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Established in 2002, the\u00a0BC<\/strong>\u00a0Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) Outstanding Contribution Award<\/strong> 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\u00a0presented annually at the\u00a0BCLA 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).<\/p>\n Who can nominate? <\/strong>Anyone. However, a member of BCALS executive who is also on the awards committee must recuse themselves from deliberations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Who can be nominated? <\/strong>Any Library worker that is:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Please be sure to include the following information in your nomination:<\/p>\n 1 Name of nominator<\/span><\/p>\n 2 Name of nominee<\/span><\/p>\n 3 Project or reason for\u00a0<\/span>nominator<\/p>\n 4 Nominator\u2019s contact information<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2025\u00a0<\/strong>Debra Flewelling, Douglas College<\/p>\n 2024<\/strong> Stephanie Savage, University of British Columbia & Jennifer Zerkee, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2023<\/strong> Ebony Magnus, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2022<\/strong> Pia Russell, University of Victoria<\/p>\n 2021<\/strong> Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library’s Open Publishing Suite Team: Caroline Daniels, Karen Meijer-Kline, Paula Pinter, Beverly Whitcutt, Syreen Pestonji, and Urooj Nizami<\/p>\n 2020<\/strong> Nicole White, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2019<\/strong> Chris Reimer, University Canada West<\/p>\n 2018<\/strong> Christine Walde, University of Victoria<\/p>\n 2017<\/strong> Jocelyn Hallman,\u00a0Capilano University<\/span><\/p>\n 2016<\/strong> No nominations received<\/p>\n 2015<\/strong> Mark Bodnar, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2014<\/strong> Thesis Boot Camp Team, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2013<\/strong> Jean Blackburn and Dan Sifton, Vancouver Island University Library<\/p>\n 2012<\/strong> Jan Gattrell, University of British \u00a0Columbia – Okanagan<\/p>\n 2011<\/strong> Kealin McCabe, University of Northern BC<\/p>\n 2010<\/strong> Todd Mundle, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2009<\/strong> BC College and Institute Library Services<\/p>\n 2008<\/strong> Elaine Fairey, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n 2007<\/strong> AskAway Online Reference Service \u2013 Participating Academic Librarians, Planning Committee and Supporters UBC Education Library team: Chris Ball, Linda Dunbar, Jo-Anne Naslund<\/p>\n 2006<\/strong> No nominations were received, and no award was presented<\/p>\n 2005<\/strong> 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<\/p>\n 2004<\/strong> 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\u00a0SFU<\/p>\n 2003<\/strong> Christian Guillou, Douglas College<\/p>\n 2002<\/strong> Team of Librarians at Simon Fraser University Library for the Liaison Librarian program<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.19.1″ hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”|||-76px|false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″] Established in 2002, the\u00a0BC\u00a0Academic 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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