Santa Barbara, Calif.   —   2010-12-02   —  

VOYA Rates Teen-Centered Library Service One of the "Top Ten" Books of the Year  

Teen-Centered Library Service: Putting Youth Participation into Practice (Libraries Unlimited, 2009) has secured a spot on VOYA's annual "Five Foot Bookshelf" as one of the top ten books published over the last year for professionals who work closely with adolescents. The book, written by Diane P. Tuccillo and recommended by Library Media Connection and School Library Journal, combines information, inspiration, and relevant examples to encourage school and public librarians to advocate for and incorporate active youth involvement that will develop teen self-esteem and positively connect teenagers with books, reading, and libraries. The annual list appears in the October 2010 issue of VOYA. Click here for more information on Teen-Centered Library Service.

A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians Wins ACRL Award

A Practical Guide to Information Literacy Assessment for Academic Librarians by Carolyn J. Radcliff, Mary Lee Jensen, Joseph A. Salem Jr., Kenneth J. Burhanna, and Julie A. Gedeon is the recipient of the 2009 Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award. Given annually by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), the award recognizes an outstanding book related to instruction in a library environment. According to ACRL, the work is "innovative in its coverage, original in its accessibility to librarians at all instructional levels and experience, and timely in its response to the nation-wide emphasis on outcomes assessment in higher education."

For more information on this award, visit ALA's website.

LU Author Nancy Pearl Wins ALA's 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award

Nancy Pearl, a librarian, educator, reading advocate, and author, has been selected the winner of the 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, an annual honor given by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association. The Monroe Award honors a librarian, library and information science researcher or educator who has made a significant contribution to library adult services.

Nancy Pearl has written a number of books for Libraries Unlimited's Genreflecting Advisory Series, including Now Read This III: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction (February 2010).

For more information on Nancy Pearl and her award win, click here.

Ken Haycock wins 2010 Beta Phi Mu Award

Ken Haycock has been named the recipient of the American Library Association's 2010 Beta Phi Mu Award. The award, donated by the Beta Phi Mu International Library Science Honorary Society, is presented each year to a library school faculty member or to an individual for notable service to education in librarianship. Haycock, the author of The Portable MLIS: Insights from the Experts (Libraries Unlimited, 2008), is professor and director of the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. He was previously director of the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia and has developed led and reviewed academic, public, school and special libraries. Dr. Haycock is immediate past president of the Association for Library and Information Science Education and a past member of the Executive Board of the American Library Association, among others, and has taught graduate courses in foundations and management. He is a prolific writer and editor and an award-winning professional and scholar.

For more information on this prestigious award and its recipient, visit ALA's website.

Greenwood Publishing Group Award recipient named

The American Library Association (ALA) has named Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives: Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes the winner of the 2010 Greenwood Publishing Group Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. The book was written by Robert E. Dugan, Peter Hernon and Danuta A. Nitecki and published by Libraries Unlimited.

For more information, click here.