ALCTS and its sections honor librarians and information professionals for outstanding and potential achievement in serials, cataloging, acquisitions, published scholarship, preservation, and general technical services librarianship.
Recipients are selected by award juries that are composed of their peers.
Certain ALCTS awards will not be presented in 2021. Please visit the Core Awards & Scholarships page for information on the Core awards that will be presented for 2020-2021.
Writing/Publishing
Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award
ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
Innovation
Outstanding Collaboration Citation
ProQuest Coutts Award for Innovation
Professional Achievement
Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award (Deadline is November 15)
Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award
George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award
Margaret Mann Citation (outstanding service)
The HARRASSOWITZ Award for Leadership in Library Acquisitions Award (acquisitions)
Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award (continuing resources)
Presidential Citation (special service to ALCTS)
Achievement for Newer Professionals
First Step Award, a Wiley Professional Development Grant
Jan Merrill-Oldham Professional Development Grant
Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant
For Professionals in Developing Countries
Online Course Grant (given for each scheduled ALCTS Web Course)