Robert Preston Lee Memorial Award 

The Liberty Chapter gives this award to an individual (or group of individuals) in recognition of outstanding contribution in the application of technology to the delivery of technical services in one or more of these areas: collection development, collection management, cataloging and acquisition, information services, information technology and information systems. The candidate or candidates must demonstrate efforts in one or more of the following areas:

• Introduction of innovative techniques, methods or systems.

• Contributions to networking and the service-oriented philosophy of resource sharing.

• Longstanding contributions to the field of library and information science.

• Commitment to performance excellence.

• Enhancement of institutional program reputation.

The recipient receives a certificate at the Liberty Chapter Annual Meeting, plus complimentary registration for the meeting.

Guidelines

• The award is presented annually if a qualified candidate or group exists.

• Candidates (at least one in the case of a group) must be chapter members.

• Nominations must be in the form of an application and include resumes.

• The recipient receives a certificate at the Annual Meeting

• The Chapter will pay the cost of Annual Meeting registration for the awardee or awardee group’s representative at the Annual Meeting.

Robert Preston Lee Short Biography

The chapter’s award for excellence in technology is named after Robert Preston Lee. Bob Lee was Associate Librarian for Technical Services and Systems at Thomas Jefferson University Scott Memorial Library. He was known for his innovative spirit, technical expertise, and generous collegiality. An active member of the Philadelphia Regional Chapter, he served as treasurer from 1984-1986. He was also chair of the Archives Committee, and on the Membership Committees on both the local and national level.