----------------------------Original message---------------------------- THE 1998 WALTER W. RISTOW PRIZE in the HISTORY OF CARTOGRAPHY AND MAP LIBRARIANSHIP The WALTER W. RISTOW PRIZE seeks to recognize achievement in cartographic history and map librarianship and is awarded annually by the WASHINGTON MAP SOCIETY. WHO MAY APPLY: The competition is open to all full or part-time upper-level undergraduate, graduate and first-year postdoctoral students attending accredited colleges or universities. ENTRY CRITERIA: Entries are to be research papers or bibliographic studies related to cartographic history and/or map librarianship and have been completed in fulfillment of requirements for course work. A short edition of a longer paper is permitted; papers of shorter length have been highly competitive. The text may not exceed 7,500 words, in English. Papers must be fully documented in a style of the author's choice. DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by June 1, 1998 and sent to John Docktor, Ristow Prize, 150 S. Strathcona Drive, York, PA 17403-3833. FORMAT: Entries must be submitted in three unbound copies with appropriate title page and cover sheet. The cover sheet must include the entrant's name, address and telephone number(s) for timely contact. JUDGING CRITERIA: Entries will be judged on three broad criteria: importance of research, (e.g., originality, sources); quality of research (e.g., accuracy, source reliability); quality of writing (e.g., clarity, command of cartographic terms). JUDGING METHODS: Entries will be assessed by three judges of suitable cartographic background. Judges will receive anonymous copies of entries, read them independently, and report their assessments to a collator. THE AWARD: The winner will receive $500, a one-year membership in the Washington Map Society, and the paper will be published in The Portolan, the journal of the Washington Map Society. Walter W. Ristow, co-founder and first president of the Washington Map Society, is Chief, Emeritus of the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. For further information about the RISTOW PRIZE or the WASHINGTON MAP SOCIETY, contact Ed Redmond, Secretary, Washington Map Society, Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, DC 20540-4650.