Best Shelver of the Year Award

WESTERN CAPE LIBRARY SUPPORT STAFF INTEREST GROUP

BEST SHELVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Is there an ace shelver in your library whose books are in perfect order at all times? Whose shelves are the neatest and straightest in the library and whoknows his/her Dewey?

Then perhaps the shelver in your library should be thewinner of LIASA Western Cape Library Support Staff Interest Group's Best Shelver of the Year Award?

Librarians and Managers of Libraries are encouraged to nominate staff to participate in this competition.

The purpose of this award is to acknowledge non- professionals in LIS especially shelvers and to motivate them to become part of LIASA.

* The first prize: R95 Support Staff Interest Group registration for 2007 plus R100 gift voucher.

* The 2nd runner-up will win R100 gift voucher

* The 3rd runner-up will winn a R75 gift voucher.

The winner will take part in the in the National Shelvers'Competition at the LIASA conference in Pretoria. The winning institution would have to pay for conference registration, transport and accommodation of their staff member.

You may enter up to 3 candidates for your institution, who will have to complete a test.

The winner will be announced at the Library Support Staff Interest Group AGM at the National Library of South Africa on 19th July 2006. All participants would have to be present at the AGM.

The test will take place on 28th June 2006 at the University of the Western Cape Library. All participants will have to be present from 09h00 and will be free to leave once they have completed their test.

CRITERIA ON WHICH PARTICIPANTS WILL BE JUDGED ARE SPEED,ACCURACY AND NEATNESS.

Closing date for entries: 26th June 2006.

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Fax to: (021) 959 2659 or email Attention: Beulah Isaacs
Contact details: tel. No (021) 959 2908 or email beisaacs@uwc.ac.za
Thank you for participating and helping LIASA to give recognition to those workers behind the scenes.