College & Research Libraries NEWS

ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries, Vol. 31, No. 6

ALA AWARDS 1971

American Library Association awards, citations, and scholarships are presented for distinguished service to the profession, publication, study, and research. Most of the 1971 awards will be made during the Dallas Conference. ALA members are urged to recommend candidates for the following awards. The chairman of the 1970-71 Awards Committee is Spencer G. Shaw, School of Librarianship, University of Washington, Seattle. Following is a list of awards of direct concern to members of ACRL with names of persons to whom nominations should be sent:

ALA Scholarship Program. ALA Scholarship Program, approved by the ALA Council, January, 1969, provides scholarships, in the amount of $2500, to be given annually to worthy students to begin and/or further their library education at the graduate level without regard to race, creed, color, or national origin. The recipients must enter a formal program of graduate study leading to a degree or advanced certificate at an ALA accredited school. As many scholarships as possible will be awarded, depending upon the total amount of contributed funds. The award may be withheld in any year when there are no worthy recipients. Administered by ALA Awards Committee and the Library Education Division. Application and recommendation forms are available from the jury chairman. Applications must be submitted by January 10, 1971. Chairman J. Phillip Immroth, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Staff Liaison, Delores Vaughan.

Francis Joseph Campbell Citation. An annual award, consisting of a citation and medal, presented to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for the blind. This contribution may take the form of an imaginative and constructive program in a particular library; a recognized contribution to the national library program for blind persons; creative participation in library associations or blind organizations which advance reading for the blind; a significant publication or writing in the field; imaginative contribution to library administration, reference, circulation, selections, acquisitions, or technical services, or any activity of recognized importance. Donated and administered by Round Table on Library Service to the Blind. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send nominations to jury chairman (to be appointed). Staff Liaison, Ira Phillips, ALA Headquarters.

John Cotton Dana Library Publicity Awards. Annual citations made to libraries or library organizations of all types submitting scrapbooks representing the year’s public relations program. Donated by H. W. Wilson Company. Administered jointly by the Public Relations Section of the Library Administration Division and the Wilson Library Bulletin. Deadline for entries, March 29, 1971; for scrapbooks, April 12, 1971. Send entries and scrapbooks to John Cotton Dana Publicity Awards Contest, c/o Wilson Library Bulletin, 950 University Ave., Bronx, N.Y. 10452. Information available from jury chairman, Alan Kuseer, Public Library, Rochester, N.Y. 14601. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Ruth R. Frame.

Clarence Day Award. An annual award, consisting of a citation, $1000, and a contemporary print suitably engrossed, made to a librarian or to another individual who has, through substantial published work, such as a book, essay, or published lecture, promoted a love of books and reading, such work to have been published within the five calendar years preceding the presentation of the award. Donated by the Association of American Publishers. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send five copies of the nominations to the jury chairman. Chairman, Mrs. Virginia E. Parker, Port Washington Public Library, 245 Main Street, Port Washington, New York 11050. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Melvil Dewey Medal. An engraved medal and a citation presented annually to an individual or a group for recent creative professional achievement of a high order, particularly in those fields in which Melvil Dewey was actively interested, notably library management, library training, cataloging and classification, and the tools and techniques of librarianship. Donated by Forest Press, Inc. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send five copies of nominations to the jury chairman. Chairman, Mrs. Elizabeth Rodell, Assistant Librarian for Technical Processes, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77001. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Exhibits Round Table Award. An annual award of $500 made to an individual or a group to aid or improve some particular aspect of librarianship or library service on the basis of need in the profession or in the operation of professional library associations. Donated and administered by Exhibits Round Table. Chairman, John Wall, Demco Educational Corporation, P.O. Box 1488, Madison, Wis. 53701. Staff Liaison, Chris Hoy.

Hammond Incorporated Library Award. An award of $500 and a citation made annually to a librarian who has effectively encouraged the use of maps and atlases or promoted an interest in cartography. The award is to be presented only in those years when an appropriate recipient is found. Donated by Hammond Incorporated. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Send nominations to the jury chairman by January 15, 1971. Chairman, Mrs. Elnora M. Portteus, Directing Supervisor, School Libraries, Cleveland Public Schools, 1380 East Sixth Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Library Binding Institute Scholarship. An annual scholarship of $1000 made to a worthy student to further his library education. It is made to a resident of the United States without regard to race, color, creed, or geographical origin. Donated by the Library Binding Institute. Administered by the Library Education Division. Information and application forms are available from the jury chairman. Applications must be submitted by January 10, 1971. Chairman, Mr. Frank B. Sessa, Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213. Staff Liaison, Delores Vaughan.

Library Buildings Award Program. Established by the American Institute of Architects, the ALA, and the National Book Committee to encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries, to consist of a citation and a plaque to be placed in each winning building. Awards are to be made in three classifications: school libraries (up to and including secondary schools), college and university libraries, and public libraries (including county and state). ALA participation authorized by Council in 1962. Deadline for entries to be determined. Application forms will be available from the Library Administration Division at ALA Headquarters. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Ruth R. Frame.

Joseph W. Lippincott Award. An award consisting of $1000, an engraved medal, and a special citation, made annually to a librarian for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship, such service to include outstanding participation in the activities of professional library associations, notable published professional writing, or other significant activity in behalf of the profession and its aims. Donated by Joseph W. Lippincott. Administered by the ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations: January 15, 1971. Jury Chairman to be appointed. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug, ALA Headquarters.

Margaret Mann Citation. An annual citation made to a cataloger or classifier, not necessarily an American, for outstanding professional achievement in the areas of cataloging or classification, either through publication or significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, introduction of new techniques of recognized importance, or outstanding work in the area of teaching within the past five years. Donated and administered by the Cataloging and Classification Section, Resources and Technical Services Division. Deadline for nominations, January 1, 1971. Send nominations with resume of achievement on which nomination is based, to jury chairman, Mrs. Dorothy P. Ladd, Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University, 771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass. 02215. Staff Liaison, Carol H. Raney.

Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship. An annual $2500 scholarship established by the Children’s Services Division to encourage and assist young people who wish to enter the field of library service to children. It is awarded to a qualified candidate who has been accepted for admission to an ALA accredited library school. Donated and administered by the Children’s Services Division. Information and applications are available from the jury chairman. Completed applications must be submitted by March 15, 1971. Chairman, Dr. Patricia J. Cianciolo, Professor, Michigan State University, 360 Erickson Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48823. Staff Liaison, Ruth W. Tarbox.

Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation. A citation to be given at the annual conference of the ALA to a person who has made a distinguished contribution to reference librarianship. This contribution may take the form of an imaginative and constructive program in a particular library; the writing of a significant book or articles in the reference field; creative and inspirational teaching of reference service; or other noteworthy activities which stimulate reference librarians to more distinguished performance. Donated and administered by Reference Services Division. Deadline for nominations to Chairman, May 15, 1971. Chairman, Miss Winifred B. Linderman, School of Library Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801. Acting Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Eunice Rockwell Oberly Memorial Award. A biennial award given in odd-numbered years, consisting of a citation and a cash award from the income of the Oberly Memorial Fund, made to the American citizen who compiles the best bibliography in the field of agriculture or one of the related sciences in the two-year period preceding the year in which the award is made. The bibliographies are judged on accuracy, scope, usefulness, format, and special features, such as explanatory introductions, annotations, and indexes. Made possible by a fund established by colleagues in memory of Eunice Rockwell Oberly. Administered by ACRL Agriculture and Biological Sciences Subsection. Deadline for nominations, March 15, 1971. Send nominations to the jury chairman. Chairman, Mr. Fleming Bennett, Librarian, Hume Library, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Staff Liaison, J. Donald Thomas.

Esther J. Piercy Award. An annual citation presented in recognition of a contribution to librarianship in the field of the technical services by younger members of the profession. The recipient will be a librarian with not more than ten (10) years of professional experience who has shown outstanding promise for continuing contributions and leadership in any of the fields comprising technical services by such means as (a) leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional, or national levels; (b) contributions to the development, application, or utilization of new or improved methods, techniques, and routines; (c) a significant contribution to professional literature; (d) conduct of studies or research in the technical services. The award will be given each year in which the jury believes there to be a qualified recipient. Donated and administered by the Resources and Technical Services Division. Deadline for nomination of candidates, January 1, 1971. Chairman, Miss Margaret W. Ayrault. Graduate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii, 2425 Campus Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815. Staff Liaison, Carol H. Raney.

Herbert Putnam Honor Fund. An award of $500 presented at intervals as a grant-inaid to an American librarian of outstanding ability for travel, writing, or other use that might improve his or her service to the library profession or to society. Administered by the ALA Awards Committee. The ALA Awards Committee serves as jury for this award. Nominations may be sent to Chairman. Chairman, Spencer G. Shaw, School of Librarianship, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Scarecrow Press Award For Library Literature. An award of $500 and a citation made to an American librarian to recognize an outstanding contribution to library literature issued during the calendar year preceding the presentation. The award will be given only when a title merits such recognition. Donated by the Scarecrow Press. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send nominations to the jury chairman. (To be appointed.) Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

H. W. Wilson Library Periodical Award. To be given annually to a periodical published by a local, state, or regional library, library group, or library association in the United States or Canada which has made an outstanding contribution to librarianship. (This excludes publications of ALA, CLA, and their divisions.) All issues for the calendar year prior to the presentation of the award will be judged on the basis of sustained excellence in both content and format, with consideration being given to purpose and budget. The award shall be presented only in those years when a periodical meriting such recognition is submitted for the award. Donated by the H. W. Wilson Company. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send nominations to the jury chairman. Chairman, Mr. Henry G. Shearouse, Jr., Librarian, The Public Library, City and County of Denver, 1357 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80203. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug.

Halsey W. Wilson Library Recruitment Award. An annual award consisting of $1000 to be given to any local, state, or regional library association, any library school, or any other appropriate group concerned with recruitment to the profession. (To be eligible, a state or regional library association must be a chapter of ALA.) There may be direct application or nomination for the award. The award will be made for the development of a sustained program of recruitment for librarianship and will be based on total continuing program, not limited to one year’s activity. The criteria upon which selection will be based are: definition of goals; appropriateness and value to the library needs of an area in which the program is conducted; number of individuals entering library school or library employment; number and kind of individuals or groups reached; or other demonstrable results. The money comprising the award will be used for the continuation and further development of a recruitment program. Donated by H. W. Wilson Co. Administered by ALA Awards Committee. Deadline for nominations, January 15, 1971. Send five copies of the nominations to the jury chairman. Chairman, Mrs. Julia Russell, Nassau Library System, Lower Concourse, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York 11530. Staff Liaison, Mrs. Judith F. Krug. ■ ■