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ACRL Announces Excellence in Academic Libraries Winners
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) this week 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"; and the Shatford Library at Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) won in community college category, for its efforts to "enhance students' experiences at the library."
Sponsored by ACRL and Blackwell's Book Services, the annual awards recognize the staff of a college, university, and community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution. 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 the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference at 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 30, in Anaheim, CA.
"To us, this award is all about esprit de corps within the library and partnerships in the college community and beyond," said Samuel Demas, college librarian at Carleton College. "It is a thrill for us to receive this validation of our values and of our efforts to serve the Carleton community." Camila Alire, chair of the 2008 Excellence in Academic Libraries Selection Committee and dean emerita at the University of New Mexico & Colorado State University (and an ALA presidential candidate), had kinds words for the winners. "Innovative," she said of Pasadena City College's Shatford Library. Carleton's Gould Library, she said, is "a welcome environment for students and faculty…utilizing technology to enhance space, services, and resources." McMaster University Libraries, she said, represented "a successful transformation from a traditional research library to an innovative, user-centered library."
Look for in-depth profiles of all the winners in upcoming editions of the LJ Academic Newswire.
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Physicists, APS Battle Over Author Rights
Just a week after the trade group STM (the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers) released a statement calling author rights addenda "needless bureaucracy," a group of 38 scientists are at odds with the American Physical Society (APS) over its copyright policy. According an article in the New Scientist, a group of physicists are protesting APS's decision to withdraw an offer to publish two studies in its journal Physical Review Letters because the authors asked for a rights agreement that was compatible with their uploading to Wikipedia. The APS, however, requires authors to transfer their copyright to the society before they can publish in an APS journal.
"It is unreasonable and completely at odds with the practice in the field," Bill Unruh, a researcher at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, told New Scientist. "Scientists want as broad an audience for their papers as possible." Gene Sprouse, editor-in-chief of the APS journals, told reporters the APS would review its copyright policy in May. "A group of excellent scientists has asked us to consider revising our copyright, and we take them seriously."
Author rights is becoming an increasing focus in scholarly communication. SPARC has recently launched an author rights campaign. Also, the recent landmark vote by Harvard faculty to require open access via deposit in a university repository has cast a new light on copyright policies like those at the APS.
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Announcement: LJ Seeks Nominations for Library of the Year
Library Journal is still accepting nominations for the 2008 Library Journal Thomson/Gale Library of the Year-but the April 1 deadline is approaching. The $10,000 prize celebrates the library that most profoundly demonstrates: service to the community; creativity and innovation in developing specific community programs or a dramatic increase in library usage; and leadership in creating programs that can be emulated by other libraries.
Along with the cash award, the winner is featured in the June 15, 2008, LJ cover story and honored with a gala reception at the American Library Association Annual Conference. Past winners have gained immeasurable prestige within their community and national media attention, often resulting in improved relations with local politicians and increased budgets. It is an honor that resonates for a lifetime.
Submission requirements: A library may be nominated by itself or by a community member. Each entry must include: nominee name, address, and phone number, plus the name of the contact person and the submitter's contact information if different from the nominee; a written explanation of up to several pages, or a list of bulleted narrative points clearly enumerating how your library's accomplishments fit the award criteria. And here's quick tip: past entries describing programs and their effects on the community were especially helpful to the judges. While supporting materials, such as brochures, testimonials, press clippings, etc., may be included and are helpful, they are less important than the written narrative.
Statistical data must include: population served; total annual budget; per capita budget; circulation; percent of the budget spent on materials; visits; e-use (in-house and remote if available); number of staff; percentage of staff who are professional librarians. If you do not have all of these statistics, then submit at least the first six. The judges do not make selections based on numbers, though they are helpful in giving context to the written submission.
Send the completed nomination package postdated by Tuesday, April 1, 2008 to: Library of the Year Award, c/o Library Journal, 360 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. Show the world that you're the best. Good luck!
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Announcement: Still Spots Available for LJ's Design Institute
There are still spots open for the upcoming Library Journal Design Institute program, a one-day think tank that brings librarians together with leading architects, designers, and vendors for a day of presentations, interactive discussions, and innovative problem-solving on library space, design, and construction.
In this full-day seminar, architects, librarians, product vendors, and planners will share the latest developments and options, address concerns about costs, and reveal cutting-edge solutions now being adopted. The day offers a hands-on component too, as librarians and planners break out into smaller groups led by our architect sponsors to focus on specific design challenges based on real-world projects submitted in advance by participant librarians.
This spring's Institute will be held May 9, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the San Francisco Public Library. 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA. 94102.
Don't miss out! Register today!
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