<div dir="ltr">FYI,<div><br></div><div>Suzanne<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Don Wood</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org">dwood@ala.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 8:05 AM<br>Subject: [alacro-l] Last Call for Cutting-edge Submissions<br>To: ALACRO-L <<a href="mailto:alacro-l@ala.org">alacro-l@ala.org</a>><br><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Last Call: Submit Your Nomination for Cutting-Edge Technology in Library Services by Nov. 15</span><u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Last year, <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/01/cutting-edge-2013/" target="_blank">five libraries</a> in four states were cited for </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">creative and cost-effective engagement with technology trends including BYOD (bring your own device), augmented reality, e-government, crowd-sourcing, and online learning.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">“Cutting-edge” refers to tested and successful implementations of technological advancements used in services such as:<u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Improvements in traditional services and processes by inventing/re-inventing/twisting technology<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Introduction of new, innovative services that are flexible and responsive to community needs<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Technology-enabled methods for connecting libraries to their communities<u></u><u></u></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Funding initiatives or organizational models that ensure library information technology will remain current<u></u><u></u></span></li>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">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 <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/cuttingedge/index.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/cuttingedge/index.cfm</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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