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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>WA students – have you got a friend who recently graduated/completed their course as a technician or librarian?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have you thought about nominating for the FA Sharr Medal?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>No idea if you are eligible? Not sure what it all means? Go to the ALIA webpage: <a href="http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/sharr.medal/">http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/sharr.medal/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What do the recipients say about the FA Sharr medal? Check out <a href="http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/sharr.medal/recipients.html">http://www.alia.org.au/awards/merit/sharr.medal/recipients.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A few past recipients have put up their speeches whilst others have detailed their experiences as a FA Sharr medallist.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you still have questions…which is quite possible, feel free to email me anytime. Whilst I am now enjoying the snow and hot ciders in Vancouver, I do check my emails!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Check out the ALIA West blog for more contacts: <a href="http://aliawestbiblia.blogspot.com/2007/09/aliawest-launches-biblia-blog.html">http://aliawestbiblia.blogspot.com/2007/09/aliawest-launches-biblia-blog.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I strongly urge all friends, managers, mentors and colleagues to consider your recent graduates as nominees and please suggest to them to nominate, it meant a lot to me to think someone considered me a worthy nominee!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:#000099'>Anna Hudson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:anna.c.hudson@gmail.com">anna.c.hudson@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>