IUL News for January 2, 1996 Volume 23, Number 1

2. FACULTY/STAFF NEWS

Effective November 14, Wendy Chidester accepted the position Senior Circulation Assistant in the Business/SPEA Library. Wendy previously worked in the Business/SPEA Library from October 1993 to May 1995.

Effective December 4 Ann Gibbs accepted the 75% position in SALC working for Nancy Boerner. Ann still works 25% for Preservation.

Effective January 2, 1996 Yvonne Wittmann accepted the position Pre-Catalog Searcher in Serials. Yvonne has worked in Hungary for the past three years teaching English. She received her M.A. degree in Linguistics from I.U.

3. WILLIAM EVANS JENKINS LIBRARIAN AWARD

The Jenkins Award Committee is asking for nominations for the 1996 Jenkins Award for outstanding librarianship. Current and former Bloomington librarians are eligible to receive this award. The nomination form follows this article.

Please take the time to consider the professional contributions and achievements of your colleagues and to make nominations. The award consists of a certificate and $500. If more than one individual is given the award, the $500 will be shared equally by the recipients. The winner will be announced during National Library Week in April, and the award will be presented at the Retirement and Recognition Reception in May. The recipient's name will be added to the plaque in the Main Library lobby.

Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 1996, to Marilyn Shaver, Personnel Officer. Librarians nominated in the previous year will remain nominees for the current year. The chair of the Jenkins Award Committee will contact nominators for updated information.

The criteria for selection are one or more of the following:

*has shown excellence in service to the IU Libraries as evidenced by continuous leadership and innovation.

A history and description of the Jenkins Award and the complete guidelines are in the Bloomington Library Faculty Handbook. You can also receive a copy of that document by contacting Marilyn Shaver or Betty Andis. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the members of the committee: Julie Nilson (chair), Nels Gunderson, Ruth Davison, Wen-ling Liu, and Gary Wiggins.

Nomination forms and supporting documents are due by March 1. The supporting documentation should include a current curriculum vita (compiled by the nominee) and three letters of support (requested by the nominator).

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THE WILLIAM EVANS JENKINS LIBRARIAN AWARD
Nomination Form
This form should be returned to the Personnel Officer, Library Administration, Main Library C201, by February 1, 1996.

I wish to nominate _______________________; ___________________ (name) (campus address) for the William Evans Jenkins Librarian Award. Submitted by _____________________; _______________________

(name) (campus address) REASONS FOR NOMINATING THIS PERSON RELATIVE TO THE CRITERIA STATED IN THE AWARD GUIDELINES:

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