EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award (formerly the HW Wilson Library Staff Development Award)

About the EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award (formerly the HW Wilson Library Staff Development Award)
An annual award consisting of $3,500 and a 24k gold-framed citation given to a library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and objectives of the library organization.

  This award was an HW Wilson Award, then the HW Wilson Foundation supported the award after EBSCO purchased HW Wilson.  It is now called EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award

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2022 Winner(s)

Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI)

Cairo Egypt

The Arab Federation for Libraries and Information (AFLI) is the 2022 winner of the prestigious EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award. The award is presented annually to a library organization whose application demonstrates the greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and objectives of the library organization.

Through the “Staff E-training on Emerging technology & Developed Services” (SEEDS) program, AFLI seeks to enrich the lives of its member countries by providing opportunities for emerging public librarians to develop their skills in innovation, emerging technologies, and international networking. AFLI was founded in Tunisia in 1986 and is considered the leading Arab body representing the interests of the library profession and people who rely on libraries and information professionals.  AFLI is considered the biggest vocational organization in the Arab world in the library and information field.

The award jury was impressed by the opportunity this program has to positively affect the professional lives of librarians internationally and how the skills learned in this program have direct application to the needs of public libraries in the Middle Eastern and North African regions.