ACURILEAN AWARDS 2015
On the Red Carpet, 11 June 2015, Torarica Hotel & Casino
Dulce María Núñez de Taveras: Caribbean Information Professional of the Year 2015
School Library System of Suriname, President's Award 2015
Cheryl Peltier-Davis, Recipient of one of the Research and Publications Awards 2015
The Best of the Best on the ACURILEAN EVENING OF AWARDS
ACURILEAN AWARDS 2015 ON THE RED CARPET
DISTINCIONES ACURILENAS 2015 EN NOCHE DE LA ALFOMBRA ROJA
PRIX ACURILEANS 2015 DANS LA NUIT DU TAPIS ROUGE
The prestige of the ACURIL Awards Program rests upon its members. ACURILmembers have reflected on the accomplishments of our information institutions and colleagues,
and have actively participated in this Program. The recipients for this year are indicated below, in each category.
El prestigio del Programa de Distinciones de ACURIL descansa sobre sus miembros.
Los miembros de ACURIL han reflexionado sobre los logros de nuestras instituciones de información y colegas,y han participado activamente en este Programa. Los galardonados de este año se indican,a continuación, bajo cada categoría.
Le prestige du Programme Prix d'ACURIL repose sur ses membres. Les membres d'ACURIL ont réfléchi sur les réalisations de nos institutions d'Information et collègues et ont participé activement à ce programme. Les récipiendaires de cette année sont indiquées dans chaque catégorie.
INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS 2015
The Stephney Ferguson Library Programs for Special Information Needs Award.
The ACURIL President's Award.
To recognize and distinguish a school, public or national library in the Caribbean, which has demonstrated excellence of service providing a program to satisfy special community information needs. This special ACURIL Award was established by Jamaican Past President Stephney Ferguson in 2000, in her interest to stimulate the development of information programs to special clienteles, and the offering of innovative outreach programmes to help build informed communities in the region. ACURIL rejoices in naming this distinction. The Stephney Ferguson Library Programs for Special Information Needs Award. Nature of the Award: A plaque and citation
- School Library System of Suriname
https://www.smore.com/fk9a7-school-library-system-in-suriname?ref=my
Leadership in the Use of New Information Technologies to Expand and Facilitate Access to Serials Content. EBSCO Information Services Award.
To recognize and distinguish a school, academic, public or national library for its innovative, creative and effective achievement in planning and implementing a programor service with serial publications, using information technologies, for the benefit of its clientele.
Nature of the Award: A plaque, a special prize and citation.
- Centro de Información y Tecnologías (CITEC), Biblioteca Néstor Rodríguez-Rivera,
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras http://bcn.uprrp.edu/SubjectsPlus/subjects/BCN_Guide.php ; http://bcn.uprrp.edu/ Selected by EBSCO.
For the project An Online Serials Publications Service with SubjectPlus Open Source Software for the Natural Science Communityat the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus.
Innovative Cooperative Initiatives in the Caribbean. The OCLC Award.
To recognize and distinguish a school, academic, public or national library for an innovative initiative that leverages cooperation in the planning and implementation of a program or service - ideally using technology- for the benefit of its employees, users or community. Nature of the Award: A plaque will be given to the winning institution/project and a certificate indicating the $500US credit toward the use of one OCLC product/service..
https://www.oclc.org/forms/acuril.en.html
- The Alma Jordan Library (AJL) :the Main library on the St. Augustine Campus
of the University of the West Indies (UWI), located in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
http://libraries.sta.uwi.edu/ajl/
Leadership in the Development of Information and/or Research Skills Program.
The Mandarin Automation Award. To recognize and distinguish a school, academic, public or national library for its innovative, creative and effective achievement in the planning and development of an information program or service, for the benefit of its clientele, using information technologies. Nature of the Award: A plaque and citation.
- Biblioteca Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
http://bibliotecacentral.unphu.edu.do/ (Selected by Mandarin Automation).
The Albertina Pérez de Rosa Information Units Alliances and Collaborative Projects in the Caribbean Award. ACURIL, Puerto Rico Chapter Award.
To recognize and honor the excellent performance of alliance and collaborative efforts of local or regional information units as communities of practice, or by private enterprises, evidencedthrough the implementation of successful information projects for the benefit of their clienteles in the Caribbean. Nature of the Award: A plaque and citation.
- Bibliothèque Numérique Caraïbe-Amazonie Manioc, Université des Antilles, Marinique http://www.manioc.org/
- National Archives of Suriname,with the Collaborative Learning initiative
to Maintain Conservation of the Cultural Heritage. http://www.nationaalarchief.sr/;
and its participation in the Shared Memory of the Dutch Caribbean
http://www.culturalheritageconnections.org/wiki/Shared_Memory_of_the_Dutch_Caribbean
- University of Guyana Library, with its Building Bridges project: : A Framework for Collaboration. http://ugbclibrary.uog.edu.gy/portal/
ACURIL INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS AWARDS 2015
These Awards are bestowed in order to recognize and honor the individual commitment,
quality in performance, and outstanding achievement of an information professional (librarian, archivist, documentalist, etc.) in the Caribbean, member of ACURIL.
Excellence In Research and Publications
- Elmelinda Lara (The Alma Jordan Library,University of the West Indies,
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago), for the research
New Pathways to Collaboration, Learning and Staff Development :
A Case Study of UWISpace, The University of the West Indies
Institutional Repository for Research and Scholarship.
- Cheryl Peltier-Davis, Librarian, Alma Jordan Library,
Kumaree Ramtahal, Librarian, Alma Jordan Library and
Niala Dwarika-Bhagat, Librarian, Medical Sciences Library, University of the West Indies St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago), for their product
New Pathways to Learning: A Toolkit for Enhancing Professional and Personal Development.
- Enid Tores-Sánchez and Tomas Marin-Quintero (Master students, GSIST-UPR),
Gretchen Carrasquillo-Ramos (Master student Counseling on Rehabilitation UPR),
Jeannette Lebrón-Ramos and Mario Torres-Ramos (Doc Student UC3M),
for the LibGuide project entitled
Equidad en los Servicios de Información para Personas con Discapacidad, Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies,University of Puerto Rico
http://upr.libguides.com/content.php?pid=667575
- Ruth Carrión-Meléndez, Isamar Abreu-Gómez and Rosa Losada (Master Students GSIST-UPR) for the LibGuide project entitled
Aprendamos y Apliquemos la Normativa RDA (Recurso, Descripción y Acceso)
Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies, University of Puerto Rico
http://upr.libguides.com/content.php?pid=667422
- Margo Groenewoud (Head Librarian), Irwin Korstjens and Lisette Rosini (Information Specialists), Library and Research Services, University of Curaçao, with the project
The Dutch Caribbean Digital Platform: how building a cultural heritage platform can improve education and research in a small island developing state.
- Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis, Digital Initiatives, Cataloguing and Metadata Services Librarian, Alma Jordan Library, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, with her book
The Cybrarian’s Web An A – Z : Guide to 101 Free Web 2.0 Tools and Other Resources
London: Facet Publishing, 2012. xxvi, 486 p. ISBN 978-1-85604-829-3
ACURILEAN STARS 2015 (Citations)
To be announced on the floor.
CARIBBEAN INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR 2015
DULCE MARÍA NÚÑEZ DE TAVERAS
Director, Library System
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
República Dominicana
for her excellent professional and academic performance
and continued contribution to the field
in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean Region.
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