John Cotton Dana Award
Encyclopedia
The John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, usually referred to as the John Cotton Dana Award, is an annual award
given by the American Library Association
for excellence in library
public relations
. Winners receive a $5,000 grant from the award's sponsor, the H.W. Wilson Foundation.
The John Cotton Dana Awards are presented at a reception hosted by H. W. Wilson Company
during the American Library Association's annual conference.
Award
An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signifiedby trophies, titles, certificates, commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons...
given by the American Library Association
American Library Association
The American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
for excellence in library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
. Winners receive a $5,000 grant from the award's sponsor, the H.W. Wilson Foundation.
The John Cotton Dana Awards are presented at a reception hosted by H. W. Wilson Company
H. W. Wilson Company
The H. W. Wilson Company is a publisher based in New York City. It publishes print and online indexes, full-text databases, and other products and services for public, school, college, and special libraries around the world....
during the American Library Association's annual conference.