UA Pair Earn Library Leadership Awards

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Beth Holley and Wayne Rau have been named recipients of the 2011 Library Leadership Faculty and Staff Awards.

Eleanor Streit, program chair of the University of Alabama Library Leadership Board, announced the winners at a recent Library Forum meeting.

Holley, recipient of the Faculty Award, began her career with University Libraries 20 years ago and serves as head of acquisitions. She has been an integral part in refocusing the work of her department to create a more efficient workflow in the fast-paced environment of the 21st century research library.

She is a member of the North American Serials Interest Group and has presented her work at the Alabama Library Association conference and published articles about the process the library has been undergoing with the changing workflow in acquisitions and cataloging.

Rau, winner of the Staff Award, is a digital media specialist with the Sanford Media Resource and Design Center in Gorgas Library. He has been with UA Libraries almost 10 years.

Rau was a part of the early development of the media resource and design center and continues to make the SMC the premiere facility on campus for students working in digital media. He serves UA students through one-on-one tutoring sessions and group seminars and provides video and audio production and distribution.

The Library Leadership Board supports the University of Alabama Libraries in its mission to provide the best library and information services to the students and faculty of the University and to the state-wide community by serving as an advisory body to the dean of Libraries.