Awards

NETSL Technical Services Librarian Award

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The New England Technical Services Librarians invites you to submit names for consideration for the NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services:

http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2692681/NETSL-Award-nomination

Is there a technical services librarian in your life who has inspired you? Do you have a colleague who has tackled today’s challenges in technical services and triumphed? Do you know a person who leads the way in innovation, collaboration, or vision? Is there someone you know who puts the service in technical services? If you know of a person who merits any or all of these descriptions, please nominate that person.

The successful nominee will be presented with the NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services at the NETSL Annual Conference in 2017.

Nominees do not have to be NELA members or involved in NETSL.

If you should have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact:

William Shakalis at: wshakalis@worcester.edu

NETSL Award: 2nd Call for Nominations

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NETSL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES

Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 6, 2015

New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board annually presents the NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services to publicly recognize an individual who has made an especially significant contribution to the field of library technical services.

Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members will select a recipient at their March meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated.

Eligibility for nomination is as follows:

  • Nominees may be NETSL/NELA members, but membership in the Association is not a requirement.
  • A nomination must be accompanied by a written statement that includes the rationale for nomination and, if a resume of the nominee is not appended, a narrative summary of the nominee’s career and achievements. Provision of a resume is strongly recommended.
  • Nominations may be made by NETSL members, or by non-members.
  • Nominations and statement(s) must be received by the NETSL Vice-President(s) no later than Friday, March 6, 2015.
  • Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration.

Evaluation criteria include having made contributions to library technical services in one or more of the following areas:

  1. Leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or national level
  2. Contributions or innovations in technical services
  3. Significant contributions to professional literature
  4. Conduct of studies or research in technical services

Nomination letters and questions can be submitted to Christine Fernsebner Eslao, NETSL Vice President at: eslao (at) fas (dot) harvard (dot) edu or Tachtorn (Wheat) Meier, NETSL Vice President at: tachtorn (dot) meier (at) yale.edu

The NETSL Award will be presented at the 2015 Annual NETSL Spring Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on April 10, 2015. For a full list of speakers and breakout sessions, please visit our website at https://netsl.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/netsl-2015-annual-spring-conference/

 

And the winners are…

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014 NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services!
The 2014 Award went to:
Amira Aaron, Associate Dean, Scholarly Resources, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
and
Diane Baden, Head, Monographic Services, O’Neill Library, Boston College, Boston, MA.
More information about the recipients and the award here.

NETSL Spring Conference – Registration is open!

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Coming Up Roses: Growing Towards the Future

April 11, 2014 at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE

Do you need to fill out a paper registration form?
Click Here for the NETSL 2014 Annual Conference Mail In Registration Form

We have a great line up of lightning talks – thanks to all who answered our call for proposals. We also have several exciting breakout sessions this year.
Keynote Address: Impact of Library Resource Management Trends for Technical Services: A Budding Flower or a Thorny Future by Marshall Breeding

 

 

Nominations for the annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services

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New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) Executive Board is seeking nominations for its annual NETSL Award for Excellence in Library Technical Services.

The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated.

The next NETSL Award will be presented at the annual NETSL Spring Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on April 11, 2014.

Eligibility for nomination is as follows:
Nominees may be NETSL/NELA members, but membership in the Association is not a requirement.
A nomination must be accompanied by a written statement that includes the rationale for nomination and, if a resume of the nominee is not appended, a narrative summary of the nominee’s career and achievements. Provision of a resume is strongly recommended.
Nominations may be made by NETSL members, or by non-members.
Nominations and statement(s) must be received by the NETSL Vice-President no later than March 10, 2014.
Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration.

Nominees shall have made contributions to library technical services in one or more of the following areas:
(1) Leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or national level
(2) Contributions or innovations in technical services
(3) Significant contributions to professional literature
(4) Conduct of studies or research in technical services

Past Recipients include:
Lynda Kresge, Birdie MacLennan, Dr. Sheila Intner, Robert L. Cunningham, Matthew Beacom, Catherine Willis, Lisa Palmer, and David Miller, Martha Rice sanders, Margaret A. Lourie, Janet Belanger Morrow, Olga Verbeek, John DeSantis.

Please send nominations and inquiries to:

Randi Rousseau
Cataloging Librarian
Goddard Library
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
508-793-7156
rrousseau@clarku.edu

Call for Nominations – NETSL Award for Excellence in Technical Services

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The NETSL Award recognizes and honors significant New England-based contributions to the field of library technical services. Contributions may have been made in New England by librarians from throughout the United States, or nationally by librarians residing in New England, through publications, service, or innovations in practice. The NETSL Executive Board members select a recipient at their February meeting based on nominations received. The Board reserves the right to suspend the Award for a year if no suitable candidate is nominated.

The next NETSL Award will be presented at the annual NETSL Spring Conference at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA on April 12, 2013.

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