Esther J. Piercy Award

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Recognizes contributions to library collections and technical services by a librarian with fewer than ten years of professional experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing contribution and leadership.

Esther J. Piercy Award

Deadline for nominations is December 1.

Purpose

The Esther J. Piercy Award was established by the Resources and Technical Services Division of the American Library Association in 1968 in memory of Esther J. Piercy, editor of Journal of Cataloging and Classification from 1950 to 1956 and of Library Resources & Technical Services from 1957 to 1967. This award is given to recognize the contribution to those areas of librarianship included in library collections and technical services by a librarian with not more than 10 years of professional experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing contribution and leadership.

Criteria

Evidence of this promise is determined by the person's accomplishments, as they are related to technical services and resources, in such activities 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.

Submission

Nominations shall include:

name of nominee;
date nominee entered first professional position; and
a formal statement of nomination, with a brief rationale for the nomination;
a resume or narrative career outline upon which the award jury can base its determinations;
letters of endorsement from others should provide additional evidence of the worthiness of the nominee. The number of letters of endorsement received for a nominee shall not be a determining factor in the selection process; rather, the evidence of the person's accomplishments that they present shall be the factor considered.

Nominations for persons not selected for the award in one year may be resubmitted provided the person still meets the ten-year limit on length of professional experience. Eligibility is not limited by country, citizenship, or membership in a specific organization.

Award

The award consists of a citation and a $1,500 grant donated by YBP, Inc.

Presentation

The award is formally presented at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the ALA Annual Conference.

Award Jury

For nomination information contact the Chair of the Esther J. Piercy Award Jury.

Award Recipients

Recipients of the Piercy Award
Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient	Year	Recipient
2011	Marielle Veve	2000	Brian J. Baird	1984	Lizbeth J. Bishoff
2010	Kelly McGrath	1999	Stephen Chapman	1983	Sue A. Dodd
2009	Laurel Tarulli	1998	Judith R. Ahronheim	1982	Nancy R. John
2008	Daisy Waters	1997	Birdie MacLennan	1981	Sally H. McCallum
2007	Robert L. Bothmann	1996	No Recipient	1980	Nancy B. Olson
2006	Jill Emery	1995	October Reyn Ivins	1979	Pamela Wood Darling
2005	Terry Paul Reese	1994	Nancy E. Elkington	1978	S. Michael Malinconico
2004	No Recipient	1993	Barbara A. Winters	1977	No Recipient
2003	Karen Brown	1992	No Recipient	1976	Ruth L. Tighe
2002	Lisa German	1991	Carol Pitts Hawks	1975	John D. Byrum, Jr.
2001	Oya Yildrim Rieger	1990	Jan Merrill-Oldham	1974	No Recipient
		1989	Lisa B. Weber	1973	Glen A. Zimmerman
		1988	Karen Markey	1972	Carol A. Nemeyer
		1987	John K. Duke	1971	John Philip Immroth
		1986	No Recipient	1970	John B. Corbin
		1985	Stephen Wiberley	1969	Richard M. Dougherty