From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart diane@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:17:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.51.134.87] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianmbproi73.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 38051446 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:46:09 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6648CC9F-016E-4339-B29A-9685F01D4722" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.20\)) Subject: NDSA 2021 Excellence Awards - Call for Nominations X-Original-Message-Id: <5C6E7BF6-A610-4083-BC38-BF3493F7BF78@cni.org> References: <99D1BFAC-848D-4C5E-8533-D8FA31D22087@cni.org> X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021 14:46:08 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.20) --Apple-Mail=_6648CC9F-016E-4339-B29A-9685F01D4722 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 I=E2=80=99m very pleased to share this call for nominations for the = National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) 2021 Excellence Awards = (formerly NDSA Innovation Awards) - more information about the program = is available at=20 https://ndsa.org/groups/excellence-awards/. CNI is an NDSA strategic partner. -Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI =E2=80=94 Colleagues: Nominations are now being accepted for the National Digital Stewardship = Alliance (NDSA ) 2021 Excellence Awards! = The annual NDSA award program was first established in 2012 as the = Innovation Awards to recognize and encourage exemplary achievement in = the field of digital preservation stewardship. Beginning in 2021, the = awards were renamed as the Excellence Awards to highlight and commend = all forms of creative and meaningful contributions by individuals, = projects, sustainability activities, organizations, future stewards, and = educators to the field of digital preservation. These awards focus on = recognizing excellence in the following areas: Educator Award: Recognizing academics, trainers, and curricular = endeavors promoting effective and inventive approaches to digital = preservation education through academic programs, partnerships, = professional development opportunities, and curriculum development. Future Steward Award: Recognizing students and early-career = professionals making an impact on advancing knowledge and practice of = digital preservation stewardship. Individual Award: Recognizing those individuals making a significant = contribution to the digital preservation community through advances in = theory or practice. Organization Award: Recognizing those organizations providing support, = guidance, advocacy, or leadership for the digital preservation = community. Project Award: Recognizing those activities whose goals or outcomes make = a significant contribution or strategic or conceptual understanding = necessary for successful digital preservation stewardship. Sustainability Award: Recognizing those activities whose goals or = outcomes make a significant contribution to operational trustworthiness, = monitoring, maintenance, or intervention necessary for sustainable = digital preservation stewardship. As a diverse international membership organization with a shared = commitment to digital preservation, the NDSA understands the importance = of developing and supporting a broad range of successful digital = preservation activities. Acknowledging that exemplary digital = stewardship can take many forms, eligibility for these awards has been = left purposely broad. Anyone or any project or institution acting in the = context of the above categories can be nominated for an award. Nominees = do not have to be NDSA member institutions or individuals or project = staff affiliated with member institutions, but must evidence engagement = with the theory and practice of long-term digital preservation = stewardship. Nominators similarly do not need to be affiliated with NDSA = member institutions. Self-nomination is accepted and encouraged, as are = submissions reflecting the needs and accomplishments of historically = marginalized and underrepresented communities. Nominations will be accepted until Friday, July 30, 2021. In past years, prizes have been presented during the NDSA=E2=80=99s = annual Digital Preservation conference = Given ongoing travel restrictions, this year's event will again take = place in virtual form, on Nov. 4, 2021. Attendance at the conference is = encouraged but not required for awardees or nominators.=20 In these troubled times, it is especially important to take the time to = recognize and laud exemplary activity. We encourage all members of the = international digital preservation community to help us highlight and = reward distinctive approaches to the challenges of digital preservation = by submitting nominations for worthy candidates at: = https://forms.gle/ZXqLaGuqeUyHhTwp9 = .=20 For more information on the details on awards from previous years, = please visit https://ndsa.org/groups/excellence-awards/ = . Please feel free to pass = along this announcement to colleagues. NDSA Innovation Awards Working Group: Samantha Abrams, Center for Research Libraries Stephen Abrams, Harvard University (co-chair) Lauren Goodley, Texas State University Grete Graf, Yale University Kari May, University of Pittsburgh Krista Oldham, Clemson University (co-chair) =20 =20 --sla =20 Stephen Abrams (he/him/his) Head of Digital Preservation Preservation Services =20 stephen_abrams@harvard.edu +1 617-998-5468=20 =20 90 Mt. 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I=E2=80=99m very pleased to share this call for nominations = for the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) 2021 Excellence = Awards (formerly NDSA Innovation Awards) - more information about the = program is available at 

CNI is an NDSA strategic = partner.
-Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI

=E2=80=94
Colleagues:

Nominations are now being accepted for the National = Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) 2021 Excellence = Awards!

The annual NDSA award program was first established in 2012 = as the Innovation Awards to recognize and encourage exemplary = achievement in the field of digital preservation stewardship. Beginning = in 2021, the awards were renamed as the Excellence Awards to highlight = and commend all forms of creative and meaningful contributions by = individuals, projects, sustainability activities, organizations, future = stewards, and educators to the field of digital preservation. These = awards focus on recognizing excellence in the following = areas:

  • Educator Award: Recognizing academics, = trainers, and curricular endeavors promoting effective and inventive = approaches to digital preservation education through academic programs, = partnerships, professional development opportunities, and curriculum = development.
  • Future Steward Award: Recognizing students and = early-career professionals making an impact on advancing knowledge and = practice of digital preservation stewardship.
  • Individual Award: Recognizing those individuals making a significant = contribution to the digital preservation community through advances in = theory or practice.
  • Organization = Award: Recognizing those = organizations providing support, guidance, advocacy, or leadership for = the digital preservation community.
  • Project Award: Recognizing those = activities whose goals or outcomes make a significant contribution or = strategic or conceptual understanding necessary for successful digital = preservation stewardship.
  • Sustainability = Award: Recognizing those = activities whose goals or outcomes make a significant contribution to = operational trustworthiness, monitoring, maintenance, or intervention = necessary for sustainable digital preservation stewardship.

As a diverse international membership organization with a = shared commitment to digital preservation, the NDSA understands the = importance of developing and supporting a broad range of successful = digital preservation activities. Acknowledging that exemplary digital = stewardship can take many forms, eligibility for these awards has been = left purposely broad. Anyone or any project or institution acting in the = context of the above categories can be nominated for an award. Nominees = do not have to be NDSA member institutions or individuals or project = staff affiliated with member institutions, but must evidence engagement = with the theory and practice of long-term digital preservation = stewardship. Nominators similarly = do not need to be affiliated with NDSA member institutions. = Self-nomination is accepted and encouraged, as are submissions = reflecting the needs and accomplishments of historically marginalized = and underrepresented communities.

Nominations will be accepted = until Friday, July 30, 2021.

In past years, = prizes have been presented during the NDSA=E2=80=99s annual Digital Preservation conference Given ongoing travel = restrictions, this year's event will again take place in virtual form, = on Nov. 4, 2021. Attendance at the conference is encouraged but not = required for awardees or nominators. 

In these = troubled times, it is especially important to take the time to recognize = and laud exemplary activity. We encourage all members of the = international digital preservation community to help us highlight and = reward distinctive approaches to the challenges of digital preservation = by submitting nominations for worthy candidates at: https://forms.gle/ZXqLaGuqeUyHhTwp9

For more information on the = details on awards from previous years, please visit https://ndsa.org/groups/excellence-awards/. Please feel free to pass along this announcement = to colleagues.

NDSA Innovation Awards Working Group:

Samantha Abrams, Center for = Research Libraries
Stephen = Abrams, Harvard University (co-chair)
Lauren Goodley, Texas State = University
Grete Graf, Yale = University
Kari May, University of = Pittsburgh
Krista Oldham, Clemson = University (co-chair)
 
 
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Stephen Abrams (he/him/his)
Head of Digital Preservation
Preservation Services
 
+1 617-998-5468 
 
90 Mt. Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
 
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