2020 LAUC-LA Librarian of the Year Nomination

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Has a UCLA librarian had a major impact on a course you teach? Has a librarian gone above and beyond to further your research? Has a librarian been a creative partner in one of your initiatives or other projects? This is your chance to recognize this librarian's work!The Librarians Association of the University of California, Los Angeles (LAUC-LA) invites nominations for its 2021 Librarian of the Year Award.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 12, 2021.

This award recognizes excellence in librarianship that furthers the teaching and research mission of UCLA and responds to the intellectual, informational, and cultural needs of the university community. The librarian’s achievement could be demonstrated by partnerships with faculty to create assignments, workshops, or other instructional content; collaboration with researchers to complete a research project; a significant professional achievement; the creation of a new library program or service; major contributions to a university-wide initiative; outstanding original research; leadership at a national or international level; outreach to the community; LAUC participation; service to the library profession; or exceptional engagement with students, faculty, and other library users. Candidates should embody one or more of the following:

creativity

innovation

courage

leadership

scholarship

A candidate should be nominated for a specific contribution made during the past twelve to eighteen months (2020-21), rather than for overall career achievement. All UCLA librarians employed 50% time or more may be nominated.

Successful nominations include:

Letters of support from faculty, staff, or other librarians; and/or Student testimonials

Note: Letters and testimonials should describe the author’s experience with nominee and the librarian's impact on the author’s work and/or the university.

Optional documentation to include, as applicable:

Websites related to the nominee’s work Citations to publications Descriptions of research

Media coverage

To read about the previous recipients and their accomplishments, please see the LAUC-LA website at https://library.ucla.edu/about/lauc-la/about-lauc-la/lauc-la-librarian-year.

The award winner will be announced and the award presented at the 2021 LAUC-LA Spring Membership Meeting. Following this announcement, the committee will send a letter to each nominee regarding their consideration for this award, with a summary of points supporting the nomination.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Nora Avetyan at navetyan@library.ucla.edu.

2021 Librarian of the Year Award Committee:

Nora Avetyan, chair

Jennifer Osorio

Lizeth Ramirez

Daniel Schoorl

LAUC is the University of California’s primary organization for professional librarian and governance affairs.
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