Call for nominations--George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Award

Nominations are currently sought for the 2016 George Cunha and Susan
Swartzburg Preservation Award, one of three Preservation Awards
organized by the Association for Library Collections and Technical
Services (ALCTS) and its Preservation and Reformatting Section.
These awards honor individuals whose work represents the finest
achievements in research, collaboration, creative work, leadership
and service in preservation or to support a new preservation staff
member's participation in preservation activities at the ALA Annual
Conference.  The nomination deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2015.

George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award 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

    Holly Robertson
    Chair, Cunha/Swartzburg Jury
    hollyrobertson21<-at->gmail<.>com

by December 1, 2015.

Visit the Cunha Swartzburg page for more information:

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

Cunha/Swartzburg Award Committee:

    Holly Robertson
    Preservation Consultant
    Chair

    Robert Klingenberger
    Yale University

    Miranda Nixon
    University of Pittsburgh

    Miriam Centeno
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Holly Robertson
Library / Archives Preservation Consultant
Washington D.C.
Coordinator, Preservation Statistics Survey
202-374-1181


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