Please see the following Awards announcement, posted on behalf of the Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards Committee:

The Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative was started to advocate for a complete rethink of the way libraries conduct resource sharing in the context of the global internet revolution. In order to showcase resource sharing innovation, the Rethinking Resource Sharing Initiative has created an award to encourage libraries and librarians to make changes in how they do resource sharing and improve service to users.

Up to three winning submissions will be awarded a cash prize of $1,000 each. Recipients will be announced at the ALA RUSA STARS Rethinking Resource Sharing ALA Preconference on June 27, 2008 in Anaheim, CA, and also will be invited to present at the IFLA satellite preconference, Rethinking Access to Information: Evolving Perspectives on Information Content Delivery in Bostonin August 2008. Funding for the 2008 Innovation Awards was provided by the Alliance of Library Service Networks .

To be considered for the award, please submit a description of the user-centric service change you have made that has improved resource sharing in your library, consortium or state. Full details for submission can be found at www.rethinkingresourcesharing.org.

The deadline for applications/nominations is May 15, 2008 (post-mark or date of e-mail).

Submissions are sent to the chair of the Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards Committee:
Anne K Beaubien
Director, Cooperative Access Services Grants Officer
Universityof MichiganLibrary
920 North University
106 Hatcher Graduate Library
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1205
(734) 936-2322 fax (734) 647-2050
beaubien@umich.edu