Call for nominations--George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award

Call for nominations
George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award
ALCTS 2012 Preservation Awards

Nominations are being accepted for the 2012 Association for Library
Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) George Cunha and Susan
Swartzburg Preservation Award. ALCTS presents this award to honor
individuals whose work represents the finest achievements in
research, collaboration, creative work, leadership and service in
preservation.

 If you are interested in nominating a candidate, contact award jury
chair Michele Stricker atmstricker<-a t->njstatelib< . >org.

The deadline for nominations and supporting materials is Dec. 1,
2011.

The George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award was
established by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) to
honor the memory of George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg, early leaders
in cooperative preservation programming and strong advocates for
collaboration in the field of preservation.

The award acknowledges and supports cooperative preservation
projects and/or rewards individuals or groups that foster
collaboration for preservation goals. Recipients of the George Cunha
and Susan Swartzburg Award demonstrate vision, endorse cooperation
and advocate for the preservation of published and primary source
resources that capture the richness of our cultural patrimony.  The
award recognizes the leadership and initiative required to build
collaborative networks designed to achieve specific preservation
goals.  Any person or group is eligible for this award; membership
in ALA is not required.    The Cunha/Swartzburg Award is sponsored
by Hollinger Metal Edge and includes a $1,250 grant and citation.

Send nominations, including the name of the person or group being
nominated; address, phone number and email address of nominee and
nominating party; a formal statement of nomination, with rationale
for the nomination; resume, vita or extensive narrative career
outline upon which the award jury can base its determination; and
letters of support and endorsement, to

    Michele Stricker, chair
    Cunha/Swartzburg Jury
    mstricker<-a t->njstatelib< . >org

Visit the Cunha Swartzburg page for more information:

    <URL:http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/
        profrecognition/lbicunhaswartz.cfm>

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    email. There should be no newline.

        ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.

Ian Bogus
MacDonald Curator of Preservation
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
3420 Walnut Street, Room 220
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
215-573-1376
Fax: 215-898-0559


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