The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association’s History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee’s annual Best Historical Materials list. The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, reference products, and published primary sources created, published, or significantly updated within the past…(Read More)
Has a librarian made a difference in your life or your community? Now is your chance to honor their contributions by nominating them for the American Library Association’s annual l Love My Librarian Award. The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users across the country to recognize their favorite librarians working in public…(Read More)
Tokunbo Adeshina, Access Services Librarian, Bronx Community College of the City University of New York, selected winner of the STARS Atlas Systems Mentoring Award “Congratulations! Thank you for your work in Access Services and Interlibrary Loan.” – Award Committee statement As a first-year professional within resource sharing community, Tokunbo has sought peer mentoring, professional…(Read More)
Jalesia Horton, Director of Access and Resource Sharing Services, Southern Methodist University, Selected for the STARS Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award sponsored by OCLC “Thank you for your work in Interlibrary Loan/Resource Sharing at institutional, regional, and national levels.” – Award Committee statement Jalesia Horton has worked to be a leader in the ILL…(Read More)
Mia Partlow, Robin C. Davis, Dawn Pearce, and Silvia Sheffield of North Carolina State University, chosen for the 2023 STARS Publication Recognition Award Dawn Pearce, Technology Support Specialist, NC State University Libraries Mia Partlow Robin C. Davis, Associate Head, User Experience, NC State University Libraries Silvia Sheffield, Collections & Research Librarian for Engineering, NC State…(Read More)
Whitney Thompson, Graduate Library Assistant, Edgewood College, awarded the 2023 History Research and Innovation Award sponsored by Gale Cengage Whitney Thompson Whitney Thompson’s research centers on the most popular ballad composer of 1860s England, Charlotte Alington Barnard AKA “Claribel,” and her role in Victorian musical history, especially the intertwined histories of the music business…(Read More)
Michelle Enke, Manager of Genealogy / Special Collections, Wichita Public Library, named winner of the 2023 HS Genealogy/History Achievement Award Michelle Enke “For her work on the “Tell Your COVID Story” project as well as her great contributions to genealogical, archival, and library special collections as a certified archivist and leadership in professional service organizations…(Read More)
ETS Achievement Award presented to Shannon D. Jones, Director of Libraries, Medical University of South Carolina & Director, Region 2, Network of the National Library of Medicine Shannon D. Jones “For initiative and enthusiasm as a member of ETS, and demonstrated leadership from within ETS through committee work, contribution to projects, interest group and…(Read More)