Lynne M. Thomas, head of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, has been chosen as a 2021 World Fantasy Award finalist. Thomas is the co-editor-in-chief and co-publisher of Uncanny Magazine with her husband Michael Damian Thomas. They have been recognized for their impressive work within the Fantasy genre.
Michelle Reed, Assistant Professor and Head of the Scholarly Commons at the University Library of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded the 2021 Publishing Practice Award in Accessibility. This award seeks to distinguish and raise awareness of successful and sustainable library publishing practices.
Dr. Antonio Sotomayor, Associate Professor and Latin American and Caribbean Studies Librarian at the University Library, has been selected as a finalist for the Best Anthology award by the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH). The NASSH celebrates research and publications in sports history through the NASSH Book Prize every year.
Kelli Trei, Biosciences Librarian at the University Library and Associate Professor for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been elected to serve as Secretary of the Biodiversity Heritage Library Executive Committee. The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.