The University of Iowa Libraries is seeking nominations for the Arthur Benton University Librarian’s Award for Excellence. Funded by a generous endowment, this award acknowledges a Libraries staff member’s professional contribution in the practice of librarianship, service to the profession, scholarship, or leadership which has had a significant impact or innovation to the operations of the Libraries or the university. The award recipient will receive $2,000 to be used for professional development activities.

Criteria for the award and the nomination form are available at http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/admin/bentonaward/.

Any member of the UI community may submit a nomination for the award.

Nominations are due by Friday, October 27. Please forward this message to faculty and graduate assistants in your department and encourage them to submit nominations. Thank you for your assistance. 

*The University Libraries includes the Main Library, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and the Art, Business, Engineering, Music, and Science Libraries. (Professional staff in the Law Library and other campus departmental library staff are not eligible.)