From: "Shipman, Jean P. (ELS-HBE)" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:01:08 +0000

Deadline is the end of July.



Jean P. Shipman

VP, Global Library Relations

Global Strategic Networks

Elsevier

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385-347-1829



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*2nd Annual Karen Hunter Memorial Award call for nominations*

*Award **recognizes **collaborations between librarians and publishers or
librarians advancing information dissemination via technology*

*New York, May 3, 2019 –* *Elsevier <https://www.elsevier.com/>*, the
information analytics business specializing in science and health,
announced today the call for nominations for the 2nd Annual Karen Hunter
Memorial Award. The award recognizes demonstrated evidence of the desire to
encourage collaborations between librarians and publishers, or exemplar
experience with advancing information dissemination via technology.
Awardees receive $5000 USD and travel support to attend the Hunter Forum at
the annual ALA Mid-Winter Meeting
<http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/midwinter-meeting> in Philadelphia,
PA from January 24-28, 2020.



The Elsevier Karen Hunter Memorial Award was established in 2018 to honor
Karen’s legacy. In her four decades at Elsevier, Karen led groundbreaking
initiatives in scholarly communications in partnership with the research
community. You can read more about Karen and her contributions *here
<https://www.elsevier.com/connect/honoring-karen-hunter-a-pioneer-of-digital-publishing-and-library-services>*.




”There is no better way to honor Karen’s Hunter’s legacy than to issue an
award to a librarian or ensemble of librarians who demonstrate leadership
in applying technology to scholarly communications, or who have partnered
with a publisher to advance the sharing of research findings,” said Jean
Shipman, Vice President, Global Strategic Networks, Elsevier.



*The inaugural award
<https://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/articles/university-florida-george-smathers-libraries-named-recipients-elsevier-karen-hunter>*
was presented to the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
team during the 2018 ALA Mid-Winter Meeting. A team of librarians worked on
applying APIs to provide full-text journal articles - both version of
record and author manuscripts - via its institutional repository (IR) to
highlight the over 8,000 publications per year of the faculty of the
University of Florida. The project saved faculty time and helped them with
meeting funder compliance requirements, as it eliminated the need for them
to individually contribute their publications to the IR. The project also
saved library staff time as they did not have to solicit the articles from
the faculty. Read more about the project on Elsevier Connect
<https://www.elsevier.com/connect/using-the-sciencedirect-api-to-increase-visibility-and-access-to-research-articles>
.



*How to submit nominations and notification schedule*

Demonstrated evidence can be a project, a product, a publication, a program
event, a testimony, or other form of collaboration between librarians and
publishers or a technological advancement.  The collaboration or
technological development does not need to be related to Elsevier.



The awardee is selected by Elsevier’s North American Library Advisory Board
(NALAB), and it is issued at the Hunter Forum, American Library Association
(ALA) Mid-Winter meeting. Award criteria include being:



   1. An accredited/degreed professional librarian or group of librarians.
   2. Currently employed within the United States.
   3. Any kind of librarian – e.g., academic, government, school, public,
   medical or special.
   4. Able to attend Elsevier’s Hunter Forum to accept the award and
   participate in the Hunter Forum if requested.
   5. Willing to say a couple of words during the award’s acceptance at the
   Hunter Forum.



Nominations are due midnight US Pacific Standard Time, July 31, 2019.  The
nomination should be sent to Jean Shipman at *[log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>* and include: a cover letter stating nomination
justification and by whom; the nominee’s qualifications as they relate to
the award criteria; the nominee’s CV; and two to three letters of support
from colleagues. The awardee will receive notification of their selection
no later than the end of November 2019. This will provide the awardee time
to register and participate in the 2020 Hunter Forum, usually held at the
ALA Mid-Winter meeting.



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*About Elsevier*

*Elsevier <https://www.elsevier.com/>* is a global information analytics
business that helps scientists and clinicians to find new answers, reshape
human knowledge, and tackle the most urgent human crises. For 140 years, we
have partnered with the research world to curate and verify scientific
knowledge. Today, we’re committed to bringing that rigor to a new
generation of platforms. Elsevier provides digital solutions and tools in
the areas of strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical
decision support, and professional education; including *ScienceDirect
<https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/sciencedirect>*, *Scopus
<https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus>*, *SciVal
<https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scival>*, *ClinicalKey
<https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/clinicalkey>* and *Sherpath
<https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/sherpath>*. Elsevier publishes over
2,500 digitized journals, including *The Lancet <http://www.thelancet.com/>*
and *Cell <http://www.cell.com/>*, 39,000 e-book titles and many iconic
reference works, including *Gray’s Anatomy
<https://www.elsevier.com/books/grays-anatomy/standring/978-0-7020-5230-9>*.
Elsevier is part of *RELX Group <http://www.relx.com/>*, a global provider
of information and analytics for professionals and business customers
across industries. *www.elsevier.com <https://www.elsevier.com/>*



*Media contact*

Jonathan Davis, Communications Officer

Elsevier

+31 20 485 2719

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