Nominations for 2009 Merit Awards are now closed. Winners will be announced at the 2009 SLA Annual Conference. A nomination form for 2010 will be posted later this year.
Student Group Award Criteria and Instructions for Submitting a Nomination:
The SLA Student and Academic Affairs Advisory Council (SAAAC) seeks to recognize and honor those Student Groups whose: (1) outstanding leadership, (2) innovative programming, or (3) creative use of electronic resources signal their contributions toward increased membership and expanded professional development from the current SLA membership year.
Award criteria may include one or more of the following:
- increased student group membership;
- expanded professional development opportunities both formal and informal;
- raised the profile of the SLA Student Group in their own school; on their own campus; or in the professional community;
- brought educators and practicing special librarians together;
- increased or enhanced the profile of special librarianship and/or the SLA within their academic or broader community.
Nominations will be ranked based upon clearly stated and documented quantitative and qualitative evidence.
Be sure to clearly state the category of nomination and address any or all of the award criteria listed above. If applying in more than one category, please submit separate documentation for each and address the criteria for each.
Examples of past student group activities that have demonstrated achievement include:
- membership promotions;
- web site development;
- listserv management;
- internships;
- fund raising;
- mentoring programs;
- publications;
- special library tours;
- speakers;
- meetings;
- workshops and seminars;
- awards/honors;
- Chapter/Division or Association-level involvement;
- University or School committee leadership.
Award winning nominations will:
- briefly (no more than 3 pages) address one or more of the award criteria;
- provide evidence of the Student Groups effectiveness;
- state why the student group deserves special recognition.
Documentation should be included with the nomination form, if appropriate, but please be keep the amount of paper to a minimum.
Please print or download a copy of the Certificate of Merit Student Group nomination form. Completed forms are due11 May 2009. They can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to:
Paula Diaz
Director, Membership
SLA
331 South Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel: +1.703.647.4926
Fax: +1.703.647.4901
Email: pdiaz@sla.org
www.sla.org
Nomination forms will be made available once the nominating period is open.
RSS
Feedback form
