Arlene Taylor Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award

We extend our hearty congratulations to Libraries Unlimited author Arlene Taylor, for being recognized as an outstanding alumna from her alma mater, the University of Illinois.


Over the extent of her career, Dr. Taylor has taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Countless library students, including such luminaries as Linda Smith, editor of Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, Fourth Edition have learned the refined skills of cataloging from her. Countless others have learned from her textbooks, Introduction to Cataloging and Classification,  now in its tenth edition and her ground-breaking Organization of Information. In addition, Dr. Taylor has mentored many doctoral students who are following in her footsteps; one is co-authoring Taylor's next edition of her cataloging textbook. Congratulations, Arlene! The recognition is well-deserved!

ABC-CLIO Defining Moments Downloadables Win EDDIE Award

We are pleased to announce that ABC-CLIO's Defining Moments Downloadables have been awarded the 2010 EDDIE award for Teacher Tools in the Social Studies category. 

 

"The ComputED Gazette's EDDIE Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that augment the classroom curriculum and improve teacher productivity. Some selection criteria are academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach and management system. Winners are selected from titles submitted by publishers around the world."

Defining Moments is a unique series using alternative history — posing questions such as "what if key events had come out differently?" — to teach both history and critical thinking skills. This series of primary source-based lessons ($5 each) covers the whole American history. 

A complete list of winners and a review of the product can be found here.