----------------------------Original message---------------------------- PLEASE NOTE: This press release is being cross-posted on multiple listservs. I apologize in advance for any duplication. Jim Walsh ------------------------------------------------------- Nominations Sought for The 1996 Dartmouth Medal The Reference and Adult Services Division's (RASD) Dartmouth Medal Committee is seeking nominations for this award honoring "achievement in creating reference works outstanding in quality and significance." The term "creating reference works" may include (but is certainly not limited to) "writing, compiling, editing or publishing books" or providing "information in other forms for reference use" -- such as computerized databases. Works published or made available for the first time in 1995 are eligible. The award is a bronze medal designed by Rudolph Ruzicka and donated by Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. The medal will be presented at the RASD Awards Ceremony during the 1996 American Library Association's Annual Conference in New York City. To nominate a reference work for the 1996 Dartmouth Medal, please provide the following information: Title Author or Editor Publisher/date of publication Name, address, phone number, etc. of nominator Brief statement supporting the nomination (include any reviews, publisher's brochures, etc.) Please send your nomination(s) to the committee chair: Jim Walsh, Chair Dartmouth Medal Committee Reference Services Department 617-627-3959 (voice) Tisch Library 617-627-3002 (fax) Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 [log in to unmask] _______________________________ The deadline for nominations is December 15, 1995 _______________________________ The Dartmouth Medal Committee will meet at the 1996 American Library Association Midwinter Conference in San Antonio to select a winner.