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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From: </span></b><span style="color:black">"Middleton, Cheryl Ann" <cheryl.middleton@oregonstate.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, September 14, 2018 at 2:24 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us><br>
<b>Subject: </b>ACT NOW! ACRL Award Nominations for 2018 Academic/Research Library of the Year Award & the Excellence In Libraries Awards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I imagine that many of us know of an academic/research librarian or academic library that does outstanding work on behalf of the students and researchers they serve and on behalf of our profession. Don’t let this opportunity to honor and
recognize your colleagues pass! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Everything you need to know about submitting a nomination for either or both awards is in the message below and there is a lovely graphic that you can post and share to spread the word about this call for nominations for these awards.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ACRL has opened nominations for the prestigious 2019 ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award and the ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Submissions are due, Friday, December 7, 2018
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Guidelines for nominations, links to previous award winners and other information is located on the following webpages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
<a href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/excellenceacademic">http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/excellenceacademic</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal">Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award
<a href="http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/acrllibrarian">http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/acrllibrarian</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Award Background:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO provides funding for an Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Program to recognize an outstanding community college, college, and university library each year. This award
is to recognize the accomplishments of librarians and other library staff as they come together as members of a team to support the mission of their institution. GOBI's gift of $12,000 provides a $3,000 gift to each of the three winning libraries and $3,000
to support travel by an ACRL officer to the three award ceremonies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Respectfully submitted on behalf of the 2018 Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheryl Middleton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Cheryl Middleton,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Associate University Librarian Research & Scholarly Communication
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">ACRL Past President 2018-2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Oregon State University Libraries & Press</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">121 The Valley Library</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Corvallis, OR 97330-4501</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Ph: 541-737-8527</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Email:Cheryl.MIddleton@oregonstate.edu</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#ED7D31">OSU Libraries: Innovation, Heart & Ideas</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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