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Do you know a stellar technical services librarian who is a CLA member? Here's your opportunity to acknowledge their great work!

Nominate a California technical services librarian for the Technical Services Award of Achievement.

Don't let the deadline pass you by -- Nominate your outstanding colleague today!

Application deadline: March 28, 2014

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 CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

TECHNICAL SERVICES AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT

SPONSORED BY OCLC

  Call for Nominations

The CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement acknowledges superior achievement by an individual in those areas of the library profession that encompasses technical services.

All members of the library community are invited to take this opportunity to recognize deserving technical services colleagues who have made significant contributions in those areas of librarianship that have been especially challenged by the need for innovation and adaptation in dealing with rapidly changing technology and work environments.

A maximum of one award is given each year. The CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement recipient is presented with a plaque and honored at the CLA Awards Ceremony during the annual conference.  The winner will also receive $750.

Submit a nomination for the 2014 CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement.

Nomination period
The 2014 award nomination period is currently open and closes March 28. The successful recipient will be notified by June 2014.

Eligibility

• Persons nominated for the award are required to be CLA members.
• Nominees must have worked for a portion of the past year in a California library.
• Nominators are not required to be CLA members. However, if a nomination is made by a non-member, the nomination must be endorsed by a CLA member. If you need assistance in finding a CLA member to endorse your nomination, please contact the CLA office no later than two weeks prior to the deadline.

How to nominate
Nominators should submit a statement (of no more than 350 words) identifying the nominee's achievement(s) and briefly describing the impact of the achievement(s) on those areas of the library profession that encompass technical services. Criteria for selection are outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas:

• leadership in professional associations at the local, state, regional, national, or international level;
• significant contributions to the development, application, or utilization of new or improved methods, techniques, and routines demonstrating creativity and innovation;
• significant contributions to the professional literature; and
• significant studies or research.

Nomination form

Further information

• The CLA Technical Services Award is coordinated by CLA's Technical Services Interest Group (TSIG).
• TSIG may consider only those individuals who have been formally nominated for the award.
• TSIG reserves the right not to give an award if a qualified candidate is not found.
• Award recipients will be asked to submit a photograph to be used in award publicity.
• Nominations and all supplementary materials must be received by 5:00pm on the submission deadline.
• If you have questions, please contact Mary Cohen.

CLA Technical Services Award of Achievement Committee

• Shelley Bodamer, Santa Cruz Public Libraries
• Mary Cohen, Palos Verdes Library District (Chair)
• Julie Moore, California State University, Fresno