Information Literacy Irish Award 2010

Nominations have now closed and the winner will be announced at LILAC 2010 and on this website.

To mark the holding of the LILAC conference in Limerick in 2010, the Library Association of Ireland (LAI) and the Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL) are jointly offering an award of €500 for achievement in the field of IL in the Republic of Ireland.  This award is being made on a once-off basis.  It is open to an individual or group working in the IL arena, and in any sector, in the Republic of Ireland.

Nominations:

Nominations for this award are now open.  We welcome nominations from all sectors.  Individuals or groups may self-nominate or colleagues may nominate individuals or groups whom they consider have demonstrated innovation in the field of Information Literacy.

Criteria:

Applications will be assessed on one or more of the following:

  • Raising the profile of information literacy within your organisation
  • Developing a system/course/programme/service, or product which develops information literacy skills
  • Evidence of impact
  • Nominations should demonstrate innovation, initiative and originality

Format for nominations:

Nominations should take the form of a short description of the project or initiative (no more than 3 x A4 pages);

Contact details of the nominator and the nominee should be provided;
Supporting documentation, URLs etc. should be supplied.

Closing date for receipt of nominations:
Friday, 26 February, 2010

Award:

The winner will receive an award of €500 towards training and development activities.  The award will be presented to the winner or, in the case of a team, their nominee, at the LILAC 2010 conference dinner in Limerick on Tuesday 30 March 2010.

Please send your nominations and supporting documentation by 26 February to:

Jane Clavin, Development Manager, LAI
jclavin@libraryassociation.ie

conul   LAI