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YBP Library Services Congratulates 2011 Esther J. Piercy Award Winner
CHICAGO, IL– August 4, 2011 – Marielle Veve, Cataloging and Metadata Librarian and Interim Metadata Leader at Hodges Library, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, is the recipient of the 2011 Esther J. Piercy Award, which is sponsored by YBP Library Services.
Marielle has demonstrated innovative thinking and leadership in her work in libraries, her contributions to library associations and particularly her research and publications. She is the author or co-author of several articles on topics such as FRAD (Functional Requirements for Authority Data) and support of multiple metadata schema and has presented on numerous subjects at national and local conferences.
Appointed to committees of ALA, ALCTS and other professional associations, Marielle is a Provost's Junior Faculty Fellow at her institution and an adjunct instructor in the distance program at the University of Tennessee's School of Information Sciences. Through her teaching and publications, particularly her "Streaming Guide to Cataloging Remote Access Multimedia," and her articles on non-MARC workflows, Marielle is making significant contributions to the development and application of new methods in technical services librarianship. She exhibits all the qualities represented by the Esther J. Piercy Award.
The Esther J. Piercy Award was established by ALCTS in 1968 and in memory of Esther J. Piercy, editor of Journal of Cataloging and Classification from 1950 to 1956 and Library Resources and Technical Services from 1957 to 1967. The Piercy Award recognizes the contributions to those areas of librarianship included in library collections and technical services by a librarian with no more than 10 years of professional experience, who has shown outstanding promise for contribution and leadership. The recipient received a $1,500 grant from YBP Library Services, and a citation in recognition of her accomplishments.
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. GOBI, 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, NH, USA. For more on the company, visit www.ybp.com.
About Baker & Taylor (www.baker-taylor.com)
Baker & Taylor Inc. is the world's largest 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 also offers industry-leading customized library services and retail merchandising solutions. Baker & Taylor is proud to power Blio, (www.blio.com) the world's most flexible, engaging and revolutionary ereading application. Charlotte, N.C.-based Baker & Taylor is majority owned by Castle Harlan Partners IV, L.P., an institutional private equity fund managed by Castle Harlan, Inc., a leading private equity investment firm.
About the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services
The ALCTS is the national association for information providers who work in collections and technical services, such as acquisitions, cataloging, collection development, preservation and continuing resources in digital and print formats. ALCTS is a division of the American Library Association.
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