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PLA is now accepting applications for the Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award. PLA members can nominate their colleagues and libraries for this new award through an online application available on the PLA Web site via the PLA Online Awards Application. The deadline for submitting an application is December 3, 2007.

The Polaris Innovation in Technology John Iliff Award honors the life and accomplishments of John Iliff, early adopter and champion of technology in public libraries, and recognizes the contributions of a library worker, librarian or library that has used technology and innovative thinking as a tool to improve services to public library users.

The purpose of this award is to encourage innovative user-oriented thinking and practical solutions using old and new technologies. The award provides a $1,000 honorarium, a plaque, and a bouquet of roses for the workplace of the awardee. The cash award honors the recipient’s efforts, while the roses sent to the workplace honor the environment that helped nurture the recipient’s innovation.

Visit PLA’s PLA Online Awards Application to apply or nominate a colleague for the award.

Tags: awards, innovation, PLA, technology

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