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Substantially revised and expanded guidelines for the ARLIS/NA
Distinguished Service Award have been approved by the Executive Board --
all previous copies of the Guidelines should be discarded.
ARLIS/NA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The 1996 ARLIS/NA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for the
Distinguished Service Award to be presented in 1998. Nominations should be
sent by 15 May, 1997 to:
Mary Williamson, Chair, 1997 ARLIS/NA Awards Committee
c/o Art Libraries Society of North America
4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27607-7507
Purpose:
The Distinguished Service Award honors an individual of any country whose
exemplary service in art librarianship, visual resources curatorship, or a
related field, has made an outstanding national or international
contribution to art information and/or art librarianship.
Criteria:
Individuals nominated should have distinguished themselves in at least two
of the following ways:
1. Outstanding and sustained service to the profession through active
participation, advocacy, or leadership in ARLIS/NA or related
organizations.
2. Outstanding and sustained service to a library or visual resource
collection in a manner consistent with the highest standards of the field.
These standards may be met in a variety of ways, including activity which
involves exceptional creativity, innovation, intellectual or moral
courage, leadership, scholarship.
3. Outstanding research and/or publication in any media or format that
contributes to the further understanding and development of art
information, art librarianship, or visual collections management.
4. Outstanding and sustained performance as a teacher in the field of art
librarianship, visual resources curatorship, or a closely related field.
Eligibility:
1. Recipients need not be members of ARLIS/NA.
2. The awards may be given posthumously.
3. Current members of the Executive Board, other ARLIS/NA officers or
appointees, and previous recipients of the award are not eligible for
nomination.
Procedures:
1. Nominations for the Distinguished Service Award may come from any of
the following sources: ARLIS/NA personal members, an ARLIS/NA Chapter, a
region representing several ARLIS/NA Chapters, or a group of ARLIS/NA
members at-large. Nominations may not come from current members of the
Executive Board nor from members of the Awards Committee.
2. Nominations are made in writing to the Chairperson of the Awards
Committee of ARLIS/NA c/o ARLIS/NA Headquarters. The deadline, set by the
Committee, follows the Annual Conference and precedes the mid-year
Executive Board meeting by at least two months. Nominations for the
Distinguished Service Award are solicited at least annually.
3. Nominations are made in the form of a letter, written over a single
signature or multiple signatures, which should express the accumulated
weight and significance of the nominee's career. This official letter of
nomination should be accompanied by supporting evidence, or augmented by
additional evidence mailed separately. Such evidence typically shall
include letters of support from colleagues and associates representing the
breadth of the nominee's contribution; a career resume or published
biography where available; a bibliography of publications; and other
appropriate documentation. Focused presentations are encouraged.
Additional supporting materials may be requested by the Awards Committee.
It is not the responsibility of members of the Awards Committee to supply
supplementary or missing documentation; the deliberations and decisions of
the Committee will be based on an objective review of the documentation
presented to it. However, additional supporting materials may be
requested by the Awards Committee from nominators for purposes of
clarification and/or explanation.
4. The Awards Committee acknowledges the receipt of nominations to the
principal nominators, reviews nominations, and forwards its final
recommendation to the Executive Board before the mid-year meeting. The
names of other nominees shall remain confidential.
5. The Executive Board approves the award winner. The ARLIS/NA President
notifies the Chairperson of the Awards Committee, and the recipient of the
Award. The Chairperson of the Awards Committee notifies the principal
nominators of both the Award recipient and unsuccessful nominations.
6. The ARLIS/NA President selects the person who will write the tribute
which appears in the Convocation program, and the abbreviated citation
which will appear on the Award certificate. The certificate is signed by
both the ARLIS/NA President and the Awards Committee Chairperson. In
consultation with the principal nominator, the President also selects the
person who will make the presentation remarks at the Convocation. The name
of an Award recipient will not be publicly announced before the
Convocation at the Annual Conference.
7. Documentation for unsuccessful nominations will be
destroyed to ensure confidentiality. The nominating packet of the Award
recipient will be forwarded to the ARLIS/NA Archives along with other
papers of the Awards Committee.
8. In the absence of an adequately documented nomination of a worthy
candidate, no award will be given. Where unusual circumstances warrant it,
a second award may be given in any one year.
Award:
1. The recipient is invited to attend the Annual Conference at which the
Award is presented, and will receive complimentary registration and
airfare.
2. During the Convocation at the Annual Conference, there will be a
presentation ceremony when the ARLIS/NA President will present the Award
recipient with a certificate, and the person selected by the President
will deliver the presentation remarks.
3. Accompanying the award will be a lifetime membership in ARLIS/NA.
