FLICC Awards Program Recognizes Outstanding Federal Libraries,
Librarians and Library Technicians
(To obtain nomination materials, visit the Awards Working Group section
of the FLICC Web site (www.loc.gov/flicc/awards.html), call (202)
707-4800 or send e-mail to [log in to unmask] The nomination packet
includes the nomination form, selection criteria and a list of needed
supporting materials. All completed nominations must be postmarked or
faxed no later than Nov. 12, 2004.)
To honor the many innovative ways in which federal libraries,
librarians and library technicians are fulfilling the information
demands of government, business, research, scholarly communities and the
American public, the Federal Library and Information Center Committee
(FLICC) is seeking nominations for its national awards for federal
librarianship for fiscal year 2004.
The 2004 award winners will be honored for their contributions to
federal library and information service at the annual FLICC Forum on
Federal Information Policies in Washington, D.C., in March 2005. To
further recognize these outstanding individuals and programs, a plaque
engraved with their names and the names of previous and subsequent
winners will be on permanent display in the FLICC offices at the Library
of Congress.
Nominations are being accepted for these awards:
Federal Library/Information Center of the Year
This award commends the library or information center's outstanding,
innovative and sustained achievements during fiscal year 2004 in
fulfilling its organization's mission, fostering innovation in its
services and meeting the needs of its users. The FLICC awards are given
to both small library/information centers (with a staff of 10 or fewer
federal and/or contract employees) and larger library/information
centers (with a staff of 11 or more federal and/or contract employees).
All nominations must be made on behalf of an entire library or
information center (e.g., main or branch library or information center).
Winners in 2003 were the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Research Library, Gaithersburg, Md (large); and the Library Services
Department at the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Va. (small).
Federal Librarian of the Year
This award honors a federal librarian who demonstrates active and
innovative leadership and professionalism in the promotion and
development of library and information services during fiscal year 2004.
The nominee must be a federal employee and a practicing librarian in a
federal library or information center. Lillian Woon Gassie, senior
systems librarian, Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School,
Monterey, Calif., was recognized as the 2003 Federal Librarian of the
Year.
Federal Library Technician of the Year
This award recognizes the achievements of a federal library technician
during fiscal year 2004 for exceptional technical competency and
flexibility under changing work conditions. The nominee must be a
federal employee and a practicing paraprofessional or library technician
in a federal library or information center. In 2003, the Federal Library
Technician of the Year was Wilma Riley, library technician, National
Institute of Standards and Technology Research Library, Gaithersburg,
Md.
To obtain nomination materials, visit the Awards Working Group section
of the FLICC Web site (www.loc.gov/flicc/awards.html), call (202)
707-4800 or send e-mail to [log in to unmask] The nomination packet
includes the nomination form, selection criteria and a list of needed
supporting materials. All completed nominations must be postmarked opr
faxed no later than Nov. 12, 2004.
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