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ACRL honors the 2005 award winners: The final installment

C&RL News, April 2005
Vol. 66, No. 4

by Megan Bielefeld

Broidy wins WSS Career Achievement Award
Ellen J. Broidy, head of collections in the Research and Instructional Services Department, Young Research Library at the University of California-Los Angeles, has been selected as the 2005 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 in the field of librarianship over the course of a career.

“Ellen Broidy has been actively involved in service to women and to women’s studies during her entire academic library career,” Sandy River, chair of the WSS award committee, said. “She has distinguished herself through her publications and presentations in women’s studies and through her teaching, both bibliographic instruction and credit courses. The section is particularly delighted to recognize Ellen as a founding member of the Women’s Studies section and an active participant in Section activities since its creation.”

A cash prize of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented to Broidy during the WSS Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Monday, June 27, at 8:30 a.m.

Sharma named Academic/Research Librarian of the Year

Ravindra Nath (R.N.) Sharma, director of the University Library at West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia, is the 2005 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who has made a significant national or international contribution to academic/research librarianship and library development.|

“The committee unanimously chose Sharma because of his unequaled contributions to the field of international librarianship,” said award Committee Chair Edward A. Warro. “He has sustained a distinguished record of writing books and journal articles as well as presentations which have made Americans and others more aware of global issues in librarianship. He has served ALA, ACRL, and the International Federation of Library Association (IFLA) admirably by chairing and serving on many committees dealing with international issues.”

The committee particularly admired Sharma’s work with the United Negro College Fund and USAID to establish a partnership with the National University of Benin in West Africa. He has produced an outstanding body of research and has also applied his research in meaningful, multicultural programs, such as that in Benin. Sharma has devoted his life to his work and his research and richly deserves this recognition.”

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“I was nervous and speechless when President Frances Maloy called me,” said Sharma. “I am honored and pleased to win the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award. The bold and unanimous decision of the award committee has convinced me that hard work always results in recognition by your peers. I am full of energy and will continue to contribute to the development of the profession and academic libraries for many more years.”

Since 1982, Sharma has presented 25 papers at ACRL, ALA, and international conferences, and has served on more than 30 committees of ACRL and ALA. He chaired ACRL’s Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section (AAMES) (2003–04) and was president of the Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) (1993–94). Sharma has also been involved in the ACRL International Relations Committee (1998–2002), and served as chair of the Near East and South Asia Committee—a subcommittee of the International Relations Committee (1996–98). He was a member of the Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee (1997–98) and is currently serving a term on the ACRL Standards and Accreditation Committee (2001–05).

At the 2004 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, Sharma was instrumental in arranging for IFLA President Kay Raseroka to speak at the AAMES program. This marked the first time that a standing IFLA president spoke at an ALA conference. In 1992, Sharma played a key role in inviting and finding funding for six academic librarians from Australia, Brazil, England, India, Kenya, and Russia to speak on “Research and Academic Librarians” at the 6th ACRL National Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. That same year, he chaired the American/South Asian Librarians Conference Committee for the Pre-IFLA Conference in New Delhi, India, which was attended by librarians and library educators from seven South Asian countries and a large delegation from the United States.

In 1997, Sharma received the Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for his “significant achievements and contributions to international librarianship.”

Sharma received his bachelor’s with honors from the University of Delhi in Delhi, India, where he also earned his master’s in history. He received his MLS from North Texas State University and earned his PhD in Information and Library Studies and Higher Education from SUNY-Buffalo.

Sharma will receive a $3,000 award on Monday, June 27, 2005, at 4:30 p.m., at a ceremony and reception during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. The reception is sponsored by YBP Library Services.

WSS Significant Achievement Award goes to Ingold and Krikos

Cindy Ingold, women and gender resources librarian at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and Linda Krikos, head of the women’s studies library at Ohio State University, are the winners of the 2005 WSS Award for Significant Achievement in Women’s Studies Librarianship. The award, sponsored by Routledge, honors a significant or one-time contribution to women’s studies librarianship.

“The volume edited by Cindy Ingold and Linda Krikos, Women’s Studies: A Recommended Bibliography, 3rd ed., covers materials published between 1985 and the end of 1999 in 19 topical areas. It reflects the dramatic growth in women’s studies scholarship and publication and will remain an extraordinary reference source for librarians, students, and scholars for years to come,” said committee chair Sandy River.

A cash prize of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented to Ingold and Krikos during the WSS Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Monday, June 27, at 8:30 a.m.

Kreszock wins DLS Conference Sponsorship Award
Martha Kreszock, coordinator of distance learning studies for Appalachian State University, has been named the 2005 recipient of the ACRL Distance Learning Section (DLS) Haworth Press Distance Learning Librarian Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award honors an ACRL member working in the field of, or contributing to the success of, distance learning librarianship or related library service in higher education.

“Martha was selected from a number of strong nominees for her significant contributions to the students and faculty of Appalachian State, and for her ongoing contributions to the field of distance learning librarianship through research, publications, and presentations,” said Tom Abbott, chair of the DLS award committee.
The Haworth Press, Inc., sponsor of the award, will present the $1,200 award and plaque during the DLS program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Saturday, June 25, at 1:30 p.m.

Maltese wins CJCLS Leadership Award
Susan M. Maltese, professor of library services and chair of library faculty at Oakton Community College, has been selected as the 2005 winner of the CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership 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.

“Susan has participated in library associations throughout her career,” said Alice Lubrecht, Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) award committee chair. “She has been active in the CJCLS section of the ACRL since its inception and has held almost every leadership position available. As quoted by one of her CJCLS colleagues, ‘she is always willing to do the work that is needed, whatever the task.’”

A citation and $500, donated by EBSCO Information Services, will be presented to Maltese during the CJCLS Awards Breakfast at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Saturday, June 25, at 8:30 a.m.

Gherman named Hugh C. Atkinson Award winner
Paul M. Gherman, university librarian at Vanderbilt University, has been named the 2005 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Gherman will receive $2,000 and a citation during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, at the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) President’s Program on Sunday, June 26, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

Named in honor of one of the pioneers of library automation, the Atkinson Award recognizes an academic librarian who has made significant contributions in the area of library automation or management, and has made notable improvements in library services or research.

“Throughout his career as a librarian, Paul Gherman has been an innovator and a risktaker,” said James L. Mullins, award committee chair. “From Virginia Tech to Kenyon College to Vanderbilt University, Paul was always on the cutting edge in his exploration of ideas and opportunities on how to effectively utilize technology to provide better access to information. Without exception, the profession adopted his concepts.

“In the late 1980s, Paul was instrumental while at Virginia Tech in developing the Scholarly Communications Project, a forerunner to publishing on the Internet,” said Mullins. “While at Virginia Tech he was also a leader in the Blacksburg Electronic Village Project, a precursor to the World Wide Web. In 1999, Paul wrote a seminal article that outlined a new publishing model that has since morphed into the open publishing initiative. Most recently at Vanderbilt University, Paul has been instrumental in advocating and assessing the issues that surround ‘a virtual storage collection.’ If put into practice, libraries could weed collections of rarely used items, yet be assured that an archive copy would be held permanently in a designated ‘repository.’”

“I am deeply honored to receive the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award and join the ranks of outstanding library leaders who were honored in the past,” said Gherman. “Many librarians and staff made my success possible by their dedicated and creative efforts to create and nurture the ‘commons’ that is the hallmark of our profession.”
Before becoming university librarian at Vanderbilt University in 1996, Gherman was the director of libraries at Kenyon College (1992–96), university librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1985–92), assistant director for administrative services at Iowa State University (1977–85), personnel officer of the University Libraries at Pennsylvania State University (1972–74), and acting head of the Humanities Division at Wayne State University (1971–72).

Gherman received his MALS from the University of Michigan and earned his BA from Wayne State University.
The Hugh C. Atkinson Award is jointly sponsored by four ALA divisions: ACRL, LAMA, Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), and the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS). The award is funded from an endowment established to honor Hugh C. Atkinson.

IS Innovation Award winner named
The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research at the University of California-Berkeley has been chosen to receive the 2005 ACRL Instruction Section (IS) Innovation in Instruction award. Sponsored by Lexis-Nexis, the annual award recognizes a project that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction.

“The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research provides a scalable model for promoting and assessing information literacy,” said Kendra Van Cleave, IS award committee chair. “It broadens understanding of information literacy, promotes research and the university’s libraries, and acknowledges the wide range of stakeholders involved across campus. Furthermore, it brings teaching faculty and librarians together to assess student information literacy skills, while at the same time providing a subtle method to instill information literacy values among both teaching faculty and students.”

The Library Prize for Undergraduate Research recognizes excellence in undergraduate research projects that incorporate the use of library collections and demonstrate sophisticated information literacy skills. Along with the research paper and a letter of faculty support, students must submit a research essay that describes their research process. A committee made up of teaching faculty and librarians reviews the submissions and selects the winner using criteria based on established information literacy standards. Along with other publicity, the library exhibits highlights from award-winning projects. More information is available on the Library Prize Web site at www.lib.berkeley.edu/researchprize/.

A prize of $3,000 and a plaque will be presented to the committee members during the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago at the IS program on Sunday, June 26, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

Jacobson and Xu win IS Publication Award
Trudi E. Jacobson, coordinator of user education programs at the University at Albany, and Lijuan Xu, instruction coordinator at Lafayette College, have been chosen as winners of the ACRL IS Publication Award for their book, Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes.

This annual award recognizes an outstanding publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the preceding two years.

“Motivation is a key component of student learning, perhaps made even more important by the limitations many librarians have to work within when teaching information literacy concepts,” said Kendra Van Cleave, IS award committee chair. “Jacobson and Xu have created a well-written and accessible introduction to motivation and learning theory as they apply to the various types of information literacy instruction, while at the same time presenting practical models that can be applied to many different modes of instruction and different types of institutions.”

Motivating Students in Information Literacy Classes focuses on developing student interest in information literacy courses and sessions. Addressing credit courses, course-related instruction, drop-in sessions, first-year programs, and Web-based instruction, Jacobson and Xu provide practical suggestions for increasing student engagement. Included are exercises and assignments, models of teaching behaviors, methods for increasing student participation, and advice for assessment and grading.

Jacobson and Xu’s 2002 collaboration, “Motivating students in credit-based information literacy courses: Theories and practice,” portal: Libraries and the Academy 2, no. 3 (2002): 423–41, was selected by ALA’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) as one of the 20 best articles in 2002.

Jacobson received her BA from SUNY-Albany in 1979, where she also earned her MLS in 1980, and her MA in Liberal Studies in 1984. Xu earned her BA in Library Science from Wuhan University, China in 1991. She received her MLS from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1997.

Jacobson and Xu will receive a citation during the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago at the IS program on Sunday, June 26, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

Corby wins EBSS Distinguished Librarian Award
Kate Corby, reference librarian and education and psychology bibliographer at Michigan State University, has been chosen to receive the 2005 ACRL Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS) Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian Award. This award honors a distinguished academic librarian who has made an outstanding contribution as an education and/or behavioral sciences librarian through accomplishments and service to the profession.

“Kate Corby has provided an incredible service to stakeholders in the field of education who remain concerned about the status of ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) as it has been reorganized by the federal government,” said award committee chair Nancy P. O’Brien. “Her ERIC Reauthorization News Web page, www.lib.msu.edu/corby/ebss/accesseric.htm, has been consulted by librarians, education faculty, policymakers, and others around the world. With up-to-the-minute status reports, it has been a singularly useful source of information about the revamping of a highly regarded product used by hundreds of thousands of people.
“Kate’s tenacious pursuit of information to keep stakeholders informed was recognized by her colleagues in an unprecedented number of multiple nominations to this award. In addition to three formal nominations, four others indicated they would nominate her if no one else had yet done so. Keeping the concerned public informed during this controversial transition of the ERIC system is not only a service to the library profession, but to educators, parents, and policymakers. Her integrity and determination in meeting the public’s need to know about the ERIC redesign, in addition to her numerous other contributions to education, merit being named the 2005 Distinguished Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarian.”

Corby received her BA in English and social science from Michigan State University in 1969. She earned her MLS from Western Michigan University in 1974.

A prize of $1,000 and a plaque, donated by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., will be presented to Corby during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago at the EBSS Program on Saturday, June 25, 2005, at 1:30 p.m.

Leab Exhibition Awards winners named
There are five winners for the 2005 Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Awards. These awards, funded by an endowment established by Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab, editors of American Book Prices Current, recognize outstanding exhibition catalogues issued by American or Canadian institutions in conjunction with library exhibitions, as well as electronic exhibition catalogs of outstanding merit issued within the digital/Web environment.

For Division One (expensive), the winner is Holding In, Holding On: Artist’s Books by Martha A. Hall, by Martha Hall and Martin Antonetti, and submitted by the Mortimer Rare Book Room at Smith College.

“A beautifully designed catalog of an exhibition of artist’s books by the late Martha A. Hall, who died of metastatic breast cancer two weeks after the exhibition opened,” said Melissa Conway, chair of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section awards committee. “Illustrated with exquisite photographs of each book displayed, the catalog also provides the moving and often brutally honest texts written by Ms. Hall. As an example of how best to exhibit artist’s books, it is an outstanding production. As a record of one woman’s struggle against a terrifying disease, it is a shining example of how an exhibition catalog can also be a powerful work of art.”

For Division Two (moderately expensive), the winner is the Huntington Library, Huntington Library Press for their piece entitled Objects of American Art Education: Highlights from the Diana Korzenik Collection, by Diana Korzenik. “A gem of a work, beautifully written and illustrated survey of art instruction in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries,” said Conway. “The size and format, reminiscent of children’s textbooks, is well–suited to the content.”

For Division Three (inexpensive), the winner is Commentary: An Exhibition of Artwork by Sylvia Ptak, by Sylvia Ptak and Kyo Maclear, and submitted by the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto.
Conway described the winning entry as, “Well-designed, well-produced book of a wonderfully apt art form to be exhibited in conjunction with a library collection. The tall format allows for a disposition of text and image that is inherently bookish, and the typefont used is well-matched to the artwork.”

The Division Four (brochures) winner is Vassar College’s brochure entitled Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ in Print: The Collection of Mary C. Schlosser,” by Mary Schlosser, Ronald Patkus, and Joyce Bickerstaff. Conway commented, “With a handsome cover and nine full pages in a folding brochure, this provides an excellent summary of the publishing history of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Includes collector’s notes, a chronology, and a checklist of 70 items with enough illustration to give it visual interest.”

For Division Five (electronic exhibition), the winner is the Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library for Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, www.newberry.org/elizabeth.

“Technically tight and easily navigable, organized on the same themes as the rooms and panels of the original and traveling exhibitions; the site succeeds in making the many facets of Elizabeth accessible to a wide audience of varying experience and expertise,” said Conway.

Certificates will be presented to each winner at the RBMS Program at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago on Sunday, June 26 at 1:30 p.m.

Connell and Lo receive CJCLS Program Achievement Award
Kate Connell, reference/instruction and library exhibitions curator, and Suzanne Lo, reference/instruction and library program committee chair, both of the City College of San Francisco, have been chosen to receive the CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Achievement Award for their work on the City College of San Francisco’s Library Programs and Exhibitions Committee. The committee partners with a variety of instructional departments on campus and with community organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area to develop programs and exhibitions that offer co-curricular learning opportunities that enrich the intellectual, aesthetic and cultural life of the campus community.

“The outreach effort and success of this program is impressive and there are ideas here for all community college libraries,” said Lubrecht. “The diversity of the programs offered shows a real interest in getting all members of the campus involved. This program demonstrates how a library can work to raise its profile on campus to more than a place where there are books and research is done, but to a vibrant campus entity that reaches out to people and engages them.”

A citation and $500, donated by EBSCO Information Services, will be presented to Connell and Lo during the CJCLS Awards Breakfast at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Saturday, June 25, at 8:30 a.m.

Megan Bielefeld is ACRL program coordinator, e-mail: mbielefeld@ala.org

ACRL is a division of the American Library Association