Publication Awards

Publication awards are given for recent outstanding books, articles, bibliographies, catalogs, etc. For more information, contact ACRL staff at ACRLawards@ala.org. 

This annual award recognizes an outstanding publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the preceding two years. The award honors Ilene F. Rockman's professional contributions to academic librarianship in the area of information literacy. This award is administered by the Instruction Section (IS) and is juried by the ACRL/IS Ilene F. Rockman Instruction Publication of the Year Award Committee.

These awards are given annually in recognition of excellence in the production of catalogs and brochures that accompany exhibitions of library and archival materials, as well as for electronic exhibitions of such materials. They are administered by the Exhibition Awards Committee of the ALA/ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), whose operating expenses are covered by a generous endowment from Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab, former editors of American Book Prices Current.