2004 Information Literacy Roundtable Award recipient
Joy Cichewicz receives award from ILR Chair, Sheila Bryant
The Information Literacy Roundtable of the Michigan Library Association is pleased to announce their selection of Joy Cichewicz as the 2004 Information Literacy Award recipient. The award recognizes a Michigan library advocate, from any type of library, who has made an especially significant contribution to instructional activities in libraries.
Joy has been involved in academic and public libraries for over 10 years. She has a strong commitment to information literacy with expertise in technology. Joy recently became the Head of Automated Services at the Brighton District Library, before that she was the Electronic Services Librarian for over five years. She is responsible for public and staff instruction and developing instructional tools to assist patrons with learning. One impressive example is the creation of a web-based homework assistance program on the library's website.
She is responsible for the redesign and maintenance of the library's award winning website. The website won first place in the 2001 Michigan Library Association's Best of Show Award in the web design category. Her current project is coordinating and providing the technical expertise behind rewriting a public library version of Searchpath for "The Library Network" consortium. She has served as a selector for the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL) Social Issues and Social Sciences page and as co-selector for the Libraries and Information Science page. Joy created an information literacy environment for first and second year students at the University of Michigan. She has provided information literacy services for various user groups including the elderly, high school and college students, and the general public. Her willingness to develop courses and work with senior citizens to expose them to today's computer technology is to be commended.
Joy has conducted a number of presentations, seminars, and workshops on information literacy. She has published a book chapter and newsletter and journal articles. She was awarded the 2003 ACRL Instruction Section's "Innovation in Instruction Award" from University of Michigan's Instructor College. She is a member of a number of organizations and has served as the Webmaster for the Information Literacy Roundtable.
The Information Literacy Roundtable Executive Board congratulates Joy Cichewicz on her outstanding work and dedication to the advancement of information literacy.
