COPPUL Outstanding Contribution Award

COPPUL is pleased to announce a new award to be given to an individual or team, working in a member library, that has made an outstanding contribution to the consortium.

The Outstanding Contribution Award may be given annually to recognize exemplary contributions to the mission of COPPUL.

Eligibility:
Individuals currently employed by COPPUL member institutions. Note: COPPUL Board members and COPPUL staff are not eligible.

Criteria:
Contributions should enhance service in multiple COPPUL libraries, i.e. have an impact within the region.

Procedures:
A call for nominations will be sent out before November 15 each year to all COPPUL listservs and posted on the COPPUL Blog.

Nominations can be made by staff of any COPPUL member library, and should be no more than two pages in length.

Nominations must include:

• Name of individual being nominated, and home institution
• Description and impact of the exemplary contribution
• Contribution to the COPPUL mission
• Other supporting/relevant documentation
• Name of nominator and home institution
• One letter of support (the ‘seconder’)

Deadline for nominations: January 31 of each year

Nominations are to be sent to the COPPUL Office. Discussion of the award will be led by the Director(s) of the institution(s) employing the nominee(s) at the March meeting. A decision will be made by majority vote of the members present at that meeting. All nominations will remain confidential to the COPPUL Directors and staff.

The award will consist of a plaque and a gift certificate for $200.

Canadian Electronic Library / ebrary meeting at CLA Conference

From Gary Gibson, Gibson Library Connections:

I am writing today to invite you to join us for our “third annual ebrary / CEL users group meeting” to be held in conjunction with the CLA Conference in St. John’s this month.

This is an annual event where we bring both current customers and other interested parties together to discuss issues of common interest concerning e-books in general and ebrary and Canadian Electronic Library in particular.

This is not a sales presentation or product demonstration but rather a roundtable discussion covering topics relevant to you and your organization that will help both ebrary and Gibson Library Connections better serve the Canadian market and adapt to the ever changing landscape.

Some of the topics we will cover include:

Subscription or perpetual access?
Key licensing issues
Desired interface enhancements
New or revised product offerings
Consortia opportunities

Your participation at this gathering will help shape the future of CEL & ebrary services in Canada and your feedback is extremely valuable.

When: Thursday, May 24th, 7:30 am
(We’ll wrap up by 8:45 to get you to your first conference session)
Where: Delta Hotel, Governor Gower Room
120 New Gower Street, St. John’s, NL
What: Roundtable Meeting with continental breakfast
Hosts: Gary & Bob Gibson, Gibson Library Connections
Bryan Keane, ebrary Regional Sales Manager

Please RSVP by May 11th.

Due to high demand at the Conference hotel we are faced with limited space availability so we ask that if you are unable to attend that you contact us about designating an alternate contact to represent your organization but that otherwise you treat this as a personal invitation.

Thanks & Regards, Gary