JJ Pionke, Applied Health Sciences Librarian & Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), has been named to the 2020 class of Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers. His highlight appears in the May 7 edition of Library Journal.
Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian and Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Library, has been selected by The American Library Association (ALA) to participate in the 2020 ALA Policy Corps. The ALA Policy Corps aims to develop a cadre of experts with deep and sustained knowledge of national public policies in areas crucial to ALA’s strategic goals. Continue reading
Dr. Antonio Sotomayor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Illinois Library, has published his book Olimpismo: The Olympic Movement in the Making of Latin America and the Caribbean, featured in the Sport, Culture & Society series of the University of Arkansas Press.
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Jennifer Hain Teper is the recipient of the 2020 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award. This award is given annually by the Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). Sponsored by Preservation Technologies, L.P., the award consists of $1,500 and a citation. Hain Teper’s admirable leadership, service and dedication to the preservation profession embodies the qualities of the Banks Harris Award.