Business & Finance Division Awards
Descriptions and Procedures
Business & Finance Division Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship
Sponsored by BNA, Inc.
Contact: Terri Brooks
This award recognizes a Division member, with a gift of $2,000, who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of business and finance librarianship and information science. It is intended to honor an individual for a specific achievement made within a discreet period of time rather than focusing on an individual's full career. Awarded annually to a member of the Business and Finance Division, the achievement may encompass any area of professional endeavor including, but not limited to, exemplary management, innovative product or service development, research, creative applications of technology, teaching, publishing, leadership in the field, and the dissemination of knowledge to users. Now generously sponsored by the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), the B&F Award for Outstanding Achievement originated in 1984. During 1984-1986, the focus was on outstanding achievement in the use of technology. Previous sponsors of this award were Disclosure, Primark, and Thomson.
Business & Finance Division Distinguished Member Award
Contact: Terri Brooks
Since 1985, the Business & Finance Division has presented its Distinguished Member Award to an outstanding member who has worked in the profession for more than 25 years. This award is intended to honor individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the field of business librarianship throughout the course of their career. Recognition includes a gift of $1,000.
Distinguished Leadership & Service Award
Sponsored by EvaluatePharma
Contact: Terri Brooks
In its inaugural year of 2009, this award builds upon Frances Hesselbein's inspirational B&F keynote speech at the 2008 SLA Annual Conference in Seattle, where she challenged members to seek opportunities to serve their communities and establish themselves as leaders in the ever-expanding world of information and knowledge.
As SLA embarks on a new century, EvaluatePharma is honored to partner with the Business & Finance Division in acknowledging an individual who has distinguished himself or herself as a leader through demonstrated commitment to service. The winner will receive a commemorative plaque and a $500 financial contribution to the organization that the winner supports.
Professional Grants and Student Stipends
Contact: Kathleen Rainwater
The Business & Finance Division offers professional grant awards and student stipend awards to help cover expenses at the 2010 SLA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, 13-16 June 2010. The Division will award student stipends and professional grants for a total of up to six $1,500 awards.
International Travel Award
Contact: Awilda Reyes
This award is offered to an information professional from a developing country to help cover expenses at the SLA Annual Conference.
Business & Finance Division/SLA Europe Early Career Awards
Contact: Sylvia James – full details of application criteria available on the SLA Europe website
These awards are offered to current European library and information science students and those in the first 5 years of their information careers to attend, for the first time, an SLA conference. SLA Europe will be offering the award jointly with the Business & Finance Division. Each award will cover the costs of attending the SLA Annual Conference, including conference registration, hotel lodging, economy round trip airfare to the conference site and other related costs (e.g., food, incidental expenses). The awards will be formally acknowledged during the conference at the Division's award ceremonies.
SLA Europe Website Awards Page
Business & Finance Division/SLA Asian Chapter Early Career Awards
Contact: P K Jain
This award is given to Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals who have been in the field for five years or less, or are currently enrolled in an Asian graduate-level programme in the LIS field. The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity for an Asian library professional to attend the annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference. The award will cover conference registration, lodging and airfare, up to, but not exceeding, US $2,500 for the SLA Annual Conference.
Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award
Contact: Jeff Graveline
This award, begun in 2008, is administered through the College & University Business Libraries Section of the Division. The intent of the award is to recognize the accomplishments of librarians who are new to the field of academic business librarianship. Candidates for this award will be limited to librarians with a minimum of three full years, but not more than seven years, in an academic library position. Nominees must submit evidence of exemplary librarianship, which can include published journal articles, books, conference presentations, excellence in teaching, online tutorials or innovative services at their institution. Recipients will receive a framed certificate and a monetary award.