<div dir="ltr"><div>The ACRL-Oregon board is now accepting <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/bKagnGKquPso1Bv62">nominations</a> for the Award for Excellence.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What does the award acknowledge?</b></div><div>The ACRL-Oregon Award for Excellence shall be given to recognize a project that demonstrates excellence in the field by significantly improving Oregon academic libraries or librarianship.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Who is eligible?</b></div><div><ul><li>Any individual or group in Oregon may apply or be nominated. Individuals or groups that include at least one employee of an academic library may be given priority consideration.<br></li><li>Initiative or project that is the basis of the nomination must have occurred in the previous three years.<br></li><li>This is not a lifetime achievement award.<br></li><li>ACRL-Oregon membership is NOT required.<br></li><li>Nominee or nominated group may include a member of the ACRL-Oregon Board; however they must recuse themselves from the voting process.<br></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><b>What does the award cover?</b></div><div><ul><li>An engraved plaque<br></li><li>Recognition at the ACRL-Oregon/Washington Fall Conference<br></li><li>One paid registration for the recipient to attend the ACRL-Oregon/Washington Fall Conference<br></li></ul></div><div>More information and past winners can be found on the <a href="https://acrloregon.org/acrl-oregon-award-for-excellence/">ACRL-Oregon website</a>. The nomination period will close at 11:59pm on August 31, 2018. <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/bKagnGKquPso1Bv62">Submit a nomination now</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>For questions, please contact:</div><div><br></div><div>Steve Silver</div><div>ACRL-Oregon President</div><div><a href="mailto:acrlor@olaweb.org">acrlor@olaweb.org</a></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Communications Coordinator, ACRL-Oregon<br>Email: <a href="mailto:acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org" target="_blank">acrlorcommunication@olaweb.org</a><br>Website: <a href="http://acrloregon.org/" target="_blank">http://acrloregon.org/</a><br></div></div>
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