Established in 2002, the BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) Outstanding Contribution Award is presented to an individual who works in an academic library (or team of academic library personnel) whose professional achievements have made a real difference to students, faculty, or colleagues in British Columbia.”
The award is presented annually at the BCLA Conference. BCALS will publicize the award winner(s) and nominees in appropriate media and in a letter to the institution of the award winner(s).
All nominations must be submitted by March 1, 2019 March 18, 2019 to be considered by the BCALS Award Committee. Nominees or their institutions are required to be BCLA members.
Please be sure to include the following information in your nomination:
Criteria for nomination may include:
Nomination Form – Microsoft Word
The BCALS Awards winners:
2019
Chris Reimer, University Canada West
2018
Christine Walde, University of Victoria
2017
Jocelyn Hallman, Capilano University
2016
No nominations received
2015
Mark Bodnar, Simon Fraser University
2014
SFU Thesis Boot Camp Team
2013
Jean Blackburn and Dan Sifton, Vancouver Island University Library
2012
Jan Gattrell, University of British Columbia – Okanagan
2011
Kealin McCabe, University of Northern BC
2010
Todd Mundle, Simon Fraser University
2009
BC College and Institute Library Services
2008
Elaine Fairey, Simon Fraser University
2007
AskAway Online Reference Service – Participating Academic Librarians, Planning Committee and Supporters
UBC Education Library team: Chris Ball, Linda Dunbar, Jo-Anne Naslund
2006
No nominations were received, and no award was presented
2005
South Fraser Post Secondary Libraries Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement team : Lynn Copeland & Scott McKenzie, SFU
Carole Compton-Smith, Debra Flewelling & Sam Catherine Cheng, Douglas College
Cathy MacDonald & Colleen van de Voort, Kwantlen University College
Kim Isaac and Patti Wilson, University College of the Fraser Valley
2004
Mark Bodnar, Gordon Coleman, Carla Graebner & Sandra Wong, Simon Fraser University
Katherine Miller and Anne O’Shea, SLAIS students for the Ask Us Here service at SFU
2003
Christian Guillou, Douglas College
2002
Team of Librarians at Simon Fraser University Library for the Liaison Librarian program