The Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics, Purdue University Libraries has been named the winner of the 12th Annual Centers of Excellence Awards in the Management Category by the Business & Finance Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA). <\/p>\n
Management Category<\/strong> Judges<\/strong> Background<\/strong>
\nThe Roland G. Parrish Library of Management and Economics, Purdue University Libraries, is being recognized in the Management Category for the excellence the judges saw throughout the renovation\/transformation project presented. The project, which spanned 5 years, applied comprehensive analysis, benchmarking, partnership building, and incremental implementation to a truly strategic objective. The resulting LearnLab is to be used as a model for future classrooms. An excellent example of how academic libraries can impact the student learning environment.
\nThe Centers of Excellence Awards will be officially presented at the 2013 SLA Conference in San Diego, CA. The presentation of the awards will occur at the SLA Business & Finance Division Awards Ceremony & Reception.<\/p>\n
\nThe judges for the 2013 awards were Hope Bell, KMPG; Meredith Futral, Clemson University; and Cynthia Robinson, Bain Capital.<\/p>\n
\nThe awards serve to recognize the best of \u201cbest practices\u201d in three categories: Technology, Service, and Management. Any member of SLA can apply for consideration in any of the three categories and all entries are evaluated by a panel of judges who are members of the Business & Finance Division. The award winners represent excellence and quality at their highest levels, and in previous years have included such outstanding organizations as:
\n\u2022\tErnst & Young LLP
\n\u2022\tThe Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
\n\u2022\tMicrosoft Corporation
\n\u2022\tNational Geographic Society
\n\u2022\tStanford University
\n\u2022\tNew York Public Library
\n\u2022\tTata Consultancy Services
\n\u2022\tCornell University<\/p>\n