The 3M Award for ‘Innovation in Libraries’ is a prestigious peer voted award that has been sponsored by 3M New Zealand Ltd in conjunction with LIANZA since 1996. It highlights the stellar work done in New Zealand libraries.
Voting is by Conference delegates who will have received an email from Conference Innovators with a link to the voting page. Voting closes 2.30pm Monday 12 October.
But everyone can view the finalists’ powerpoint presentations and feel proud of the smart thinking and innovation taking place in our own backyard. The 2009 finalists are:
- Early learning through Active Movement – Auckland City Libraries
- Aotearoa People’s Network – The National Library of New Zealand and Marlborough District Libraries (on behalf of partner Public Libraries)
- Top of the South Stories Project: Te Tau Ihu o te Waka a Maui – Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough Public Libraries, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Learning Centre and Nelson Provincial Museum
The finalists will show their presentations at Conference, 11.45am on Monday 12 October and the winner will be announced at the LIANZA Awards
3M Award for Innovation – Previous Trophy Winners
1996 – Information Services – Special Education Service Cost effective CD-ROM Database Distribution project
1997 – Hama Whakapapa Restoration and Research Database project
1998 – Auckland War Memorial Museum Library Cenotaph database project
1999 – Christchurch College of Education NZEdSearch
2000 – Horowhenua Library Trust Koha – a free library Web based database
2001 – Southland Boys’ High School Real Men Read Books
2002 – Manukau City Libraries Tupu – Dawson Road Youth Library project
2003 – Parliamentary Library Infocus
2004 – Puke Ariki Taranaki Information Network
2005 – National Library with Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Manukau Public Libraries AnyQuestions
2006 – eLGAR – Auckland City, Waitakere, Rodney, North Shore and Manukau Libraries Smarter Systems Project
2007 – Horowhenua Library Trust Kete Horowhenua
2008 – Massey University Library Connecting Virtually With Our Students
October 7, 2009 at 8:48 am
[...] might also like to peruse the finalists in the 3M Award for ‘Innovation in Libraries’ to see some of the stellar work being done in New Zealand libraries and listen to keynote speaker [...]
October 7, 2009 at 2:00 pm
there was a precursor to the 3M award – the Ameritech Bell Atlantic Award for Innovation. I remember Christchurch City Libraries winning it – does LIANZA have a list of those winners as well?
October 7, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Good point Sue S. I will have to get someone from LIANZA National Office to confirm that one!