| Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in the preservation and/or conservation of library and archival materials |
| Presented by | Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), American Library Association |
| First award | 2001 |
| Final award | 2020 |
| Website | ptlp |
The Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award (known informally as the Banks/Harris award), was awarded annually by the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association, from 2001 to 2020. [1] [2] The award was established to honor the memory of Paul N. Banks and Carolyn Harris, two early leaders in library preservation. [3]
The award consists of a citation and a $1,500 grant donated by Preservation Technologies, L.P. The award recognizes the contribution of a professional preservation specialist who has been active in the field of preservation or conservation for library or archival materials. [2] Winners are chosen based on their accomplishments in preservation leadership, including activities such as leadership in professional associations, training and mentoring in the preservation field, development of new methods and techniques, and significant contributions to literature. [1]
| Year | Winner | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sally Buchanan | Associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences |
| 2002 | Ellen McCrady (d. 2008) | Editor and publisher of the Abbey Newsletter [Note 1] for preservation professionals from 1975 to 2004 and the Alkaline Paper Advocate [Note 2] from 1988 to 2008. She also conducted research regarding papermaking and acid testing. [4] |
| 2003 | John F. Dean | Head of the Department of Preservation and Conservation at Cornell University Library since its beginning in 1985 |
| 2004 | Janice Merrill-Oldham | Malloy-Rabinowitz Preservation Librarian at Harvard Library, overseeing the Weissman Preservation Center and the Preservation and Imaging Department |
| 2005 | Paul Conway | Professor in the University of Michigan School of Information whose work focuses on digital preservation and electronic media |
| 2006 | Gary Frost | Conservator at the University of Iowa Libraries and leader in the field of library preservation for over 35 years [5] |
| 2007 | Walter Henry | Conservator at the Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources and creator of Conservation OnLine and the Conservation DistList |
| 2008 | Janet Gertz | Director for Preservation at Columbia University Libraries and former chair of ALCTS' Preservation and Reformatting Section (PARS) [6] |
| 2009 | Barclay W. Ogden | Head of the Preservation Department at the University of California, Berkeley Libraries and leader in disaster planning |
| 2010 | Michèle V. Cloonan | Dean and professor of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College |
| 2011 | Roberta Pilette | Director of the Preservation Department and Chief Preservation Officer for the Yale University Library |
| 2012 | Julie Allen Page | Co-coordinator of the California Preservation Program (CPP) [Note 3] and the Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS). [Note 4] [7] |
| 2013 | Randy Silverman | Preservation Librarian, University of Utah Library [8] |
| 2014 | James M. Reilly | Director, Image Permanence Institute [9] |
| 2015 | Jeanne Drewes | Chief of Binding and Collections Care Division, Library of Congress [10] |
| 2016 | Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa | Associate Director and Head of the Preservation and Conservation Division at the Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin [11] |
| 2017 | Karen Kiorpes | Preservation Librarian for the University at Albany, SUNY, University Libraries [12] |
| 2018 | Nancy E. Kraft | Head of the Preservation Department at the University of Iowa Libraries [13] |
| 2019 | Paula De Stefano | Barbara Goldsmith Curator for Preservation and Head of the Preservation Department at New York University Libraries |
| 2020 | Jennifer Hain Teper | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [14] |
| 2021 | no award [15] |