{"id":356,"date":"2018-03-09T21:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T21:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclaconnectrev.wpengine.com\/bccats\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T18:39:46","slug":"bccats-j-mcree-elrod-leadership-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/bccats\/bccats-j-mcree-elrod-leadership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The BCCATS J. McRee Elrod Leadership Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Since 2014, the BCCATS Technical Services Award has recognized individuals or work teams demonstrating levels of excellence that have made a palpable difference to users and colleagues in British Columbia in the area of Technical Services. In the fall of 2016, the award was rededicated to honour <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J._McRee_Elrod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J. McRee (Mac) Elrod (1932-2016)<\/a>, a founder of BCCATS, drawing inspiration from Mac\u2019s lifelong dedication to patron-centred values, social justice, and intellectual freedom.\u00a0 This new iteration preserves the focus of previous awards but reframes it in the context of: a) integrating our work more seamlessly with traditional point-of-contact public services; b) making collections management and resource discovery more responsive, transparent, and directly visible; and c) advocacy for unfiltered, unbiased patron access to information by improving the discovery and fulfillment of library resources.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nomination criteria<\/strong> will include at least some of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Demonstrated impact on users, the library and\/or colleagues across B.C.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated collaboration with colleagues or other institutions<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to intellectual freedom principles, beyond ideology or partisanship<\/li>\n<li>Worthy of inspiring similar efforts within the profession<\/li>\n<li>Must have worked in B.C. within the past year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Examples of activities<\/strong> having an impact on Technical Services in BC might include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mentoring<\/li>\n<li>Teaching workshops, seminars, etc. for library workers, especially those expanding their portfolio or transitioning into technical services<\/li>\n<li>Initiating new \u201cbest practices\u201d: developing and\/or implementing new and\/or improved formats, methods, techniques, equipment and routines demonstrating creativity and innovation<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging Technical Services for Indigenous and other underserved populations<\/li>\n<li>Active involvement in professional organizations<\/li>\n<li>Contributions to publication and\/or research<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of innovative projects, programs, or services<\/li>\n<li>Exemplary record or lifelong impact on extending Technical Services for libraries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to nominate a candidate for the BCCATS J. McRee Elrod Leadership Award:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nominees or their institutions should be BCLA members.<\/p>\n<p>To nominate a colleague or team, go to the BCLA Awards portal located here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/about\/awards\/bcla-awards-nomination-form\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BCLA Awards Nominations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The 2025\/2026 BCCATS J. MacRee Elrod Leadership Award Committee:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian McGuiness (West Vancouver Memorial Library)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Baird (Okanagan Regional Library)<\/p>\n<p>Richard Violette (Greater Victoria Regional Library; Special Libraries Cataloguing).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/bccats\/bccats-j-mcree-elrod-leadership-award\/bccats_awards_committee_terms_of_reference_rev2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-23803\">BCCATS Awards Committee Terms of Reference<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Previous Recipients of the BCCATS J. McRee Elrod Leadership Award <\/strong><em>(known as the BCCATS Technical Services Award, 2014-2016)<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>2014: Nancy Stuart, University of Victoria<\/p>\n<p>2015: Linda Woodcock, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<\/p>\n<p>2016: Penny Swanson, Simon Fraser University<\/p>\n<p>2017: <em>no award given<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2018: Susan Andrews, University of British Columbia<\/p>\n<p>2019: Sarah Ogden, Vancouver Island University<\/p>\n<p>2020: Rachel Rogers, Greater Victoria Public Library<\/p>\n<p>2021: <em>no award given<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2022:\u00a0<em>no award given<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2023: Richard J. Violette, GVPL\/Special Libraries Cataloguing<\/p>\n<p>2024: KPU Technical Services Team: Cleire Lauron, Brigette Liang, Nicole Von Kledtke, Leona Wei Li, and Judy Taylor<\/p>\n<p>2025: Kathy Peters, Douglas College Library<\/p>\n<p>2026: Tamarack Hockin, Capilano University Library<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2014, the BCCATS Technical Services Award has recognized individuals or work teams demonstrating levels of excellence that have made a palpable difference to users and colleagues in British Columbia in the area of Technical Services. In the fall of 2016, the award was rededicated to honour J. 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