Rapchak named 2018 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner

CHICAGO – Marcia Elizabeth Rapchak, head of teaching and learning at Duquesne University, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award.

This annual award, sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, and administrated by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Distance Learning Section (DLS), 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.

Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group will present the $1,200 award and plaque at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.

“Marcia Rapchak has demonstrated longstanding dedication to distance librarianship through her extensive research, publications, and work focused on information literacy instruction in online environments,” said award co-chairs Rebecca Nowicki of Grossmont College and Cynthia Thomes of the University of Maryland. “Her dedicated efforts include the creation of for-credit, required information literacy courses for online learners at her home institution of Duquesne University, as well as professional service for PRIMO, the Distance Library Services Conference, and LOEX.”

“Furthermore, she has incorporated mentorship of students and of colleagues, as well as collaboration, into her role,” continued Nowicki and Thomes. “Rapchak acts as a leader on her campus in developing distance education and online library services, and her important work has significantly impacted the field of distance librarianship.”

Rapchak received her M.S.L.S. from the University of Kentucky and her EdD in Instructional Technology and Leadership from Duquesne University.

Additional information on the award, along with a list of past winners, is available in the awards section of the ACRL website.

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