Ann Chambers Theis, collection management administrator, Chesterfield County Public Library, Chesterfield, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2008 Louis Shores—Greenwood Publishing Group Award for overbooked.com.

The Louis Shores-Greenwood Publishing Group Award is a citation and $3000 cash award given to an individual reviewer, group, editor, review medium or organization to recognize excellence in the reviewing of books and other library materials. The award recipient is selected for his or her significant achievement related to a reviewing process that helps librarians make selections and collection development decisions.

“The committee selected overbooked because it assists librarians in making smart acquisition decisions, because it is free and accessible to all users, and because it is a pioneer in librarian-created content relating to collection development and readers’ advisory services,” stated Neal Wyatt, award committee chair.

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