| Kelly J. Thompson | Kelly J. Thompson | 2017 - Winner |
| M. Pilar Alonso Lifante and Francisco Javier Molero Madrid | M. Pilar Alonso Lifante and Francisco Javier Molero Madrid | 2016 - Winner |
| Christine N. Turner | Christine N. Turner | 2015 - Winner |
| Wen-ying Lu and Mary Beth Chambers | Wen-Ying Lu and Mary Beth Chambers | 2014 - Winner |
| The Academy Unbound: Linked Data as Revolution | The Academy Unbound: Linked Data as Revolution | 2013 - Winner |
| Stalberg, Erin | Assessing the Cost and Value of Bibliographic Control | 2012 - Winner |
| Cronin, Christopher | Assessing the Cost and Value of Bibliographic Control | 2012 - Winner |
| Baker, Whitney | Identifying Standard Practices in Research Library Book Conservation | 2011 - Recipient |
| Dragon, Patricia | Name Authority control in Local Digitization Projects and the Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection | 2010 - Winner |
| Schmidt, Karen | Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web World | 2009 - Co-Winner |
| Vess, David | Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web World | 2009 - Co-Winner |
| Shelburne, Wendy Allen | Approaches to Selection, Access, and Collection Development in the Web World | 2009 - Co-Winner |
| Walters, William H. | A Regression-based Approach to Library Fund Allocation | 2008 - Recipient |
| Barribeau, Susan | Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses | 2007 - Co-Winner |
| Stemper, Jim | Perpetual Access to Electronic Journals: A Survey of One Academic Research Library's Licenses | 2007 - Co-Winner |
| Bowen, Jennifer | FRBR: Coming Soon to your Library | 2006 - Recipient |
| Antelman, Kristin | Identifying the Serial Work as a Bibliographic Entity | 2005 - Recipient |
| Weiss, Amy | Proliferating Guidelines: A History and Analysis of teh Cataloging of Electronic Resources | 2004 - Recipient |
| Fyffe, Richard | Technological Change and the Scholarly Communications Reform Movement | 2003 - Recipient |
| Burk, Bartley A. | Book Vendor Records in the OCLC Database: Boon or Bane? | 2002 - Co-Winner |
| Shedenhelm, Laura | Book Vendor Records in the OCLC Database: Boon or Bane? | 2002 - Co-Winner |
| Velucci, Sherry | Metadata and Authority Control | 2001 - Recipient |
| Winke, Robert Conrad | An Analysis of Tables of Contents in Recent English Language Books | 2000 - Recipient |
| Vizine-Goetz, Diane | Toward a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Feasibility and Usefulness | 1999 - Co-Winner |
| Chan, Lois Mai | Toward a Computer-Generated Subject Validation File: Feasibility and Usefulness | 1999 - Co-Winner |
| Brogdon, Jennie L. | Determining Copyright Status for Preservation and Access: Defining Reasonable Effort | 1998 - Co-Winner |
| Demas, Samuel G. | Determining Copyright Status for Preservation and Access: Defining Reasonable Effort | 1998 - Co-Winner |
| Kaplan, Michael | Technical Services Workstations: A Review of the State of teh Art | 1997 - Recipient |
| McDonald, Peter | The Internet and Collection Development: Mainstreaming Selection of Internet Resources | 1996 - Co-Winner |
| Lawrence, Gregory | The Internet and Collection Development: Mainstreaming Selection of Internet Resources | 1996 - Co-Winner |
| Demas, Samuel G. | The Internet and Collection Development: Mainstreaming Selection of Internet Resources | 1996 - Co-Winner |
| Yee, Martha | Manifestations in Near-Equivalence: Theory, with Special Attention to Moving-Image Materials | 1995 - Recipient |
| Giral, Angela | Indexing Overlap and Consistency Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index | 1994 - Co-Winner |
| Taylor, Arlene | Indexing Overlap and Consistency Between the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and the Architectural Periodicals Index | 1994 - Co-Winner |
| Atkinson, Ross | Acquisitions Librarian as Change Agent in the Transition of the Electronic Library | 1993 - Winner |
| Schmidt, Karen A. | The Education of the Acquisitions Librarian: A Survey of ARL Acquisitions Librarians | 1992 - Winner |
| Paskoff, Beth M. | A Tool for Comparative Collection Analysis: Conducting a Shelflist Sample to Construct a Collection Profile | 1991 - Co-Winner |
| Perrault, Anna H. | A Tool for Comparative Collection Analysis: Conducting a Shelflist Sample to Construct a Collection Profile | 1991 - Co-Winner |
| Hewitt, Joe A. | On the Nature of Acquisitions | 1990 - Winner |
| Sellberg, Roxanne | The Teaching of Cataloging in U.S. Library Schools | 1989 - Winner |
| No Award Presented | No Award Presented | 1988 - Winner |
| McClung, Patricia A. | Costs Associated with Preservation Microfilming: Results of teh Research Libraries Group Studies | 1987 - Winner |
