You better hurry, as nominations close 1st August.

Why should you care?  I’ve been thinking about how, as a profession, we don’t do enough to applaud librarians’ achievements.  There are librarians doing great things in all departments, across all sectors of libraries and we should do more to applaud them and recognise these achievements.

One way to do this is through the ALIA Awards.  There are 5 open for nomination at present, closing on 1st August 2008.

Premier Awards:

HCL Anderson Award (peer-nominated) - Honouring outstanding achievement within the library and information services sector by an associate member.

Redmond Barry

Redmond Barry Award (peer-nominated) - Honouring outstanding contribution to the library and information services sector by an individual who is not eligible for associate membership.

Ellinor Archer Pioneer Award (peer-nominated) - Recognising pioneering in new areas of library and information science by an individual or institutional member.

Excellence Awards:

Excellence Award (self or peer-nominated) - Recognising excellence in any area, field or aspect of practice in the library and information services sector by an individual member, groups of members or institutional member.

Metcalfe Award (peer-nominated) - Recognising high achievement by a personal financial member in their first five years of practice in libraries and information services.

Unfortunately, but understandably, these awards are for ALIA members - but we should be take advantage of every opportunity to acknowledge and reward the great work being done in the library profession.  Who can you think of to nominate for one of these awards?