The
Esther J. Piercy Award Jury is seeking nominations for the
Esther J. Piercy Award. The award was established by the Resources
and Technical Services Division of the American Library Association in 1968 in
memory of Esther J. Piercy, editor of
Journal of Cataloging and
Classification from 1950 to 1956 and of
Library Resources & Technical
Services from 1957 to 1967. The award consists of a $1,500 grant
donated by Yankee Book Peddler, Inc. and a citation presented at the membership
meeting of the Association during the ALA Annual Conference. This award is given
to recognize the contribution to those areas of librarianship included in
library collections and technical services by a librarian with not more than ten
years of professional experience who has shown outstanding promise for
continuing contribution and leadership.
Submission procedure:
Nominations shall include 1) name of nominee; 2) date nominee entered first
professional position; and 3) a formal statement of nomination, with a brief
rationale for the nomination, together with a resume or narrative career outline
upon which the award jury can base its determinations. Letters of endorsement
from others should provide additional evidence of the worthiness of the nominee.
The number of letters of endorsement received for a nominee shall not be a
determining factor in the selection process; rather, the evidence of the
person's accomplishments that they present shall be the factor considered.
Nominations for persons not selected for the award in one year may be
resubmitted provided the person still meets the ten-year limit on length of
professional experience. Eligibility is not limited by country, citizenship, or
membership in a specific organization.
Criteria: Evidence of this
promise is determined by the person's accomplishments, as they are related to
technical services and resources, in such activities as:
- Leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or
national level;
- Contributions to the development, application or utilization of new or
improved methods, techniques and routines;
- Significant contribution to professional literature; and
- Conduct of studies or research in the technical services.
Send
Nominations to: Larry Heiman, Chair of Esther J. Piercy Award Jury at
larry.heiman@xxxxxxxxx
The deadline is December 1.
2005.