[Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacro-l] Last Call for Cutting-edge Submissions

[Suzanne Sager]

FYI,

Suzanne

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From: Don Wood <dwood at ala.org>
Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Subject: [alacro-l] Last Call for Cutting-edge Submissions
To: ALACRO-L <alacro-l at ala.org>


*Last Call: Submit Your Nomination for Cutting-Edge Technology in Library
Services by Nov. 15*



WASHINGTON, D.C.—Don’t delay: submit your nomination for use of
cutting-edge technology in library services now! As part of its ongoing
effort to identify and recognize libraries that are delivering quality
library services in new ways, the American Library Association (ALA) is
accepting submissions for the best library practices using cutting-edge
technology through November 15, 2013. Libraries selected for the
recognition will be featured in a program at the 2014 ALA Annual
Conference, highlighted through ALA publications and publicized via ALA
media and web channels.



Last year, five
libraries<http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/01/cutting-edge-2013/>in
four states were cited for creative
and cost-effective engagement with technology trends including BYOD (bring
your own device), augmented reality, e-government, crowd-sourcing, and
online learning.



“We want to showcase libraries that are serving their communities with
novel and innovative methods and provide the library community with some
successful models for delivering quality library service in new ways,” said
Marc Gartler, chair of the Cutting-edge Technology in Library Services
selection committee.



“Cutting-edge” refers to tested and successful implementations of
technological advancements used in services such as:

   - Improvements in traditional services and processes by
   inventing/re-inventing/twisting technology
   - Introduction of new, innovative services that are flexible and
   responsive to community needs
   - Technology-enabled methods for connecting libraries to their
   communities
   - Funding initiatives or organizational models that ensure library
   information technology will remain current



A joint selection committee of members from the Subcommittee on America’s
Libraries for the 21st Century and the Library & Information Technology
Association will review all nominations and may conduct selected interviews
or site visits to identify those libraries that are truly offering a best
practice or most innovative service.



Winners will be announced at the upcoming 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting, which
will be held January 24-28, 2013. To learn more about the recognition, go
to http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/cuttingedge/index.cfm.



-- 
Suzanne L. Sager
Oregon ALA Representative
Portland State University Library
PO Box 1151
Portland, OR  97207-1151

Phone: 503-725-8169
Fax: 503-725-5799

email: sagers at pdx.edu
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