YBP
Library Services Proud to Announce Maureen
Sullivan as Recipient of ACRL Academic/Research
Librarian of the Year Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 28, 2010 – Maureen
Sullivan, owner of Maureen Sullivan Associates
and Professor of Practice in the Simmons College
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Ph.D. Program in Managerial Leadership, is the
recipient of the 2010 Association of College
and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Academic/Research
Librarian of the Year Award. The award, which
is sponsored by YBP Library Services recognizes
an outstanding member of the library profession,
who has made a significant national or international
contribution to academic/research librarianship
and library development.
Sullivan received the $5,000 award on Saturday,
June 26th at the ACRL/LLAMA Awards Presentation
at the 2010 ALA Annual Conference in Washington,
D.C.
About YBP Library Services
YBP Library Services, a Baker & Taylor company,
provides books and supporting collection management
and technical services to academic, research
and special libraries in the Americas, Asia,
Middle East, Australia and the Pacific Rim. GOBI3,
YBP Library Services' online, interactive bibliographic
information service, provides access to 4 million
titles in an English language database. YBP Library
Services headquarters are in Contoocook, N.H.,
USA. For more on the company, go to www.ybp.com.
About Baker & Taylor (www.baker-taylor.com)
Baker & Taylor is the world's largest aggregator
and distributor of books, digital content and
entertainment products. The company leverages
its unsurpassed worldwide distribution network
to deliver rich content in multiple formats,
anytime and anywhere. Baker & Taylor offers cutting-edge
digital media services and innovative technology
platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries
and retailers worldwide. Baker & Taylor offers
industry-leading customized library services
and retail merchandising solutions. Charlotte,
N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is majority owned by
Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading private equity
investment firm.
About Association of College and Research
Libraries
ACRL is a division of the American Library
Association, representating nearly 13,000 academic
and research librarians and interested individuals.
ACRL is the only individual membership organization
in North America that develops programs, products
and services to meet the unique needs of academic
and research librarians. Its initiatives enable
the higher education community to understand
the role that academic libraries play in the
teaching, learning and research environments.
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