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At every biennial conference, USAIN recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the organization and provides scholarships to students and librarians new to USAIN or agricultural information in order to further the interest of agricultural information professionals. The following USAIN awards are now accepting nominations:

·   Service to the Profession Award

·   Honorary Membership Award

·   Conference Scholarships for Members New to USAIN or Agricultural Information

·   Conference Scholarship for Students

If you know someone who has gone above and beyond or has an interest in agricultural librarianship now is the time to nominate them. Self-nominations are also welcomed. Criteria for each award are attached to this e-mail. Hurry! The deadline is December 1st. 

Thank you for your interest in the USAIN Scholarships and Awards.

Calls for the Four USAIN Awards for 2017(1) (1).pdf
USAIN Awards Committee 2017-2018
Kristen Mastel (Chair), University of Minnesota; Patricia Hartman, Auburn University; Emily MacKenzie,McGill University; Lisa Vallen, University of California, Merced

The United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) joins with the Association of College and Research Libraries, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and other professional societies - both scientific and information-related - to support the continuation of uninterrupted, open access to all federally-produced and publicly-funded scientific information and data.

For more information, see: USAIN Statement

The 2017 Hunger Report has been released. See Fragile Environments, Resilient Communities for the report and Interactive web site. The report includes domestic and international data tables.   

‘The Earth's climate is changing. Temperatures are rising, snow and rainfall patterns are shifting, and more extreme climate events – like heavy rainstorms and record high temperatures – are already happening. Many of these observed changes are linked to the rising levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, caused by human activities. EPA partners with more than 40 data contributors from various government agencies, academic institutions, and other organizations to compile a key set of indicators related to the causes and effects of climate change.’

For a free copy, send a request to EPA’s Climate Change Indicators Team at climateindicators@epa.gov.  

The Board of Trustees of Purdue University recently approved Marianne Stowell Bracke from promotion to full profession.  

USAIN member, Valerie Perry, from University of Kentucky, is one of 5 mid-career librarians recently named as a 2016 SLA Fellow.

Sarah Williams, Life Sciences & Data Services Librarian at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been awarded tenure.  For more information on Sarah and her accomplishments: http://www.library.illinois.edu/people/bios/scwillms/ 

 Amy Paster, Head of the Life Sciences Library at Penn State, has been promoted to Librarian, effective July 1, 2014.