Nominations Sought For Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship | Offices of the American Library Associationhttp://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/humphryoclcforest
| | | | | | | | | Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship | Offices of the American Libra...John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award | | | | View on www.ala.org | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | The American Library Association is accepting nominations for the 2015 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The deadline for nominations is January 1, 2015.The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a certificate, which are presented at the International Relations Round Table Reception at the ALA Annual Conference. The award is given to a librarian or person who has made significant contributions to international librarianship.Created on the occasion of the retirement of John Humphry as Executive Director of Forest Press, publisher of the Dewey Decimal Classification, the award recognizes Humphry's far-ranging work to internationalize the English language editions of Dewey and to ensure that translations were adapted to meet the needs of other cultures and countries.All nominations should include, as appropriate, personal history or curriculum vitae, with emphasis on achievements related to international librarianship; bibliography, critical reviews, articles, etc.; and letters seconding the nomination or other letters of commendation or appreciation.Nominations should be sent to:International Relations Office American Library Association 50 East Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611-2795 U.S.AFax: 312-280-4392 Email: [email protected] Guidelines for the Awardhttp://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/humphryawardguidelines Past Recipients IRC Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award Subcommittee STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
