by Zach Miller
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The Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, announced the three winners of its 2016 Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards on January 11.
The Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, announced the three winners of its 2016 Excellence in Academic Libraries Awards on January 11. Macalester College DeWitt Wallace Library received the college award, while Hudson County Community College Library and Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library received the community college and university awards.
Award committee chair Trevor Dawes described Macalester's achievements in a post to the ACRL Insider blog:
“Macalester College impressed the committee with its use of data gathered from various assessment initiatives, including an ethnographic study, to drive their progress, leading to greater impact on their campus,” noted Dawes. “The DeWitt Wallace Library’s variety of collaborative relationships, such as those with IT and the Center for Scholarship and Teaching, among many others both on and off campus, was quite noteworthy.”
“The library’s partnership with AdvanceIT Minnesota to encourage greater female participation in STEM fields is to be commended,” Dawes added. “The program goals are to increase ‘the diversity of the future Information Technology workforce, to empower girls to engage in STEM education and fields, to bring higher education and college to the forefront for those who may need that exposure, and to create a community among girls and young women as they prepare for college and the workforce.’”
“I was absolutely thrilled when ACRL President Ann Campion Riley called me with the news,” said Terri Fishel, library director at Macalester College. “I have the pleasure of working with extremely talented, creative, and dedicated people, and this is affirmation for every one of them because each and every one contributes so much every day. I am delighted to have their work recognized by receiving this distinguished award. Thanks so much to the members of the selection committee.”
Minitex congratulates Terri Fishel and the entire library staff at Macalester for this well-deserved honor!
