Call for nominations--Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award

Call for Nominations
Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award

Nominations are being accepted for the 2008 Banks/Harris
Preservation Award.

The deadline for nominations is Dec. 1, 2007.

Banks/Harris Preservation Award: The award was established to honor
the memory of Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris, early leaders in
library preservation.  The award, $1,500 and a citation, sponsored
by Preservation Technologies, L.P., is given to a professional
preservation specialist who has been active in the field of
preservation and/or conservation for library and/or archival
materials. Winners will be chosen based on:  leadership in
professional associations at local, state, regional or national
levels; contributions to the development, application or utilization
of new or improved methods, techniques and routines; significant
contribution to professional literature; evidence of studies or
research in preservation; and training and mentoring in the field of
preservation.

Send nominations, a formal statement of nomination that provides a
strong rationale for the nomination by addressing how the nominee
meets the criteria for the award, letters of support for the
nomination and a complete resume for the nominee to:

    Becky Ryder, chair, Banks/Harris Jury
    Preservation Department
    110 King Library
    University of Kentucky
    Lexington KY 40506-0039
    859-257-5713
    rjryde01 [at] uky__edu

Additional information can be found at

  <URL:http://www.ala.org/
    ala/alcts/alctsawards/banksharrisb/banksharris.htm>

Questions about the award are welcome. Contacts for the award jury
may be found at

  <URL:http://www.ala.org/
    alctstemplate.cfm?Section=banksharrisdiv
    &Template=/CFApps/Rosters/com_detail.cfm&committee=Ats-Awbanks>

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