Awards for Library Staff
| Past Activities | Presentations | Awards and Scholarships |
| HRG Main |
| Award Title | Available to | For/Purpose | Award | Apply by |
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| Deakin University Awards | ||||
| VC's Awards for Excellent contributions | General Staff | Outstanding contribution to the university through innovation; Outstanding contribution to the community; Outstanding contribution to equity and access at Deakin; Outstanding contribution to another area of the university strategic plan. |
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| ALIA Premier Awards | ||||
| HCL Anderson Award | Associate member of ALIA | Outstanding service to the library and information profession in Australia, to ALIA, or to the theory of library and information science or to the practice of library and niformation services. | 15 Aug 08 | |
| Ellinor Archer Award | Individual or institutional member of the Association | Pioneering work in new areas of library and information science. This may involve a one-off product, a new service or program or development of an existing service, but most incorporate a future-oriented approach. | 15 Aug 08 | |
| Redmond Barry Award | An individual not eligible for associate or technician membership of the Association | Outstanding service to or promotion of a library and information service or libraries and information services, or to the theory or practice of library and information science, or an associated field | 15 Aug 08 | |
| ALIA Excellence Awards | ||||
| Excellence Award | An individual member, groups of members or an institutional member. | Recognising excellence in any area, field or aspect of practice in the library and information services sector. | 15 Aug 08 | |
| Metcalfe Award | A personal financial member in their first five years of practice in libraries and informatino services | Recognising high achievement. | 15 Aug 08 | |
| ALIA Research Awards | ||||
| Study Grant Award | Practising librarians or library technician members who have been personal financial members for at least two years and with a minimum of three years' experience at the time of application | To provide an opportunity for professional members to undertake projects that they would otherwise be unable to do because of the time and costs involved | Up to $5000 (even years) | 2 Jun 08 |
| Dunn & Wilson Scholarship | Any financial Library Technician members of ALIA | To undertake a particular project of relevance to the role of library technicians in the broad library and information profession | Biennial award of up to $5000 (odd years) | 2009 |
| Ray Choate Scholarship | Personal financial members of ALIA with an understanding of & experience in provision of reference services | To explore the potential for further development of existing Australian reference or information services; and/or Investigate the use of emerging technologies in the provision of reference or information services; and/or Increase the knowledge and skills of practising reference librarians. | Biennial award of up to $4000 (odd years) | 2009 |
| YBP/Lindsay & Croft Research Award for Collection Services | Current financial members of ALIA | To increase the recipient's professional knowledge and experience, to provide the recipient with the opportunity to investigate and research a particular aspect of the development of collection services and to encourage practice-related research or projects that will inform and advance practice in collection services and management. | Biennial award of up to $4000 (even years) | 2 Jun 08 |
| Library Technician of the Year | A personal member of a library technician group who holds a library technician qualification that is recognised by ALIA | See website | ||
| Ann Harrison Award | Health librarians (not limited to ALIA members) | A research project which will increase the understanding of health librarianship in Australia; or Exploring the potential for the further development of health librarianship in Australia | Biennial award of $3000 | 1 Jul 09 |
| Twila Ann Janssen Herr Research Award for Disability Services | Personal financial members of ALIA early in their career and practising in the sector | Self-nominating award to research or undertake a project, which may include travel, in the area of library and information services for people with a disability | Up to $5000 | 2 Jun 08 |
| ALIA Scholarships and Bursaries | ||||
| Aurora Scholarship | ALIA member | To enable an ALIA member to attend the aurora Leadership Institute where this would otherwise be difficult due to the financial commitment required. The Aurora Foundation conducts the institute which aims to assist future leaders in the library and associated cultural and information industry to maximise leadership skills and potential. | Up to $4000 | Oct 09 |
| Other Awards | ||||
| Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship | From State Library NSW: Female librarian or female student of librarianship | Outstanding original paper of no more than 5000 words on any aspect of librarianship. | Annual award of $1,000 | 14 Apr 08 |
| Aust. & NZ Information Professional Award | From Special Libraries Assoc. (ANZ): All members of the information profession who reside and/or work in Australia or New Zealand | Contribution made to the profession associated with a new product or service, an innovative approach to management or service delivery, or a major paper that has led to a better appreciation of the role of information among users of their service or a wider audience | $2,000 | |
| See Also | ||||
| Awards from Records Management Association of Australia | ||||