Dec. 15 Deadline for RUSA Awards Approaching

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NEWS


November 25, 2008


For Immediate Release

CHICAGO--You can thank your colleagues for their outstanding contributions to the library profession this year by nominating them for an award offered by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA).

The association, representing information service professionals in reference, collection development, readers advisory, genealogy, resource sharing and many other related fields, is accepting nominations for the following 2009 awards until Monday, Dec. 15:

Awards for Individuals and Groups for Professional Achievement

Zora Neale Hurston Award


ABC-CLIO Online History Award


Virginia Boucher/OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award


Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award


Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services


John Sessions Memorial Award


Louis Shores/Greenwood Publishing Group Award


Reference Services Press Award


Genealogical Publishing Company Award


Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award


Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship


BRASS Dun and Bradstreet Outstanding Service to Minority Communities Award


BRASS Dun and Bradstreet Public Librarian Support Award

Travel Grants to ALA Annual Conference

BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award


STARS Atlas Systems Mentoring Award

Awards for Literary Excellence

The Sophie Brody Award


Dartmouth Medal

More information about these awards, including nominating instructions, can be found at the
RUSA Awards webpage. Questions about these awards should be directed to the
awards committee chairperson, or to the
RUSA headquarters staff.

The
Reference and User Services Association, a division of the
American Library Association, is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need.