Lynda Kellam, social sciences data librarian at University Libraries, has been awarded the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section (PPIRS) Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award.
The award, established in 1996 by LPSS, honors an academic or law librarian who has made distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science.
SAGE-CQ Press, sponsor of the award, will present the $1,000 award and plaque to Kellam during the 2019 ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
“Lynda Kellam has provided distinguished service in political science librarianship,” said award chair Erin Ackerman, social sciences librarian at the College of New Jersey. “The tools and programs she has created have an enormous impact on the profession as a whole and individual librarians.”
“Lynda created and continues to coordinate the webinar series ‘Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian,’” Ackerman continued. “These webinars cover a wide range of topics from Brexit to Census data to the U.S. Geological Survey. With this series – now in its ninth year – as well as in her work on academic databrarianship, Lynda creates opportunities for librarians to connect and share the information that helps us do our jobs better.”
Kellam received her B.A. and M.L.I.S. from UNCG and her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is the higher education association for academic libraries and library workers.
For more information regarding the ACRL PPIRS Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award, visit the awards section of the ACRL website.
