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One of the most noteworthy honors for a Canadian librarian is the Awardfor Outstanding Academic Librarianship, and the 2000 recipient is KewalKrishan, who on July 1, 2000 retired as Serials Librarian at the University ofSaskatchewan in Saskatoon.The award is given each year by the Canadian Association of College and

University Libraries to a member who has made (in CACUL’s words) ‘‘anoutstanding national or international contribution to academic librarianshipand library development.’’ And in 2000, the year of his retirement, Kewal iscertainly a fitting and deserving honoree.I first met Kewal in 1989 when he asked me to work with him to co-con-

vene the Serials Interest Group of the Canadian Library Association. Evenback then, about two-thirds of the way through his career in librarianship inCanada, Kewal’s enthusiasm for his chosen specialty--serials--was obviousand infectious. He was a founding member of the Serials Interest Group andhe has always been intensely dedicated not only to its survival--and therewere some years when its demise was a possibility--but also to keeping it avibrant, relevant, and in-touch force in the Canadian serials community. Yearafter year, he helped coordinate and arrange programs at the CLA’s annualconference which routinely drew large crowds and helped keep serialistsinformed about how their corner of the profession was changing.Kewal was a librarian for a total of forty-two years, partly in Canada and

partly in his native India. His career in India ended after nine years withanother award: the Meritorious Library Service Award from the Punjab Li-brary Association. His thirty-three years in Canadian librarianship have also

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been a period of personal and professional distinction. Kewal has been activeas well with that other serials interest group, NASIG, for which he served asthe liaison for the CLA group. And there have been publications, too, rangingfrom regular reports and articles in Feliciter (the official journal of the CLA)and other journals and newsletters, to book reviews, to bibliographies, andfinally to articles in refereed journals (including The Serials Librarian).Overall, it’s been a long and successful career, of which Kewal should bejustly proud.In the eleven years during which I’ve known him, however, there are

things other than the professional achievements which I think of. He is a solidperson, modest about his accomplishments, and selfless in his encouragementof others in their respective careers. And he knowswhere to find good Indianfood. Those are some of my fondest memories of my association with Kewal.After the Serials Interest Group program, or just when he happened to be intown, we’d get together for lunch or dinner in Ottawa or Toronto, and he’dtake me to one of the better Indian restaurants, and then help me order someof the specialties. Any man who can help you find good vindaloo is someonespecial indeed!So, I congratulate my friend Kewal Krishan not only on the CACUL

award but also on a fine career in serials, and I wish him all the best in hisretirement.

Wayne JonesSomerville, MA

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