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WWII Poster Project Wins Award

World War II Poster Project wins 2009 ACRL IS Innovation Award
March 10, 2009

CHICAGO ? The Bucknell University World War II Poster Project, developed by Abby Clobridge, librarian and digital initiatives group leader, and David Willson Del Testa, assistant professor of history, at Bucknell University, is the recipient of the 2009 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation Award. Sponsored by Lexis-Nexis, the annual award recognizes a project that demonstrates creative, innovative or unique approaches to information literacy instruction or programming. A prize of $3,000 and a plaque will be presented to Colbridge and Del Testa during the 2009 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago at the IS program at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 12.

?The IS Awards Committee chose the Bucknell University World War II Poster Project because of its creative and collaborative approach to research, information literacy and technological skills within the context of an introductory history course and a special collection,? said award committee Co-chair Emily Rogers, assistant professor and reference librarian at Valdosta State University.

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