ACRL Excellence Awards Announced

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has announced the recipients of the 2008 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. McMaster University Libraries (Hamilton, Ontario) took the honor in the university category, selected for its “focus on user-centered innovations and services.” The Laurence McKinley Gould Library at Carleton College (Northfield, MN) won in the college category, impressing the selection committee “with its use of technology in the library.” The Shatford Library at Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) won in the community college category, for its efforts to “enhance students' experiences at the library.”

The awards are sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell's Book Services. Each winning library will receive $3000 and a plaque, to be presented at an award ceremony held on each recipient's campus. The winners also will receive special recognition at the ACRL President's Program during theAmerican Library Association Annual Conference on June 30 in Anaheim, CA.