertation research.
Cheng received her B.A. from National Taiwan University in 1989 and her
M.L.S. from Indiana University in 1993.
"Cheng's use of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies makes her
proposal very innovative," said Committee Chair Kathryn Blackmer-Reyes. "Her
work with complex methodologies in both formats strengthens her research
question of information seeking very uniquely.  While her interest in how
students process information is informative, it is precisely her research
methodology that places her work above the other candidates. It should offer
insights useful to front line academic librarians on how and why students
seek information."
The award of $1,500 and a plaque will be presented to Cheng at the American
Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Toronto at the ACRL
President's Program Monday, June 23, at 1:30 p.m.
Farrell & Truitt awarded Lazerow Fellowship
Katharine Treptow Farrell, Princeton University Library, and Marc Truitt,
University of Notre Dame Library, are the winners of the Samuel Lazerow
Fellowship for their proposal to develop standards for acquisitions data in
integrated library systems. Sponsored by Thomson ISI, the award fosters
advances in collection development and technical services by providing
fellowships to librarians for travel or writing in those fields.
"The research proposed by Farrell and Truitt addresses a significant concern
for many academic libraries and will be an important contribution to the
field," said Committee Chair George Abbott.
The $1,000 award and plaques will be presented during the ALA Annual
Conference in Toronto at the ACRL President's Program Monday, June 23, at
1:30 p.m.
Snavely wins IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award Loanne Snavely,
head of instructional programs at Pennsylvania State University Libraries is
the winner of the ACRL Instruction Section's Miriam Dudley Instruction
Librarian Award. This award recognizes a librarian who has made a
significant contribution to the advancement of instruction in a college or
research library environment.
"As one of her nominators so aptly described it, Loanne Snavely has been a
'consistent and important voice in the development and maturation of
information literacy," said Committee Chair Beth Woodard.  "Adding Loanne's
name to the list of distinguished Miriam Dudley Award winners is overdue.'"
The award is sponsored by Elsevier Science on behalf of its journal Research
Strategies. A check for $1,000 and a plaque will be presented to Snavely
during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto at the IS Program, Sunday, June
22 at 1:30 p.m.
Little honored with Marta Lange/CQ Award
The late Rosemary Allen Little, public administration, politics and law
librarian at Princeton University Library, has been named the 2003 recipient
of Marta Lange/Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Award. The award, established in
1996 by the ACRL Law and Political Science Section (LPSS), honors an
academic or law librarian who has made distinguished contributions to
bibliography and information service in law or political science.
"The letters of nomination commend Rosemary Little as a lifelong champion
including selfless dedication to the promotion of access to government
information," said Committee Chair Connie Salyers Stoner.  "She helped found
the ALA's Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) through which she
furthered awareness of international and foreign government documents.
"Her career path at Princeton was a model of excellence in the areas of
mentorship, professional development and international engagement," Stoner
continued.  "Several of her Princeton faculty colleagues praised her
commitment for working with people at every stage of their academic careers,
from undergraduates to advanced scholars. She treated students with the same
professionalism, dedication and respect she accorded senior members of the
faculty.  Virtually everyone who has spent any time in the Princeton
Politics Department has a positive story to tell about her professionalism
and love of knowledge."
Little received her A.B. from Douglass College in 1960 and her M.L.S.  from
Rutgers University in 1961.
Congressional Quarterly, Inc., sponsor of the award, will present the $1,000
award and plaque at the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto at the Marta
Lange/CQ Luncheon, Saturday, June 21, at 11:30 a.m.
Dickstein wins WSS Career Achievement Award
Ruth H. Dickstein, social sciences librarian at the University of Arizona,
has been selected as the 2003 winner of the ACRL Women's Studies Section
(WSS) Career Achievement Award. The award, sponsored by Greenwood Publishing
Group, Inc., honors significant long-standing contributions to women's
studies librarianship over the course of a career.
"Ruth Dickstein is an outstanding example of a women's studies librarian,"
Connie Phelps, committee chair said. "She has made important, groundbreaking
contributions to the field of women's studies librarianship with her
research and publications, her professional presentations, her mentoring of
students and colleagues, and her service to the profession through the ACRL
Women's Studies Section, of which she was a founding member.  Her work as
the women's studies librarian at the University of Arizona is a model for
collaborative teaching."
A cash prize of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented to Dickstein at the
WSS Program during the 2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto, Monday, June
23, at 8:30 a.m.
WSS Significant Achievement Award goes to Barnes Sherri Barnes, associate
librarian for women's studies, U.S. history and the writing program, and
humanities collection coordinator at the University of California Santa
Barbara, is the winner of the 2003 WSS Award for Significant Achievement in
Woman's Studies Librarianship. The award honors a significant or one-time
contribution to women's studies librarianship.
"Sherri's Web site, Black American Feminism: A Multidisciplinary
Bibliography, brings together a vast number of citations from a variety of
publications and makes the information available to anyone seeking
information on African American feminist thought," said Committee Chair
Connie Phelps. "A project like this in a book format would be a useful tool,
but having the information available on a Web site will give access to a
much greater number of people."
A cash prize of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented to Barnes at the WSS
Program during the 2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto, Monday, June 23,
at 8:30 a.m.
University of Michigan wins IS Innovation in Instruction Award The
Instructor College Task Force at the University of Michigan Library,
consisting of Laurie Alexander, Joy Cichewicz, Karen Downing, Laurie Sutch
and Patricia Yocum, has been chosen to receive the 2003 ACRL Instruction
Section (IS) Innovation in Instruction Award for efforts in strengthening
the instructional skills of library staff.  Sponsored by Lexis-Nexis, the
award recognizes librarians who have developed innovative approaches to
information literacy that support best practices in education at their
institutions or in their communities.
"The Instructor College is a comprehensive and focused staff development
program designed to strengthen the instructional skills of library staff
through an ongoing, in-house professional development program," said
Committee Chairs Abbie Loomis and Kristin Strohmeyer.  "Grounded in an
ongoing needs assessment process, the Instructor College provides programs
and workshops designed to meet the specific continuing education needs of
the university library's instruction staff.  The program makes efficient use
of resources by tapping into in-house and on-campus expertise and by
developing an ongoing, systematized, in-house curriculum for all instruction
staff.  The program not only is an invaluable resource for library staff,
but it also sends a strong message to the whole campus that librarians care
about teaching.  The program can serve as a model for other libraries,
including regional consortia of libraries."
A prize of $3,000 and a plaque will be presented to the task force members
during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto at the IS Program, Sunday, June
22, at 1:30 p.m.
Elmborg named IS Publication Award winner
James K. Elmborg, assistant professor at the School of Library and
Information Science at the University of Iowa, has been chosen as this
year's winner of the ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Publication Award.
"'Teaching at the Desk:  Toward a Reference Pedagogy' reminds public
services librarians who work at the reference desk that teaching isn't just
something that happens in the classroom, it can-and should-happen at the
reference desk as well," said Loomis and Strohmeyer.  "Using constructivist
learning theory and drawing upon the close connections between teaching
composition theory and teaching research strategies, Elmborg develops a
pedagogy for the reference desk.  He encourages librarians to resist the
temptation of simply doing students' work for them at the reference desk
and, instead, to take advantage of the 'teachable moments' reference
transactions often provide."
Elmborg will receive a citation at the Instruction Section dinner during the
2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto, Friday, June 20.
Leab Exhibition Award winners named
There are four winners, two honorable mentions and one award of special
commendation for the 2003 Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab Awards.
In Division One (expensive), the winner is Devices of Wonder: From the World
in a Box to Images on a Screen, by Barbara Maria Stafford and Frances
Terpak, submitted by the Getty Research Institute. "The committee selected
Devices of Wonder for its scholarly impact, defining, as it does, a distinct
genre of special collections material from a broad selection of seemingly
heterogeneous three-dimensional objects," said Committee Chair Claudia
Funke.
It was the feeling of the committee that any future research on the topic of
'artful eye' machines would have to reckon with this extensive examination.
The catalog also was admired for its stunning design and production: the
many high-quality color reproductions, the legible text and the pleasingly
smaller-than-coffee-table-book dimensions."
Johannes Lebek: The Artist as a Witness of His Time, by Ronald Salter, from
Stanford University Libraries, department of special collections, has been
awarded an honorable mention in the Division One category.  "The committee
chose to give an honorable mention to Johannes Lebek for demonstrating the
continued viability of a finely printed catalog," Funke said.
The winner in Division Two (moderately expensive) is the College of the Holy
Cross, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, and the American Antiquarian
Society for their piece entitled Sacred Spaces: Building and Remembering
Sites of Worship in the Nineteenth Century, by Georgia Barnhill, William D.
Moore, Louis Nelson, Virginia Chieffo Raguin, and Dell Upton. "Sacred Spaces
provides a thorough treatment of a neglected topic using a wide variety of
special collections materials," said Funke. "It also represents a successful
collaboration between professional scholars and undergraduate students."
In Division Three (inexpensive), The New York Public Library's Graphic
Design Department's Victorians, Moderns, Beats: New in the Berg Collection,
1994-2001, by Isaac Gewirtz is the winner. Funke commented, "Victorians,
Moderns, Beats is a model short exhibition catalog, with brief but thorough
bibliographic citations and a first-rate essay. The latter eloquently
interprets an important special collection's acquisitions in tandem with the
literary movements in one language on two continents, over the past two
centuries."
In Division Four (brochures), the winner is Virginia Roots Music:
Creating and Conserving Tradition, by Gregg D. Kimball, from The Library of
Virginia. "Virginia Roots Music is an enticing introduction to a fascinating
subject, the indigenous musical tradition of the state. The brochure is one
of the best examples the committee has seen of a publication with K-12
appeal yet enough sophistication to satisfy the educated exhibition-goer. It
includes 'Suggested Activities for Teachers,' but also an informative text,
bibliography and discography.  One could as easily picture the unfolded
brochure-with its attractive map and images-mounted on an enthusiast's home
wall, or on a classroom bulletin board," Funke said.
A Division Four Honorable Mention has been awarded to The Pierpont Morgan
Library for A Love Affair with Line: Drawings by Al Hirschfeld, by Fredric
Woodbridge Wilson and Jennifer Tonkovich. "A Love Affair with Line is an
elegant example of the brochure genre. The well-written introduction, the
detailed checklist, the bold primary colors, and the designer's good sense
to stay out of the way of Hirschfeld's masterful graphics, all make this
publication a fine exhibition souvenir," said Funke.
Finally, one Special Commendation for Electronic Exhibitions has been
awarded to The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley,
for Images of Native Americans.
(http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/nativeamericans/) "The committee
chose to commend Images of Native Americans for the successful way in which
it chronicled a major library acquisition (the evaluation, purchase and
conservation of James Otto Lewis's Aboriginal Port Folio, 1835-1836) in the
context of related library holdings," said Funke. "The committee also found
the electronic exhibition to have excellent navigation and believed that it
would have enduring value as a subject resource." s Certificates will be
presented to each winner during the 2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto at
the RBMS Program, Sunday, June 22 at 1:30 p.m.
K.G. Saur Award
Lila Faulkner, electronic publications graduate assistant and Karla Hahn,
management team leader, University of Maryland Libraries, will receive the
2003 K. G. Saur Award for the most outstanding article in College & Research
Libraries (C&RL).
Their article "Evaluative Usage-Based Metrics for the Selection of
E-Journals," appeared in the May 2002 issue of C&RL.
"This article is representative of many of the best articles this year, many
of which focused on the use of Web and electronic resources," said Committee
Chair Norma Kobzina. "It is well thought-out, demonstrating a lot of
intellectual rigor, and is extremely well written. It is relevant to the
issue of selection of databases within the economic constraints that all
libraries are facing. The authors present an innovative approach to making
selection decisions about electronic journals, asking specifically what is
an acceptable cost. Much thought and analysis went into the usage metrics
and benchmarks. With an interesting use of price models, this article
invites adaptation and refinement by others."
Faulkner and Hahn will receive $500 and plaques, donated by K. G. Saur
Publishing Company, an imprint of the Gale Group, during the ALA Annual
Conference in Toronto at the ACRL President's Program, Monday, June 23, 2003
at 1:30 p.m.
Rockman named EBSS Distinguished Librarian
Ilene F. Rockman, manager of the information competence initiative,
system-wide library initiatives at the University of California - Berkeley,
has been chosen to receive the 2003 ACRL Education & Behavioral Sciences
Section (EBSS) Distinguished Librarian Award.
"Rockman's resume clearly shows her long-standing commitment to service and
scholarship in the areas of education and the behavioral sciences, with
particular emphasis on instruction, information literacy, reference
resources, and administration," said Committee Chair Charles Thurston.
Rockman will be presented with her award citation during the ALA Annual
Conference in Toronto at the EBSS Program, Saturday, June 21, at 1:30 p.m.
STS Oberly Award goes to Frodin
David G. Frodin, honorary research associate of the Royal Botanic Gardens in
the United Kingdom, is this year's winner of the ACRL Science and Technology
Section's (STS) Oberly Award for Bibliography in the Agricultural or Natural
Sciences.
"The bibliography is international in scope and is an excellent resource
that is important for all libraries that have collections in botany and
natural history, " said Committee Chair Kathy Fescemyer.
A plaque and cash prize will be awarded to Frodin and he will be recognized
during the STS Program at the upcoming 2003 ALA Annual Conference in
Toronto, Monday, June 23, at 8:30 a.m.
Olson wins Coutts Nijhoff Study Grant
Michael P. Olson, librarian, Germanic collections at Harvard University, has
received the 2003 Coutts Nijhoff International West European Specialist
Study Grant. This grant covers airfare to and from Europe, transportation in
Europe, and lodging and board for up to 14 days. The primary criterion for
awarding the grant is the significance and utility of the proposed project
as a contribution to the study of the acquisition, organization, or use of
library materials from or relating to Western Europe.
"The Coutts-Nijhoff Award Jury believes that Olson's project, a book-length
study entitled 'Two Libraries, Two Peoples: Die Deutsche Bibliothek and Die
Staatsbibibliothek zu Berlin since German Reunification,' will be a very
timely and useful study of the social and historical realities of the
amalgamation of East and West Germany, as expressed in the world of the
library," said Committee Chair Barbara Walden.
Olson will receive his plaque and 4,500 Euros at the WESS meeting at the
2003 ALA Annual Conference in Toronto, Monday, June 23, at 8:30 a.m.
Carr and Baton Rouge Community College win CJCLS awards
Mary Carr, dean of instructional services and telecommunications and
director of college development at Spokane Community College, has been
selected as the 2003 winner of the Community and Junior College Libraries
Section (CJCLS) EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Award. The award
honors significant achievement in the advocacy of learning resources, as
well as leadership in professional organizations that support the missions
of community, junior and technical colleges.
"Mary's contributions and achievements in advocacy for community college
libraries, and her leadership in professional associations, such as the
National Council of Learning Resources, have had national impact," said
committee chair Paula Asch. "In particular, her roll in the formulation-and
adoption by the American Association of Community Colleges-of the Position
Statement on Library and Learning Resource Center Programs made Mary the
clear and unanimous choice of the committee."
Baton Rouge Community College has been chosen to receive the CJCLS/EBSCO
Community College Learning Resources Program Achievement Award.
"The committee was impressed with the library's 'whole package' approach for
collaboration between faculty and library/learning resources staff for a
program that encompasses information literacy, instructional technology, and
course content design," said Asch. "The library has taken the initiative in
reaching out to faculty for this collaboration."
A citation and $500, donated by EBSCO Information Services, will be
presented to the recipients during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto at
the CJCLS Membership Meeting, Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 8 a.m.
ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that
develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of
academic librarians.  ACRL's 12,000 members are comprised of individuals
from a wide range of academic institutions, publishers and vendors who sell
in the academic marketplace.  ACRL enhances the effectiveness of academic
and research librarians to advance learning, teaching and research in higher
education.  More information about ACRL's programs and services can be found
at www.ala.org/acrl/.  ACRL is a division of the ALA.
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Bessie Boehm Moore Thorndike Press Award recipient named
The San Diego County Library "Books-By-Mail" Service is the recipient of the
2003 Bessie Boehm Moore-Thorndike Press Award administered by the Management
and Operation of User Services Section (MOUSS) of the Reference and User
Services Association (RUSA).
The award, $1,000 donated by the Thorndike Press and a citation of
achievement, is presented to a library organization that has developed an
outstanding and creative program for library service to the aging.  The
award is named for Bessie Boehm Moore, an educator, civic leader and friend
of libraries who received an Honorable Membership from the American Library
Association (ALA) in recognition for her work with libraries.
"San Diego County Library 'Books-By-Mail' Service is not just a service, it
is a commitment shared by the San Diego County Library, their friends and
the greater community to provide service to a population that would not be
reached by other means," stated Award Committee Chair JoAnn Radioli.  "It
also has demonstrated the potential for even greater, well-planned growth
for the future."
The award will be presented at the RUSA Awards Ceremony on June 23, 2003,
from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto.
RUSA is a division of the ALA.
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Mary Hollerich named Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
Mary A. Hollerich, associate director for access services, Pritzker Legal
Research Center, Northwestern University, is the 2003 Virginia Boucher-OCLC
Distinguished Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Librarian Award recipient.  The
Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Award recognizes and honors a
librarian for outstanding professional achievement, leadership and
contributions to ILL and document delivery and is administered by the
Management and Operation of User Services Section (MOUSS) of the Reference
and User Services Association (RUSA).
The award is named for Virginia Boucher, professor emeritus at the
university of Colorado-Boulder and former ILL librarian whose significant
contributions and leadership enhanced the field of interlibrary loan.  The
$2,000 award and citation are donated by OCLC, Online Computer Library
Center.
"Mary Hollerich is dedicated to the support of interlibrary loan as an
integral part of library services," stated Franca C. Rosen, chair of the
award committee.  "She is an interlibrary loan activist who, through her
commitments and contacts with professional associations, promotes the full
potential of interlibrary loan services to libraries and their
administrators.  Her leadership has brought attention to the need for better
training, technological innovations and organization commitment to ensure
the most effective sharing of resources to best serve the needs of library
patrons."
The award will be presented at the RUSA MOUSS Interlibrary Loan Committee
Meeting, during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in
Toronto.
RUSA is a division of ALA.
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