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Library System Report Wins Design Industry Award

 

NEWS RELEASE
May 5, 2003

For further information contact:
Judy Hoffman, 847/353-7137

The North Suburban Library System online Annual Report has won the Silver 2003 Summit Award. The Summit Creative Awards recognize exceptional work of smaller creative companies throughout the world. The annual report was submitted by Suchta Design, which collaborated with System staff on the first-time effort.

The FY 2002 report was issued solely as an electronic document, using Macromedia Flash software. The report includes an audio message from North Suburban Library System (NSLS) Director Sarah Long.

"In our quest to effectively tell the library story, we regularly look to the corporate sector for insights into what's hot and what sells," says Sarah Long. "The commercial sector mirrors the library sector, or visa versa. People are clamoring to the Internet for quick access to information and services. 2002 was the year NSLS consciously went "E" or electronic. Our members libraries let us know that they want 24/7 access, and going E makes that a reality."

The Summit Creative Awards, which began in 1994 have grown consistently over the years, with last year's competition receiving more than 3,000 entries. More information about the awards can be found at www.summitawards.com.

Headquartered in Wheeling, Illinois, the North Suburban Library System is an organization of 650 academic, public, school and special libraries in the northern Chicago suburbs. The NSLS Annual Report is available at www.nsls.info/about/annual_report.html.