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) announces it is opening
nominations for its national awards for federal librarianship for fiscal year
2009. Many times it is difficult to show such achievement in just one fiscal
year, but past winners have produced outstanding results for supporting their
agency missions in just 12 months.
FLICC fosters excellence in federal library and information services through
interagency cooperation and provides guidance for the Federal Library and
Information Network (FEDLINK). Created in 1965 and headquartered at the Library
of Congress, FLICC also makes recommendations on federal library and
information policies, programs and procedures to federal agencies and to others
concerned with libraries and information centers.
The 2009 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 October 2010. To recognize these
outstanding individuals and programs further, 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:
This award commends the library or information center for outstanding,
innovative and sustained achievements during fiscal year 2009 in fulfilling its
organization's mission, fostering innovation in its services and meeting the
needs of its users. 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., a main or branch library or information
center).
Winners in 2008 were the Information Services Division / National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) Research Library in Gaithersburg, Md.
(large); and Hurlburt Field Library, U.S. Air Force, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
(small).
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 2009. The nominee must be a federal
employee and a practicing librarian in a federal library or information center.
FLICC recognized Dr. Verlene Herrington, chief, U.S. Army Military Intelligence
Library, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., as the 2008 Federal Librarian of the Year.
This award recognizes the achievements of a federal library technician
during fiscal year 2009 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. Federal staff classified in professional series are not
eligible for this award, but may be eligible for nomination as Federal
Librarian of the Year. In 2008, the Federal Library Technician of the Year was
Lawana Gladney, library technician in the Department of Justice Library System.
To obtain nomination materials, visit the Awards Working Group section of
the FLICC website (www.loc.gov/flicc/awards.html),
call (202) 707-4800 or send an 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 faxed to
(202) 707-4825 no later than June 15, 2010.