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<p>The annual ACRL-Oregon Award for Excellence recognizes an individual or group who achieves excellence in the field by significantly improving Oregon academic libraries or librarianship.</p>
<p>This year’s award winner is <strong>The Library User-experience & Assessment Un-Conference (LUAU) team</strong>. LUAU is recognized for the team’s positive impact on Oregon libraries by bringing together academic librarians from across the Pacific Northwest.</p>
<p>The LUAU team members include Rick Stoddart (OSU/UI), Donna Reed (PCC), Diane Provak (UI), Frank Haulgren (WWU), Kate Rubick, (L&C), Laura Zeigen (OHSU), Lori Ricgilano (UPS), Meredith Farkas (PSU/PCC), Steve Borellii (WSU), Steve Hiller (UW), and Anya Arnold
(Alliance).</p>
<p>LUAU built trust to share library assessment expertise across the Alliance and with non-Alliance members within the Northwest area; identified library assessment experts and projects within the Alliance; and articulated common library assessment priorities
in the field.</p>
<p>ACRL-Oregon commends this team for their initiative in pursuing grant money to assist in funding the project, fostering new relationships, and their commitment to potentially regularly holding the un-conference.</p>
<p>LUAU was funded through a grant from the Orbis Cascade Alliance.</p>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">Robin Champieux</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">Scholarly Communication Librarian</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">Assistant Professor</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Consolas">ORCID profile: <a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-9832">0000-0001-7023-9832</a></font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">Oregon Health & Science University</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">champieu@ohsu.edu</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><font size="2" face="Consolas">503-494-2770</font></div>
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