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For Immediate Release Contact:
Charles Wilt February 25, 2009 Executive
Director, ALCTS 312-280-5030 Second
LBI Cunha/Swartzburg award to Russell
CHICAGO
– Ann Russell is the winner of the second annual LBI George Cunha and
Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award. The Preservation and Reformatting Section
(PARS) of ALCTS will present the award on Sunday, July 12th, at the ALCTS
Awards Ceremony during the 2009 American Library Association meeting in
Chicago, IL. The Cunha/Swartzburg Award is sponsored by LBI: The Library
Binding Institute and includes a $1,250 grant and citation. Established
in 2007, the award honors 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. Ms.
Russell, the recently retired Director of the Northeast Document Conservation
Center (NEDCC) in Andover, MA, is being presented with this honor in
recognition of her advocacy of and contributions to cooperative preservation
during her thirty year tenure in the field of library preservation.
Ann’s vision and leadership were the driving force behind NEDCC’s
growth and influence in the field of preservation and conservation education
and training. From the creation of the School for Scanning, to work as a
founding member of the Regional Alliance for Preservation, Ann has been at the
heart of numerous national and international initiatives. NEDCC workshops have
been offered all over the US, and in Cuba, South Africa and Russia. In addition
to her comprehensive and effective impact on collaborative preservation over
the past three decades, Ann’s collaborative vision and outstanding
leadership have strengthened preservation knowledge, practice, and awareness of
tens of thousands of staff in libraries, archives, and museums around the
world. The
Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is the
national association for information providers who work in collections and
technical services, such as acquisitions, cataloging, collection development,
preservation, and continuing resources in digital and print formats. ALCTS is a
division of the American Library Association. PLEASE
FORWARD AS NEEDED Cathleen L. Martyniak Preservation Department University of Florida
Smathers Libraries Gainesville, FL 32611 (voice) 352 273 2830 (fax) 352 392 6597 (email) cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx |