ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee

Charge

To identify worthy nominees and encourage their application, market the availability of and application process for award to the academic library community, facilitate the completion of the application process, select award winners, monitor applicant pools and application updates, and recommend changes to award web site information.

Roster

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Specific Tasks

• Report decisions to the ACRL Executive Director and ACRL President before the close of the Midwinter Meeting.
• Annually report to the ACRL Board of Directors about the nomination process, quality of applicant pool, and any issues or concerns that need Board discussion.
 

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Composition

The committee will be chaired by the immediate past-president of ACRL; have two members, with staggered terms, representing each type of library section with the committee members recommended by each section’s vice-chair/chair-elect; and have a member representing Chapters Council. Effort should be made to have geographic distribution across the committee membership.

Origin

The Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee was established by the ACRL Board of Directors at its 2011 Annual Conference meeting in New Orleans.

Get Involved

Volunteer applications for ACRL division-level committees are accepted through February 15 for service the following committee term, which begins July 1. Visit http://www.ala.org/acrl/membership/volunteer/volunteer for more information and a link to the volunteer form. 

Staff Liaison

Casey Kinson
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL  60611-2788
Work: 312-280-2511
E-mail: ckinson@ala.org