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Library History Group
Awards Management Officer wanted
The Library History Group is looking for someone to administer the Groups' two annual awards:
The Library History Essay, sponsored by Emerald, and worth £200 for the best essay in library history published in the British Isles in the
previous year. Its aim is to increase the output of publications in library history and also to promote quality in research and writing.
Duties - to advertise the award each year, gather entries and chair/liaise with adjudicating panel, implement decisions and publicise outcomes
The James G Olle award is an annual scholarship of £500 to improve the level of activity in library history. The scholarship is named after the late
James G. Olle, an active teacher and writer in library history. Prospective candidates for the scholarship should be undergraduate or postgraduate
students, undertaking a discrete piece of advanced work, and members of the LHG. It aims to support younger researchers in library history.
Duties - to advertise the award each year, gather entries and report applications to LHG committee for decision, implement decisions and
publicise outcomes.
The Awards Management Officer will be a member of the Library History Group committee.
Expressions of interest to
Dr. John Crawford,
Chair, Library History Group,
Glasgow Caledonian University Library,
Cowcaddens Rd.,
Glasgow G4 0BA,
Tel 0141 331 3847
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