Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship

Purpose of Award
The Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship is made annually to an individual who has distinguished him/herself in the field of Business Librarianship.
Type of Award
Citation and a $3,000 cash award.
Award Sponsor
Thomson Gale Group, Detroit, Michigan.
Criteria
The recipient's contribution may lie in a variety of endeavors, such as authoring a seminal book or articles in business librarianship, the development of an imaginative and successful program centered around business within a library, the teaching of business librarianship in a particularly creative manner, the display of unusually strong leadership in a professional association geared to business librarianship, or other activities that encourage librarians to excel in business librarianship.
Nominations
The selection of a recipient is accomplished through a review of written nominations by the Thomson Gale Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship Committee of the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the ALA Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Nominations must clearly state the contributions of the nominee in the field of business librarianship and explain the significance of the contributions (such as, effect on ideas/practices of the field, extent and depth of research and publishing, effect of leadership on organizations) and the magnitude of their influence. Self-nominations are accepted. Deadline date is December 15, 2007 Along with the letter you are encouraged to send as much supporting material as you deem helpful to the candidate's cause. These can include the candidate's resume, letters of support, or other materials. Evaluations are based solely on the strength of the materials submitted."

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SEND NOMINATIONS TO:
Mark Andersen
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
Work: (312) 747-4470
Fax: (312) 747-4975
E-mail: andersen@chipublib.org