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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The <a href="https://acrloregon.org/acrl-oregon-award-for-excellence/">
ACRL-Oregon Award for Excellence</a> is given annually for a project or initiative, undertaken by an individual or a group, that has significantly improved Oregon academic libraries or librarianship.
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The award will be presented at the ACRL-Oregon/Washington Fall Conference (October 27-28, 2016 at Menucha) and the winner(s) will also
<span style="color:#1F497D">be </span>recognized at the Oregon Library Association Annual Conference Award Ceremony on April 21, 2017 in Salem. The winner (if group, one individual only) will receive registration to the ACRL Oregon/Washington Joint Fall Conference
 and an engraved plaque.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Who can be nominated:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Any project or initiative that includes at least one employee of an academic library in Oregon may be
<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/P9coHrBslq">nominated</a> (self–nomination are accepted). Project members do not need to be ACRL-OR members.  The initiative or project that is the basis of the nomination must have occurred in the previous three years.
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Deadline:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
<a href="http://goo.gl/forms/P9coHrBslq">Nominations</a> must be received by July 22, 2016 at 11:59pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Notification: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The award winner(s) will be notified by mid-August.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Questions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> Please contact the ACRL-Oregon President, Uta Hussong-Christian, at
<a href="mailto:acrlor@olaweb.org">acrlor@olaweb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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