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Subject:        Seeking Nominations for the Donald G. Davis
Article Award in Library History
Date:   Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:57:50 -0500
From:   Juli McLoone <[log in to unmask]>


**Call for nominations: **Donald G. Davis Article Award

Have you read (or written) a compelling article on American or Canadian
library history?  The Library History Round Table seeks nominations for
the Donald G. Davis Article Award for outstanding articles on United
States or Canadian Library History.  Help us identify the best works
published in 2012 and 2013.  See below for the nomination process and
eligibility requirements .


Questions can be sent to Eric Novotny, Chair, Davis Award Committee,
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The Donald G. Davis Article Award is presented by the Library History
Round Table of the American Library Association every even-numbered year
to recognize the best article written in English in the field of United
States and Canadian library history. The award honors Donald G. Davis,
longtime professor at the School of Information at the University of
Texas and editor longtime professor at the School of Information at the
University of Texas and editor of /Libraries & the Cultural
Record/ (formerly /Journal of Library History, Philosophy, and
Comparative Librarianship/). A major contributor to the field, Dr. Davis
has authored numerous history articles, advised many notable Ph.D.
dissertations, compiled important bibliographies, and edited both
the/Encyclopedia of Library History //(with Wayne Wiegand) and the
Dictionary of American Library Biography, Second Supplement/.

*Eligibility and Criteria*

Entries for Davis award must have been published during the two years
preceding the award year; e.g., articles from 2012 and 2013 may be
nominated for the 2014 award.  Entries are judged on quality of
scholarship, clarity of style, and depth of research. The round table is
particularly interested in articles that place the subject within its
broader historical, social, cultural, and political context and make
interdisciplinary connections with print culture and information
studies. One award will be given every second year unless the jury does
not find a suitable candidate for that period. Papers that have won the
Justin Winsor or Jesse Shera Awards are not eligible for consideration.

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*Nominating Process*

The Davis Award Committee, a subcommittee of the Research Committee of
the Library History Round Table, serves as jury for the award. Any
member of the Library History Round Table may nominate one or more
articles by sending a recommendation to the Chair of the Davis Award
Committee, Eric Novotny, [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ,
<mailto:[log in to unmask],>or to the ALA Office of Research and Statistics:
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>    Subject line must read: *Davis
Article Award.*

Nominations must be sent by *January 15, 2014*. Receipt will be
confirmed within four business days.


If submission by email is not possible, nominations should be sent to:


*LHRT: Davis Award Committee*
Office of Research and Statistics
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: (312)280-4392 <callto:(312)280-4392>

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*Presentation of the Award*

The winner will be announced in a press release on or about June 1st of
the award year. Certificates honoring the author(s) and journal will be
presented at a Library History Round Table awards ceremony during the
American Library Association Annual Conference.