Synopsis
Shortly after the founding of the Association of Austrian Librarians in 1946, the Association began to award honours. During the first two decades, the Association awarded honorary membership, from 1966 on there was also a special silver medal, from 1968 a bronze medal and beginning in 1984 the Association awarded a gold medal for special merits. In 2008, the Association decided to suspend the conferment of the medal and instead present a certificate of honour and a research promotion prize.

