The Centers of Excellence Awards were created in 2001 by the chair of the Business & Finance Division, Stephen Kochoff. The purpose of the COE Awards is to recognize excellence and quality in libraries and information centers with in the Business & Finance Division. Modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards the B&F COE Awards strive to recognize the very best in library and information practices.

The goal of the Centers of Excellence Awards is to recognize this excellence but to also bring it out into the public eye so that others may learn from it and to benchmark themselves against these truly excellent organizations.

Centers of Excellence Awards Guidelines. More information can be found in issue 118 and 124 of the Bulletin.

Malcolm Baldridge National Award Background.

2006 Recipients

Service – The J. Hugh Jackson Library, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Management – No award given

Technology – No award given

2005 Recipients

Service – No award given

Management – National Geographic Society's Libraries and Information Services

Technology – No award given

2004 Recipients

Service - The Verizon Information Research Network (Powerpoint presentation)

Technology – No award given

2003 Recipients

Service – Kresge Business Administration Library, University of Michigan

Management – Nike Design Library

Technology – Knowledge Network Group, Microsoft

2002 Recipients

Service – Lippincott Library, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Management – No award given

Technology – Business Research Group, Center for Business Knowledge, Ernst & Young LLP, North America

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Who is eligible to receive one of these awards?

Any member of the Business & Finance Division may apply. The award is presented to the organization described by the applicant.

The application can take any form, e.g. written report, videotape, photography, and narration. Each award will be presented to specific business information centers, based on a point system administered by the judges who are members of the Business & Finance Division.

Can I send in an application for an organization that I am not affiliated with?

Yes! You can submit an application for an organization that you are familiar with but not affiliated with.

What areas of information management are being focused on?

Service – excellence in service, instruction, and support to constituent users.

Management – successful and effective performance in four basic management roles: conceptualizing/planning, organizing, directing/motivating, evaluation/measuring.

Technology – successful, cost-effective and appropriate application of technology.

What are the award criteria?

The application should cover and comment upon all of these criteria for each category: Service, Management, and Technology.

Leadership
Strategic Planning
Customer/User Focus
Information and Analysis
Human Resource Focus
Process Management
Service Results

Details can be found in section 5.2 of the COE Awards Guidelines.

What are the critical dates in the application, consideration, and award process?

Applications are closed-presentation of the awards will take place at the SLA Annual Conference June 2007.

Where do I send my application?

Assoc. Prof. Leslie Reynolds

West Campus Business Library

Mail Stop 5001

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843-5001

Attn: COEA

Other Questions?

Contact:

Leslie Reynolds

leslie.reynolds@tamu.edu

979-458-0138

Page last updated: 8/6/07

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