Results of IACRL People's Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing Vote

Illinois Association of College & Research Libraries Forum (IACRL)

September 4, 2020

The polls for the IACRL People’s Choice Award in Scholarly Publishing have closed, and the votes are counted. Congratulations to JJ Pionke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who received the highest number of votes, for his article “Library Employee Views of Disability and Accessibility”, in Journal of Library Administration. The second-place winner is Elena Carrillo, University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, whose article ʺWelcome to the Library: Data-Driven Student Worker Empowermentʺ appears in Evidence Based Library & Information Practice. Tina Griffin, also of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library, finished third, and her article is “In Aggregate: Trends, Needs, and Opportunities from Research Data Management Surveys”, from College & Research Libraries.

Thank you to the three other entrants, all from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Daley Library. They are Anne Rebecca Armstrong (“New models for instruction: Fusing the ACRL Framework and Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians to promote the lifelong learning of teaching librarians”, in College & Research Libraries News), Abigail Goben (“A Comprehensive Primer to Library Learning Analytics Practices, Initiatives, and Privacy Issues”, in College & Research Libraries), and Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas (“Using Assessment Tools to Develop a Workshop for Library Staff: Establishing a Culture of Assessment”, in Evidence Based Library & Information Practice).

The three winners will present on their articles either at future meetings of the IACRL Journal Club or in a separate webinar. Please watch the IACRL listserv, website, and social-media pages for more details.

Thank you very much to everyone who voted in this year’s contest. Thirty people, total, cast ballots. The breakdown by submission is below.

  • JJ Pionke, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (“Library Employee Views of Disability and Accessibility”, in Journal of Library Administration) -- 14 out of 30 (46.7%)
  • Elena Carrillo, University of Illinois at Chicago's Daley Library (ʺWelcome to the Library: Data-Driven Student Worker Empowermentʺ, in Evidence Based Library & Information Practice) -- 8 out of 30 (26.7%)
  • Tina Griffin, University of Illinois at Chicago's Daley Library (“In Aggregate: Trends, Needs, and Opportunities from Research Data Management Surveys”, from College & Research Libraries) -- 3 out of 30 (10.0%)
  • Anne Rebecca Armstrong, University of Illinois at Chicago's Daley Library (“New models for instruction: Fusing the ACRL Framework and Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians to promote the lifelong learning of teaching librarians”, in College & Research Libraries News) -- 2 out of 30 (6.7%)
  • Dr. Jung Mi Scoulas, University of Illinois at Chicago's Daley Library (“Using Assessment Tools to Develop a Workshop for Library Staff: Establishing a Culture of Assessment”, in Evidence Based Library & Information Practice) -- 2 out of 30 (6.7%)
  • Abigail Goben, University of Illinois at Chicago's Daley Library (“A Comprehensive Primer to Library Learning Analytics Practices, Initiatives, and Privacy Issues”, in College & Research Libraries) -- 1 out of 30 (3.3%)

Again, congratulations to the winners!

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