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IUG Beacon Award

In 2007, the Innovative Users Group Steering Committee, at the suggestion of many members, created the IUG Beacon Award. The lighthouse was chosen as a symbol and the award was created:

"To honor exceptional service to the Innovative Users Community through presentations, collaboration, selfless dedication to libraries as a whole, and sage advice to others via the IUG List. "While a great implementation is the product of a great employee, the IUG Beacon Award will acknowledge great community members - people who help others attain greatness and share the knowledge that she/he gained in the process."

The lighthouse was chosen to symbolize:

  • Inspiration
  • Navigation
  • Illumination
  • Protection

Winners of the IUG Beacon Award:

  • 2009 (Anaheim)
    • Richard Jackson - Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino California
  • 2008 (Washington, D.C.)
    • Elizabeth Thomsen - NOBLE (North of Boston Library Exchange)
      Elizabeth was awarded this honor for her excellent programs at IUG on Create Lists and her exceptional answers to questions that are posted to the IUG listserv.
  • 2007 (San Jose)
    • Bob Duncan - Lafayette College
      Bob was awarded this honor for his tremendous effort to assist users of WebBridge and the WebOPAC. His support of other users via the IUG list far exceeds the documentation made available anywhere else.
  • 2002 (Houston)
    • Mieko Yamaguchi - The University of Wales, Bangor
      Mikeo was awarded this honor for both her photographic memory of the users manual and her amazing willingness to help other IUG members with issues via the listserv.

Beacon Awards 2008

Bob, Elizabeth and Mieko at the 2008 IUG Conference in Washington, D.C.


How to Nominate

The Beacon Award Selection Committee will solicit nominations from the IUG Community.  The committee will select a recipient prior to the IUG Annual Meeting, where the award will be presented.  The current IUG Past-Chair serves as the chair of the award committee. 

Nomination Calendar for 2010 IUG Beacon Award

January 25, 2010                Call for Nominations

March 1, 2010                    Deadline for Nominations

April 19, 2010                     Presentation of Award

Nominations should be sent to the IUG Past Chair (John Culshaw, john.culshaw@colorado.edu) and should include the following:

  • Nominee Name
  • Nominee’s Library
  • Nomination statement (100 words or less)
  • Nominator’s Name & Library

The nomination may be submitted directly in an email text, or as an attached Word or PDF document.  The nomination statement should be 100 words or less.  It should highlight the nominee’s contribution to the IUG community through conferences, meetings, services and assistance via the IUG list and why this person is worthy of the award.  The award is designed to honor long-term support of the Innovative community. Self-nominations are allowed.

Eligibility

  • Any librarian or staff member at an IUG member library
  • Current IUG Steering Committee and Beacon Award Committee members are ineligible. However, regional officers can be nominated.
  • Previous winners of the award are ineligible.

Number and Frequency of Awards

  • IUG Award Committee reserves the right to change the number of award winners in any year.
  • The Awards Committee may opt to give the award to one or two recipients during a single year.
  • The Awards Committee may also opt not to present the award at all during a single year.

Selection Committee for IUG Beacon Award

The current IUG Past-Chair serves as Chair of the Awards Committee. Other members include the IUG Secretary/Treasurer, IUG Steering Committee Members-at-Large in their second year of office, and the three most recent IUG Past-Chairs currently at an Innovative library.

Selection Committee for the 2010 IUG Beacon Award

John Culshaw, chair (University of Colorado at Boulder)

Janet Crum (Oregon Health & Science University)

Jeff Campbell (University of North Carolina)

Aimee Fifarek (Scottsdale Public Library System)

Joe Reimers (Notre Dame Kresge Law Library)

Nancy Fleck (Michigan State University)

Corey Seeman (Kresge Business Library, University of Michigan)

Cheryl Gowing (University of Miami)

Questions - please contact John Culshaw, IUG Past Chair, at webguru@innovativeusers.org