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

Call for nominations
Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award

The nomination period for the 2010 ALA Banks/Harris Preservation
Award is officially open.  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:

    Paula De Stefano
    Chair, Banks/Harris Jury
    pd3<-at->nyu<.>edu

Paula De Stefano
Barbara Goldsmith Curator for Preservation
Head, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department
New York University Libraries
70 Washington Square South, LL2
New York, NY 10012
212-998-2563
Fax: 212-995-4566


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