Ray English, ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
Steven Bell, Honoring Ray English - ACRL Academic/Research Librarian Of The Year, ACRLog, June 28, 2006. Excerpt:
One of the best ACRL traditions that occurs at ALA conferences is the reception that follows the ACRL President’s Program. The focus of the reception, other than general schmoozing, is to celebrate the winner of the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The winner of the 2006 award, Ray English, Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries at Oberlin College, was honored at the reception. The award, 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….Congratulations to Ray English on receiving the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year award.
PS: I whole-heartedly add (or repeat) my congratulations. Ray is not only a librarian’s librarian, but a champion of OA. He’s the chair of the SPARC Steering Committee, an active member of the Open Access Working Group –and by chance, co-author (with me) of an article published earlier this month on the FRPAA and CURES bills now before the US Senate.
source: Ray English, ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year
