RUSA award recognizes book reviewing process


Contact: Liz Markel


Marketing Specialist


(312) 280-4398

lmarkel@ala.org



NEWS


For Immediate Release


October 14, 2008

CHICAGO--The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) seeks nominations for the 2009 Louis Shores/Greenwood Publishing Group Award.

The award is presented to a librarian, individual, group, editor, review medium or organization for their extraordinary contribution to the book/media reviewing process that helps librarians make selection decisions. It is named in honor of Louis Shores, Ph.D. (1904-1981), former dean of the library schools at both George Peabody College for Teachers (Nashville, Tenn.) and Florida State University and pioneer of courses in audio-visual materials. The winner receives a citation and a $3,000 cash prize sponsored by the Greenwood Publishing Group.

Those interested in submitting a nomination can download the award nomination form from the awards section of the RUSA website or request the form from Liz Markel, RUSA Marketing Specialist, via e-mail at lmarkel@ala.org, or from Vicki Bloom, chairperson for the award committee, at vicki.bloom@ucr.edu. All nominations must be received by Dec. 15.

A complete list of recipients is available in the Awards section of the
RUSA website.

The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association (
http://www.ala.org/), 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.