Library’s Corner
Julia Paris named 2011 LIASA Librarian of the Year Award
Good day colleagues
LIASA is proud to announce that Julia Paris, campus librarian at the University of Johannesburg has been named the 2011 LIASA Librarian of the Year. Congratulations to Julia on her achievement.
Julia, who is a trained life coach, youth worker, community activist and motivational speaker, has been working in the field of librarianship for the past 28 years. She has contributed to the professional development of various librarians and information workers serving the LIS sector today and has left footprints as a “community librarian or people’s librarian” in various places she has worked in.
Julia is a recipient of the US Aid fellowship and in 1996 travelled to the USA as part of the team investigating information literacy. Among her other achievements, she lists starting/establishing several law centres and archives, delivering numerous presentations and papers, writing a collection of 50 poems, and she is currently writing a book.
The LIASA Librarian of the Year is a role model for the Library and Information Services community and a person whose contributions make a lasting impact on the sector. Julia Paris certainly embodies this in the contributions she has made in the field of librarianship and in the various communities that she has practiced.
The first runner up was Christelle Lubbe, Chief Librarian at the Bellville Public Library in the City of Cape Town.
3rd place was awarded to Elsabe Olivier, Open Scholarship Manager at the University of Pretoria.
Congratulations to all the winners and all the finalists who were nominated for the Award.
LIASA also wishes to acknowledge the generous sponsorship for the Librarian of the Year.
Universal Knowledge Software (UKS) sponsors the 1st prize of R30 000, EBSCO Publishing and EBSCO Information Services sponsors the 2nd prize of R20 000 and SABINET sponsors the 3rd prize of R10 000. The prize money can be used for any educational purpose, either visits to relevant institutions locally or internationally, attending relevant conferences or studies.
