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News from CILIP
Tuesday 19 April 2005
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Outstanding list of Nominations for Reference Awards 2004
Nominations for the Printed and Electronic categories of the ISG (CILIP) / Nielsen BookData Reference Awards 2004 published by CILIP's Information Services Group
The call for nominations for the ISG (CILIP) / Nielsen BookData Reference Awards 2004 has been highly successful and this year's awards will be judged by an expert team of judges over the next few weeks. A shortlist will then be published and the winners will receive their awards at the prestigious Reference Awards Ceremony on 30 June at the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology during the CILIP Umbrella 2005 conference.
The full list of nominations appears below.
Administered by the Information Services Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and sponsored by the leading bibliographic information supplier Nielsen BookData, the Award was open to works first published between 1 July 2003 and 31 December 2004. All nominations are welcome - from individuals, libraries, publishers and other organisations.
Since 1970, the Reference Awards have recognised excellence, promoted awareness of outstanding reference books and products, encouraged quality and set industry standards. The two Awards on offer are:
The Besterman/McColvin Medals for outstanding works of reference published in the UK are awarded in two categories: print and electronic. Winners receive a cash prize of £500 accompanied by a certificate and commemorative medal. Judges will assess the nominees on:
* authority of the work and the quality and kind of articles and entries
* accessibility and arrangement of the information
* scope and coverage
* style
* relevance and quality of the illustrations
* quality of indexing
* adequacy of the bibliographies and references
* up-to-datedness of the information
* physical presentation
* originality of the work
Reference Awards 2005
Nominations are now also open for the 2005 award. Information on how to nominate titles for any of these Awards is available from Valerie J Nurcombe, ISG Chairman, 42 Moors Lane, Winsford, Cheshire CW7 1JX. Email: [log in to unmask] <Mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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Nielsen BookData
Nielsen BookData is proud to sponsor the CILIP Information Services Group / BookData Reference Award for the third year running. We believe this award allows us to recognise and reward excellence in reference material across the library and information industry ensuring that reference professionals are fully appreciated for their commitment and contribution to our industry. Nielsen BookData was formed during 2002 following the merger of Whitaker Information Services, Book Data and First Edition. The company provides high quality bibliographic information which is used for acquisition and cataloguing in libraries all over the world. BookNet (a division of Nielsen BookData) provides transactional services including EDI messaging, allowing the industry to trade electronically. For further information on any of our services please contact Simon Skinner, Head of UK Sales, on 0870 777 8710 or email [log in to unmask] <Mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
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Full list of nominations:
PRINTED CATEGORY
Almost paradise - Selected poems of Christina Rosetti 1830-1894
Author: Rice-Oxley, A: published by ARO Books. [0-9546139-0-2]
Atlas of world art
Author: Onians, J: published by Laurence King Publishing. [1-856693-77-5]
Birds in Europe, population estimates, trends and conservation status
Author: Burfield, I & van Bommer, F: published by BirdLife International. [0-946888-53-1]
Birth of theatre
Author: Freund, P: published by Peter Owen Publishers. [0-7206-1167-9]
Book of days
Author: Fergusson, R: published by Chambers Harrop Publishers Ltd. [0-550-10083-0]
Catalogue of botanical prints & drawings
Author: Lazarus, M H & Pardoe, H S: published by National Museums & Galleries of Wales. [0-7200-0525-6]
Catalogue of mesolithic and neolithic collections
Author: Burrow, S: published by National Museums & Galleries of Wales. [0-7200-0516-7]
Chambers concise dictionary
Author: Various: published by Chambers Harrop Publishers Ltd. [0-550-10072-5]
Che handbook
Author: Jenkins, G & Barrio, H: published by MQ Publications Ltd. [1-84072-502-8]
Children's writers' and artists' yearbook 2005
Author: : published by A & C Black Publishers. [0-7136-6903-9]
Collins English dictionary: Desktop edition + CD-ROM
Author: : published by Harper Collins. [0 00 716334 7]
Decanter: An illustrated history of glass
Author: McConnell, A: published by Antiques Collectors' Club. [1-85149-428-6]
Design encyclopaedia
Author: Byars, M: published by Laurence King Publishing. [1-85669-349-X]
Diabetes and laboratory medicine
Author: Smith, J & Nattrass, M: published by ACB Venture Publications. [0-902429-31-0]
Elizabethan poetry - a bibliography 1559-1603
Author: May, S W & Ringler, W A jnr: published by Thoemmes Continuum. [0-8264-7278-8]
Encyclopaedia of community
Author: Christensen, K: published by Sage Publications. [0-7619-2598-8]
Encyclopaedia of social science research
Author: Lewis-Beck, M S: published by Sage Publications. [0-7619-2363-2]
Encyclopaedia of social theory
Author: Ritzer, G: published by Sage Publications. [0-7619-2611-9]
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (vol 3)
Author: McAuliffe, J D: published by Brill. [9 004123 547]
Extraordinary gathering of angels
Author: Barker, M: published by MQ Publications Ltd. [1-84072-680-6]
Gospel of the four
Author: Jones, P B: published by New Millenium. [1-85845-343-7]
Gulls of Europe, Asia & North America
Author: Olsen, K M: published by Christopher Helm, an imprint of A & C Black Publishers. [0-7136-7087-8]
Gypsy & traveller law
Author: Willers, M & Johnson, C: published by Legal Action Group, LAG Education & Service Trust Ltd. [1-903307-26-0]
Handbook of laser technology and applications =Vol 1
Author: Webb, C & Jones, J: published by Institute of Physics Publishing. [0-7503-0960-1]
Honeybee inside out
Author: Davis, C F: published by Bee Craft Ltd. [0-900147-07-5]
Howes transcendental toybox
Author: Howe, D J & Blumberg, A T: published by Telos Publishing Ltd. [1-903889-56-1]
I just wasn't made for these times
Author: Granata, C L: published by Unanimous Ltd. [1-903318-57-2]
Identification: Investigation, trial & scientific evidence
Author: Bogan, P: published by Legal Action Group, LAG Education & Service Trust Ltd. [1-903307-25-2]
Inventing for the impecunious
Author: Clarke, N: published by Noside Ltd. [0-9531-55765]
Islands of anarchy
Author: Patten, J: published by Kate Sharpley Library. [1-873605-23-4]
Jordan's guide to British steam locos
Author: Jordan, O: published by King's England Press Ltd. [1-872438-70-9]
Leasehold disputes
Author: Davey, F & Bates, J: published by Legal Action Group, LAG Education & Service Trust Ltd. [1-903307-27-9]
London's necropolis
Author: Clarke, J M: published by Sutton Publishing Ltd. [0-7509-3513-8]
Louis C Tiffany: Garden Museum collection
Author: Duncan, A: published by Antiques Collectors' Club. [1-85149-457-X]
Major & Mrs Holt's concise illustrated battlefield guide to the Western Front - NORTH
Author: Holt, T & Holt, V: published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd. [0-85052-933-6]
Mid-Georgian portraits 1706-1790
Author: Ingamells, J: published by National Portrait Gallery Publications. [1-85514-519-7]
Modern & contemporary prints: a practical guide
Author: Phillips, P & Robb, T: published by Antiques Collectors' Club. [1-85149-458-8]
National Portrait Gallery - complete illustrated catalogue
Author: Saywell, & Simon, J: published by Unicorn Press. [1-90394-200-4]
Non-traditional houses - identifying non-traditional houses in the UK 1918-75
Author: Harrison, H; Mullin, S; Reeves, B; & Stevens, A: published by BRE Bookshop. [1-86081-697-5]
Oxford dictionary of national biography
Author: Matthew, H C G & Harrison, B: published by Oxford University Press. [0 198614 11X]
Penguin companion to classical music
Author: Griffiths, P: published by Penguin Books. [0-141-00924-1]
Penguin guide to the superstitions of Britain & Ireland
Author: Roud, S: published by Penguin Books. [0-141-00673-0]
Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture
Author: : published by Phaidon. [0 7148 4312 1]
Practical handbook of photovoltaics
Author: Markvart & Castaner: published by Elsevier Science Ltd. [1-85617-390-9]
Primary rhyming fictionary
Author: : published by Chambers Harrop Publishers Ltd. [0-550-10089-X]
Safe drinking water
Author: Hrudey, S E & Hrudey, E J: published by IWA Publishing. [1-843390-42-6]
Shakespeare's life and world
Author: Duncan-Jones, K: published by Folio Society. []
Streets of Brum pt1
Author: Chinn, C: published by Brewin Books Ltd. [1-85858-245-8]
Streets of Brum pt2
Author: Chinn, C: published by Brewin Books Ltd. [1-85858-262-8]
Television companion: The unofficial & unauthorised guide to Dr Who
Author: Howe, D J & Walker, S J: published by Telos Publishing Ltd. [1-903889-51-0]
Those other eagles
Author: Shores, C: published by Grub Street Publishing Ltd. [1-904010-88-1]
Understanding English spelling
Author: Bell, M: published by Pegasus. [1-903490-12-X]
Visual culture of Wales: medieval vision CD-ROM
Author: Lord, P: published by University of Wales Press. [0-7083-1801-0]
Wartime jeep in British service 1941-45
Author: Birch, G: published by Jeep Books Ltd - Doncaster. [0-9534470-9-X]
Whales' bones of the British Isles
Author: Redman, N: published by Redman Publishing. [0 9545800 0 1]
World atlas of epidemic diseases
Author: Cliff, A; Haggett, P & Smallman-Raynor, M: published by Arnold. [0-340-76171-7]
ELECTRONIC CATEGORY
Bibliography of British newspapers
Maxted, I
Cardiff index to legal abbreviations
Clinch, P
isurv
Various RICS Books
Oxford dictionary of national biography
Matthew, H C G & Harrison, B Oxford University Press
Times digital archive
Visual culture of Wales: medieval vision CD-ROM
Lord, P University of Wales Press
Digital Engineering Library
McGraw-Hill Education
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