Lucy Lyons Honored for Article

Lucy Lyons has been selected for the ALCTS (Associations for Library Collections & Technical Services) Blackwell’s Scholarship Award. The award honors the author of the year’s outstanding monograph or article in the field of acquisitions, collection development, and related areas of resources development.

Lucy’s article,"The Dilemma for Academic Librarians with Collection Development Responsibilities: A Comparison of the Value of Attending Library Conferences versus Academic Conferences" was published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship, v. 33, issue 2, March 2007, pp. 180-189.

The award is a $2,000.00 scholarship donated by Blackwell to the U.S. or Canadian library school of Lucy’s choice. Lucy has chosen her alma mater, the Pratt Institute. Lucy thanks Jeff Garrett for approving the research time, and Harriet Lightman for reading the manuscript for editorial review. Congratulations, Lucy!

John P. Blosser
Head, Electronic Resources and Collection Analysis Department