Peer Recognition Awards
In
appreciation of your work in making Library Matters the outstanding
publication that it is. You have worked
devotedly and tirelessly to insure the high quality, readability, relevance,
and timeliness of our staff newsletter. You consistently give 110% and never
settle for second best. We applaud your talent for recognizing news events and
photographic opportunities, your strong knowledge of grammar and composition
style, and your keen sense of how the newsletter should reflect the
organization and the activities of its members.
In
appreciation of your work as Project Archivist under the University of Maryland
Libraries’ cooperative agreement with the National Agricultural Library. You are a dedicated, energetic team player
who motivates and inspires your colleagues by your example and tackles
challenges with a “Can-Do!” attitude.
Your initiative in undertaking projects to encode archival finding aids
using Encoded Archival Description and organize an extensive photograph collection,
your superior public service, and your concern for your colleagues, as
evidenced in your service on the Goodwill Committee, all make you an invaluable
asset to the Archives and Manuscripts Department and the University of Maryland
Libraries.
In
appreciation of your continued dedication to friendly and reliable service to
both your colleagues and library patrons. You have repeatedly been singled out
by your peers as ready, willing, and eager to share your enormous depth of
knowledge at all times. Your willingness to go the extra mile to help students
and faculty with their questions and your reputation as the “go to guy” who has
all the answers has made you an asset to not only EPSL, but the UM Libraries as
a whole.
Special Projects Awards
Bobbie Mallet, Cataloging-Monographic/Cont. Resources
In
appreciation for your remarkable work on the Chemical Abstract Bibliographic
and Holdings Project. Due to the
complex nature of the Chemical Abstracts, items were for most staff a nightmare
to work with and the situation was so incomprehensible that library users
purposely avoided using the online catalog to find the Chemical Abstract
issues. When presented the problem, you
quietly took the initiative to correct the inconsistencies of the item
descriptions, the misleading bibliographic records, and the inaccurate summary
holdings. In addition, you made an
extra effort to create documentation of your process by writing a “BEST
PRACTICE” that combined valuable guidelines with Aleph screen shots. The impact
of the success was immediate and positive for library users as well as
colleagues. Your success exceeded all
expectations.
In
appreciation of your initiative and dedication to implementing the Aleph
Reserves Module. You singlehandedly
educated yourself on the module and worked with Dave Wilt and Jamie Bush to set
up McKeldin Reserves as the “guinea pig” for implementing the module
library-wide. Your willingness to not only serve as a test site but to also
then, in turn, train your colleagues speaks of your commitment to making Aleph
Reserves an effective and useful component of the new system. You recognized the
importance of moving forward on the Aleph Reserves work and took the initiative
to make it happen, demonstrating what taking leadership is all about.