All,
A gentle reminder that only three
weeks remain before the nomination deadline for the LBI George Cunha and Susan
Swartzburg Preservation Award. Details below.
Please get any nominations and
letters of support to me by December 1st.
Thank you,
Cathy Martyniak (cmook@xxxxxxx)
LBI George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award jury chair
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Colleagues:
It is my pleasure to issue this call for nominations for the
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) LBI
George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg award. Deadline for nomination and
supporting materials is December 1, 2008.
LBI George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/lbicunhaswartz.cfm
The LBI George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award was
established by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) to honor
the memory of George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg, early leaders in
cooperative preservation programming and strong advocates for
collaboration in the field of preservation.
The award acknowledges and supports cooperative preservation projects
and/or rewards individuals or groups that foster collaboration for
preservation goals. Recipients of the George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg
Award demonstrate vision, endorse cooperation and advocate for the
preservation of published and primary source resources that capture the
richness of our cultural patrimony. The award recognizes the leadership
and initiative required to build collaborative networks designed to
achieve specific preservation goals. Any person or group is eligible
for this award; membership in ALA is not required. The Cunha/Swartzburg
Award is sponsored by LBI: The Library Binding Institute and includes a
$1,250 grant and citation.
Send nominations, including the name of the person or group being
nominated; address, phone number and email address of nominee and
nominating party; a formal statement of nomination, with rationale for
the nomination; resume, vita or extensive narrative career outline upon
which the award jury can base its determination; and letters of support
and endorsement, to Cathy Martyniak, chair, LBI Cunha/Swartzburg Jury by
December 1st, 2008.
Cathleen L. Martyniak
Preservation Department
University of Florida Smathers Libraries
Gainesville, FL 32611
(voice) 352 273 2830
(fax) 352 392 6597
(email) cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx