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Award Opportunity: Best Emerging Technology Application Award

  • 1.  Award Opportunity: Best Emerging Technology Application Award

    Posted Jan 24, 2024 03:30 PM

    Have you used technology in an innovative way to enhance your library or patron services? If so, we encourage you to apply for one of two RUSA/ETS Best Emerging Technology Application (BETA) Awards. The awards offer $3,000 each to an individual or group in recognition of a technology project that directly benefits library users. The awards are generously co-sponsored by Chatstaff and LibraryH3lp.

     

    Award Categories

    Two $3,000 awards will be given, one in each of the following categories:

    1. Develops an original technology or significantly modifies an existing technology for an entirely novel use that benefits the library and its patrons. 

    2. Utilizes an existing technology and applies it in a novel way that benefits the library and its patrons. 

     

    Eligibility

     

    The award is open to any library employee or group of library employees, provided that the following conditions are met. Neither ALA nor RUSA membership is required. International librarians are eligible. Applicants may only apply for one category.

    1. The award application describes an implementation of a technology that has directly impacted a library and its patrons.

    2. The implementation took place no more than 2 years prior to the date of the application deadline.

    Evaluation Criteria

    Each written application is evaluated using the following criteria:

    1. Creativity of the use of technology to improve library and patron services

    2. The impact on the local library and its users

    3. The potential impact on other libraries and their users

    4. Sustainability of the technological application

    Refer to the Award Rubric on the website for a more detailed description of the criteria

    How to Apply

    To apply for the award, please visit the BETA website at http://bit.ly/RUSABETA.

    Submission Deadline: February 23, 2024.

    If you have any questions about the award or the application process, please contact the committee's chairs, Beth Caruso, elcaruso@charlotte.edu or Megan Benson, mbenson@binghamton.edu. The winner will be notified in mid March.



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    Megan Benson
    Instructional Outreach Librarian
    Binghamton University Libraries
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