Established in 2014, the CUL Innovation Award for Library Staff targets innovation throughout the CUL system in all functional areas and departments. Innovations can be in the form of service enhancements, problem solving, or simply by looking at things in a new way. In addition to a certificate suitable for framing, the award includes a cash prize of $500.
To be eligible, the employee must be a regular full-time or part-time member of the library staff. Both individuals and groups are eligible.
The selection of the winner(s) is based on exceptional innovation in technology, services, workflows, or processes that resulted in enhanced services or internal optimization. While the innovation can include IT development, having an IT component is not a requirement for consideration. Although the innovation need not be all encompassing, special consideration is given to innovations that benefit the whole library system and beyond. Qualities to consider when writing the nomination include: impact of the innovation and the nominee’s leadership in conceiving and implementing it.
A call for nominations will the 2015 will be announced in the spring. We hope that you will consider submitting a nomination to recognize an individual or a group that has come up with an innovation that makes a difference in the way we go about our work.
Congratulations to the 2014 recipients: The CUL eBook Call Number Enhancement Team (Gary Branch, Dianne Dietrich, Pete Hoyt, Peter Martinez, and Holly Mistlebauer)
Pictured L-R: University Librarian, Anne R. Kenney, Peter Martinez, Gary Branch, Pete Hoyt, and Holly Mistlebauer (not pictured: Dianne Dietrich)