ALCTS Writing/Publishing Awards

Nominations and self-nominations being accepted until December 1, 2017

The ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award honors the author or authors of the year's outstanding monograph, article, or original paper in the field of technical services, including acquisitions, cataloging, collection management, preservation, continuing resources and related areas in the library field. Papers published in Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS), the ALCTS journal, are ineligible, as there is an award in place for best LRTS publication (described below).

For more information on the award criteria, nomination, selection and ceremony, go to http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/opub. For further nomination information contact Heath Martin, chair of the ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award Jury.

Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award

The Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award is given to the author(s) of the best paper published each year in the official journal of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, Library Resources & Technical Services (LRTS).

For more information on the award criteria, nomination, selection and ceremony, go to http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/printmedia/bestoflrts. For further nomination information contact Michele Seikel, chair of the Best of LRTS Award Jury.