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Leab Exhibition Awards Deadline Extended



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Michael Knies
Special Collections Librarian
Weinberg Memorial Library
University of Scranton

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> EXHIBITION AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED
>
> **Please note: Due to the recent tragic events in New York and Washington,
> D.C., the deadline has been extended from Septemer 15 to SEPTEMBER 30.
> We look forward to receiving your submissions.
> ********************************************************************
> THE KATHARINE KYES LEAB & DANIEL J. LEAB AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT
> EXHIBITION AWARDS are given annually for excellence in the publication of
> catalogs and brochures that accompany exhibitions of library and archival
> materials, as well as for electronic exhibitions of such materials
> To be eligible for the 2002 award, catalogs and brochures must have
> been published between 1 September 2000 and 31 August 2001.
> Electronic library and archival exhibitions are limited to those with
> stable URL addresses that were initially released between 1 September
> 2000 and 31 August 2001. They should be available online through September
> 2002. Participation is limited to institutions in the United States and
> Canada.
> Printed catalogs may be of varying formats, styles, and scope.
> The entries are judged in three categories, based on production costs:
> expensive; moderately expensive; and inexpensive. Brochures, a
> fourth category introduced in 2001, include printed leaflets, guides, and
> informative broadsheets that orient the viewer to the exhibition and are
> handed out free or at low cost.
> The judging of electronic exhibitions is a three-year pilot project that
> began with the 2001 Awards period. Eligibility is extended both to
> electronic exhibitions created as representations of physically existing
> exhibitions, as well as to exhibitions existing only in electronic format.
> The Exhibition Awards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
> (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries, American
> Library Association, serves as the jury for the selections. Certificates
> will be awarded to the winning institutions at the 2002 American Library
> Association Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
> Instructions and entry forms are available from the RBMS web site at the
> following address:
> http://www.rbms.nd.edu/committees/exhibition_awards/submissions/rules.shtml
> ****
> Please note that the instructions and forms have been recently revised, as
> has the list of evaluation criteria used by the Committee. The PDF
> Printed Catalog and Brochure entry form can be enlarged for data entry
> ease by the zoom feature.
> ****
> All printed catalogs and brochures submitted become the property of RBMS
> and are permanently retained as depository copies, available for
> public viewing and research at the following institutions: The Harry
> Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin;
> The Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley; and the
> Grolier Club in New York City.
> EAC Chair Claudia Funke will acknowledge the receipt of all entries via
> email.
> Thank you for your attention and we look forward to receiving your
> submissions.
> Claudia Funke
> Chair, Exhibition Awards Committee
> Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
> ACRL, ALA

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