IS Innovation Award Committee

Charge

To recognize a project that demonstrates creative, innovative, or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming. The committee will proactively research possible nominees for these awards and solicit nominations widely from membership, and convey their decisions to the Executive Committee. The committee will periodically review the selection criteria for honorees; coordinate publicity related to individual awards and award recipients according to ALA/ACRL award procedures; update information about award winners on the Section web site; and update the internal documents that guide the committee.

Roster

Melissa Sue Del Castillo
(Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Nicole LaMoreaux
(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
James Henry Smith
(Secretary, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)
Mr. Jim A. Abernathy
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Dr. John LaDue
(Member, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2026)
Benjamin M. Oberdick
(Liaison, July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025)

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Resources

ALA Connect Community

IS Innovation Award Committee List
Official members of this section committee are automatically added to the committee’s Connect space and subscribed to the email list.

You can post to the list by sending an email to ALA-ACRL-IS-InnovationAward@ConnectedCommunity.org or by creating a new post directly in the Connect community.

Composition

The committee composition is determined by section leadership.

Staff Liaison

Lauren Carlton
Program Officer
Association of College & Research Libraries
American Library Association
E-mail: lcarlton@ala.org

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.