APA Announces Excellence in Librarianship Award

DATE: February 26, 2007
CONTACT: Melinda Byrns

WASHINGTON, DC –The American Psychological Association is pleased to announce its Excellence in Librarianship Award. This award was created to recognize significant contributions or research within psychology and social sciences librarianship. The award, which consists of a certificate and $2,500, will be presented at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington, DC in June 2007.

The award is open to both mid-career librarians and allied professionals (10 or more years of experience) who have demonstrated significant achievement in librarianship in psychology or the social sciences.

This award recognizes significant contributions to psychology and social sciences librarianship including publications, research, project development, instruction, or strong leadership, and will recognize work completed within the last two years.

The deadline for submission of materials is April 1, 2007. The recipient will be selected by a committee of peers, and will receive the award at a reception at the June 2007 meeting of the American Library Association.

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