Randy Silverman receives Banks/Harris Preservation Award

Randy Silverman, Preservation Librarian at the University of Utah
(Salt Lake City, UT), is the recipient of the 2013 Paul Banks and
Carolyn Harris Preservation Award, given annually by the Association
for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Preservation
and Reformatting Section.  Mr. Silverman has spent his career not
only helping his own library develop and implement well integrated
preservation programs, he has spent considerable time sharing his
knowledge and experience with fellow colleagues, students and staff
from small and large institutions in the United States and abroad,
and advocating for the preservation of, and access to historic
cultural collections of all kinds.

The Banks/ Harris Preservation Award honors the memories of Paul
Banks and Carolyn Harris, early leaders in library preservation and
teachers and mentors for many in the field of preservation.  The
Banks/Harris Award is given each year by the Preservation and
Reformatting Section of the ALCTS. ALCTS is a division of the
American Library Association. The award, sponsored by Preservation
Technologies, L. P., consists of $1,500 and a citation.  It
recognizes the contribution of a professional preservation
specialist who has been active in the field of preservation of
library materials.  The award will be presented on Sunday, June 30,
at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the 2013 American Library
Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The ceremony is open
to conference attendees, please join us if you can.

Banks/Harris Award Committee
Beth Doyle, Chair
Holly Robertson
Karen Brown

See also

    <URL:http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/randy-silverman-receives-banksharris-preservation-award>

Beth Doyle, Head
Conservation Services Dept.
Leona B. Carpenter Senior Conservator
Duke University Libraries
Campus Box 90189
035 Research Dr.
Durham, NC 27708
919-660-5985
Fax: 919-684-2855


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