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Jane Malik - 2008 Academic Staff Member of the Year

For showing us that embracing change and nurturing future library leaders will reap bountiful rewards for libraries. Jane is admired for her "why not?" attitude for new ideas, and demonstrates that they work best when approached with a positive attitude and a stellar strategic plan. Jane is a leader in the best sense of the word, and even makes it look easy. She is a welcoming and supportive presence, and is always first to acknowledge her colleagues’ contributions. Jane has generously shared details of Oakton’s buzzmarketing project, which is already recognized as a best practice project for academic libraries. She tallies up results as a creative collaborator on a number of NSLS and Oakton committees. With Jane leading the way, we’re all motivated to take a chance on building better libraries.

Pictured above: (L-R) Skip Mosshamer, NSLS; Alan Wall, sponsor Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins (KTJ); Jane Malik, Oakton Community College; Jim Fessler, KTJ; Sarah Long, NSLS; Jerry Dempsey, KTJ

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