1) Award Category Being Nominated For: ______

Nomination Form

1) Award category being nominated for: ______

Innovation

- To recognize work on a new project, service, or other innovation whether small or large

Ongoing Excellence

- To acknowledge unwavering, consistently excellent and collegial service year after year

2) Name and Description of initiative or project being nominated:

3) Name of team members

A team consists of two (2) or more library staff members who worked together on a new initiative or ongoing library service/activity. Team members can be from the same service area or from different areas that worked together. For each member of the nominated team, please provide:

- First/Last Name

- Title

- Department

- Email

- Phone number

4) Strategic Plan Objective

Strategic Plan Objective #1: ______

In the space provided, please describe how the nominated team meets the selected strategic plan objective. Visit the Strategic Plan 2013-2018 website for more information: utoronto.ca/strategic-plan/strategic plan-2013-2018 (maximum 300 words):

Strategic Plan Objective #2: ______

5) Assessment Criterion #1: ______

In the space provided, please describe how the nominated team meets the selected assessment criterion

(maximum 300 words).

Assessment Criterion #2: ______

In the space provided, please describe how the nominated team meets the selected assessment criterion

(maximum 300 words).

Assessment Criterion #3: ______

In the space provided, please describe how the nominated team meets the selected assessment criterion

(maximum 300 words).

6) Letter of support

Please attach one (1) letter of support for this nomination. The letter should not exceed one (1) page in length.

7) Nominator Contact Information

Name: Department: Telephone: Email: Signature:

Date (mm/dd/yyyy):

I am willing to be recognized as the Nominator (Yes/No). ______

8) Additional opportunities to support the nomination

The questions below require your team’s consideration.

If nominated:

Team willing to have their nomination announced publicly (Yes/No)? ______

Team willing to provide a poster presentation at the awards reception (Yes/No)? ______

This is to provide an opportunity for the nominated teams to display their project or initiative to library colleagues who may not be aware of the valuable work being undertaken in the library.

If shortlisted:

Team willing to provide a brief presentation to the committee on the initiative, project or library service/activity (Yes/No)? ______

Team willing to host a committee site visit to present the initiative, project or library service/activity (Yes/No)? ______

Shortlisted teams will be given the opportunity to further support their nomination in either of the two ways above to enhance the committee’s understanding of the project or initiative.

If your team wins:

Team willing to provide a brief presentation at the awards reception (Yes/No)? ______

This is to provide an opportunity for the winning teams to showcase their exemplary work to library colleagues.