Posted on behalf of Dr Dorothy Clayton to whom all enquiries should be
addressed
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION HISTORY GROUP
Library History
Award 2005
The Library History Award is an annual award of £200 for the best essay on
library history published in, or pertaining to, the British Isles, within
the previous calendar year (2004). It is organized by the Library and
Information History Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and
Information Professionals. The Award aims to improve the quality and
increase the quantity of writing on library history in the British Isles.
It is sponsored by Emerald. The award was first made in 1996.
Items considered for inclusion will normally come within the scope of the
former Bibliography of British Library History. The essay should relate
to a British Isles theme. The author should ordinarily be resident in the
British Isles but need not be a U.K. citizen.
An author may put himself/herself forward for the prize. In addition, any
member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
may nominate a published essay for consideration.
The entries will be identified and judged by a panel of five, viz.:
1. The Chairman of the Library and Information History Group.
2. The Awards Manager of the L.I.H.G. who will act as the
administrator.
3. One other member of the L.I.H.G. Committee.
4. An external assessor at the invitation of the L.I.H.G. Committee.
5. A representative of Emerald, normally the editor of Library Review.
The editor of Library Review will have the right to publish an abstract or
shortened version of the winning essay.
Nominations, including six copies of the essay which should have been
published during 2004, should be sent by 30 June 2005 to:
Dr Dorothy Clayton
Awards Manager, Library and Information History Group
The John Rylands University Library
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PP
Tel: 0161 275 3757
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