The University of Kansas Libraries is now accepting nominations for the fourth annual Shulenburger Award for Innovation & Advocacy in Scholarly Communication. The award will be granted for exceptional efforts to advance innovations in open sharing and advocacy for positive change in the scholarly communication system.
Up to two awardees will be selected from nominations of KU Lawrence faculty/staff members and/or undergraduate or graduate students involved in a faculty-sponsored project. KU Lawrence academic departments, research centers, or schools are also eligible for the award. Awards will be between $500 and $2,500.
The individual awardee may be invited to serve a term on KU's Open Access Advisory Board. Any individual or unit affiliated with the University of Kansas may nominate an individual, department, school or center that demonstrates excellence in this area – self nominations are also accepted. A selection committee consisting of the previous year's winner, KU Lawrence faculty from multiple disciplines, and chaired by senior library administrators will be appointed annually by the dean of KU Libraries to review nominations and make recommendations for final approval by the dean. The winner will be announced during events at KU during International Open Access Week in mid-October, 2017.
Additional information about the award, including judging criteria and requested nomination materials can be found at openaccess.ku.edu/shulenburgeraward. The nomination deadline is September 18, at 12 p.m.
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