Innovation in Instruction Award
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Award and Frequency
The award winner will receive $1,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be used to attend the ALA Annual Conference.
Eligibility
The award is open to all types of libraries, academic and non-academic alike. Practice(s) will be examined before scholarship, with points given for low-cost and easily reproducible innovations. Only one member of the library applicant nomination group needs to be a librarian.
Application Instructions
To nominate your own or another Library for the Award, please submit a letter and any other supporting media to address the specific criteria. The nomination packet should also include 3 letters of support and the following identifying information:
- Nominator Information (if different than library contact person)
Your Name; Address; Phone number; Email address
- Information about the Library Being Nominated
Name; Address; Name of Library Contact Person; Phone number; Email address
Send all nomination materials to the LIRT Awards Committee Chairperson by the deadline.
Contact Information
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Selection Criteria
The award will be given to a library that has done one (or more) of the following:
- Revamped its public instruction program in response to a new technology, an assessment report, etc.
- Initiated a public program that utilizes best practices of instruction in combination with new methods of delivery.
- Created an original type of instruction, e.g., team-taught interdisciplinary research sessions, a novel form of outreach, etc.
Notification
The award winner will be notified following the ALA Midwinter Meeting, no later than February 15th.
