Ann Russell Honored with National Award

Ann Russell is the winner of the second annual LBI George Cunha and Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award. The Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) of Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) will present the award on Sunday, July 12th at the ALCTS Award Ceremony during the 2009 American Library Association meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The Cunha/Swartzburg Award is sponsored by Library Binding Institute (LBI) and includes a grant and citation.

Ms. Russell, the recently retired Director of the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) in Andover, MA, is being presented with this honor in recognition of her advocacy of and contributions to cooperative preservation during her thirty year tenure in the field of library preservation. Ann’s vision and leadership were the driving force behind NEDCC’s growth and influence in the field of preservation and conservation education and training. From the creation of the School for Scanning, to work as a founding member of the Regional Alliance for Preservation, Ann has been at the heart of numerous national and international initiatives. NEDCC workshops have been offered all over the US, and in Cuba, South Africa and Russia. In addition to her comprehensive and effective impact on collaborative preservation over the past three decades, Ann’s collaborative vision and outstanding leadership have strengthened preservation knowledge, practice, and awareness of tens of thousands of staff in libraries, archives, and museums around the world.

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