Gale Cengage Excellence Award
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The Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Library Services is given to a library or library system for developing an imaginative and unique resource to meet patrons’ reference needs. The resource can be a bibliography, a guide to the literature of a specific subject, a directory, a database or any other project that has helped the library meet adult or children’s reference needs. Tools, guides, or databases that have been developed for reader’s advisory or adult service questions and needs are also eligible for the award.
The award has been given annually since 1991 and is sponsored by Gale Cengage Learning, Famington Hills, Michigan and administered by RUSA. The award comes in the form of $3,000 and a citation.
Nominations are to be made in writing, stating in detail how the resource has contributed to meeting patron’s reference needs. A sample of the resource (or entry, pages’ printouts, etc.) must accompany the nomination. Additional information is available on the committee’s web site - >galegroupawardexcellence.cfm. The award has been given annually since 1991. All nominations should include the following:
*description of the resource
*description of the format, e.g., card file, database, etc.
*list of sources used to compile the resource
*target audience
*criteria used in selecting material for inclusion (If the resource is inclusive, state so clearly).
*breadth of coverage, i.e., time and subject
*explanation of what makes the resource imaginative or unique.
Please do not hesitate to call or email with any questions about the award or the nomination process. Send you letter and relevant documentation to the Committee Chair, Ann Behler, by December 15, 2008 at the address below:
Ann C. Behler
Information Literacy Librarian
Library Learning Services
University Libraries
E102H Paterno Library
University Park, PA 16802
behler@psu.edu
