Please note: Individuals may only receive one Division award per year.

Business & Finance Division Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship
Contact: Terri Brooks
This award recognizes a Division member, with a gift of $1,000, who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of business and finance librarianship and information science. It is intended to honor an individual for a specific achievement made within a discreet period of time rather than focusing on an individual’s full career. Awarded annually to a member of the Business and Finance Division, the achievement may encompass any area of professional endeavor including, but not limited to, exemplary management, innovative product or service development, research, creative applications of technology, teaching, publishing, leadership in the field, and the dissemination of knowledge to users. The B&F Award for Outstanding Achievement originated in 1984. During 1984-1986, the focus was on outstanding achievement in the use of technology. Previous sponsors of this award were Disclosure, Primark, Thomson, and BNA.

Business & Finance Division Distinguished Member Award
Contact: Terri Brooks
Since 1985, the Business & Finance Division has presented its Distinguished Member Award to an outstanding member who has worked in the profession for more than 25 years. This award is intended to honor individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the field of business librarianship throughout the course of their career. Recognition includes a gift of $1,000.

Distinguished Leadership & Service Award
Sponsored by EvaluatePharma
Contact: Terri Brooks
In its inaugural year of 2009, this award builds upon Frances Hesselbein’s inspirational B&F keynote speech at the 2008 SLA Annual Conference in Seattle, where she challenged members to seek opportunities to serve their communities and establish themselves as leaders in the ever-expanding world of information and knowledge.

As SLA embarks on a new century, EvaluatePharma is honored to partner with the Business & Finance Division in acknowledging an individual who has distinguished himself or herself as a leader through demonstrated commitment to service. The winner will receive a commemorative plaque, $500 and a $500 financial contribution to the organization that the winner supports.

Impact Award
Sponsored by Wolper Information Services
Contact: Terri Brooks
In its inaugural year of 2011, the B&F Impact Award recognizes a Division member who creates value by aligning with the goals of their organization through the innovative and effective use of information to impact the accomplishment of those goals. The conference award winner receives a $2,000 stipend to help cover expenses at the SLA Annual Conference. The B&F Impact Award acknowledges an individual or an information center for a specific contribution made within the previous year. Awarded annually to a member of the Business and Finance Division, the achievement recognizes, but is not limited to, such actions as providing a new service that aligns with organizational goals, developing new processes for working more closely with senior management, or training and educational activities that facilitate the achievement of organizational goals.

Professional Grants and Student Stipends
Contact: Kathleen Rainwater
The Business & Finance Division offers professional grant awards and student stipend awards to help cover expenses at the 2010 SLA Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, 12-15 June 2011. The Division will award student stipends and professional grants for a total of up to six $1,500 awards.

International Travel Award
Sponsored by Emerging Markets Information Service
Contact: Awilda Reyes
This $2000 award is offered to an information professional from a developing country to help cover expenses at the SLA Annual Conference.

Business & Finance Division/SLA Europe Early Career Awards
Contact: Sylvia James – full details of application criteria available on the SLA Europe website
These awards are offered to current European library and information science students and those in the first five years of their information careers to attend, for the first time, an SLA conference. SLA Europe will be offering the award jointly with the Business & Finance Division. Each award will cover the costs of attending the SLA Annual Conference, including conference registration, hotel lodging, economy round trip airfare to the conference site and other related costs (e.g., food, incidental expenses). The awards will be formally acknowledged during the conference at the Division’s award ceremonies.
SLA Europe Awards Page

Business & Finance Division/SLA Asian Chapter Early Career Awards
Contact: P K Jain
This award recognizes an SLA Asian Chapter member, with an award of $2,000, who has been in the field for five years or less, or is currently enrolled in a graduate-level program in the LIS field. The purpose of the award is to provide an opportunity to attend the annual Special Libraries Association (SLA) conference.

Achievement in Academic Business Librarianship Award
sponsored by Business Expert Press
Contact: Kathleen Dreyer
This award begun in 2008 and is administered through the College & University Business Libraries Section of the Division. The intent of the award is to recognize the accomplishments of librarians who are new to the field of academic business librarianship. Candidates for this award will be limited to librarians with a minimum of three full years, but not more than seven years, in an academic library position. Nominees must submit evidence of exemplary librarianship, which can include published journal articles, books, conference presentations, excellence in teaching, online tutorials or innovative services at their institution. Recipients will receive a framed certificate and a monetary award.