ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects

About the ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects The award is given to recognize innovative contributions to international librarianship.The ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects began as an ALA Presidential initiative of Dr. Loriene Roy, ALA President in 2007-2008 and Notable IRRT Member.

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2013 Recipient(s)

AUN e-Library Project American University of Nigeria Library

at the American University of Nigeria Library

The AUN e-Library Project at the American University of Nigeria Library for transitioning toward a digital library collection that is more cost effective and increases the number of resources available to students and faculty, http://library.aun.edu.ng/;


Accra College of Education Community Library Accra, Ghana

OSU Children’s Library Fund

The OSU Children’s Library Fund for building the Accra College of Education Community Library in Accra, Ghana, and for developing a sustainable funding model through a partnership with the Ghana Education Service (GES), http://www.osuchildrenslibraryfund.ca/about-oclf/libraries/.


eBooks on Demand European Network of Libraries

by the European Network of Libraries

The eBooks on Demand by the European Network of Libraries for providing digital access to rare and obscure documents found in 32 libraries in 12 European countries and for creating the eBooks on Demand (EOD) search engine of 3.1 million items that includes a request option that allows participating libraries to request digitization, http://books2ebooks.eu/en;