From: Regina Koury <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, Sep 18, 2017 at 5:23 PM

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Do you know someone whose work represents the finest achievements and
leadership in collaboration and innovation? Celebrate their accomplishments
by submitting a nomination to the *2018 ProQuest Coutts Award for
Innovation in Electronic Resources Management*!



The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) honors
an individual and/or group whose electronic resources management
achievements could include, *but are not limited to*:

·         Building and managing new types of electronic collections and
materials

·         Addressing selection issues and processes for electronic resources

·         Creating effective organizational structures for the workflow
management and development of electronic resource collections

·         Increasing visibility, discovery and user access to electronic
library resources



Past award winners include:

·         Corey Halaychik for his leadership in improving workflow
management in both the licensing of electronic resources through
the University of Tennessee master agreements program and for
co-founding The Collective.

·         Benjamin Heet for demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to
innovation in his work developing and promoting the open-source CORAL
Electronic Resources Management system.

·         Jill Emery & Graham Stone for their work on the TERMS (Techniques
for Electronic Resource Management) and OAWAL (Open Access Workflows for
Academic Libraries) projects, which crowd-sourced the creation of best
practices for managing electronic resources, and exemplify innovative
practices for the worldwide library community.

 The award is presented during the American Library Association Annual
Conference, and the recipient receives a citation and a *$2,000 award*
generously donated by ProQuest.



Nominations and supporting materials are *due December 1, 2017 *and should
include:

·         Name, address, phone number and email address of each nominee and
nominating party.

·         Formal statement of nomination that includes a rationale, and a
description of any projects that the nominee has initiated and successfully
completed.

·         Additional letters of support and endorsement from others that
provide additional evidence of worthiness of the nominee.

 Self-nominations will not be accepted. Current employees of ProQuest and
its subsidiaries are not eligible for the award.

Please email nominations to: Jennifer Peters, chair, ProQuest Coutts Award
Jury,  mailto:[log in to unmask] Coutts
Nomination
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Additional information is available online at http://www.ala.org/alcts/
awards/profrecognition/couttsinnovate

-- 
Regina Koury
Assistant University Librarian
Discovery & Resource Services
Idaho State University
Eli M. Oboler Library
850 S. 9th Avenue
<https://maps.google.com/?q=850+S.+9th+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g>, Stop
8089
Pocatello, ID 83209
(208) 282-4582