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

Call for nominations
2012 Banks/Harris Preservation Award

Nominations are sought for the ALA - Association of Library
Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) 2012 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 archive
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
contributions to professional literature; evidence of studies or
research in preservation; and training and mentoring in the field of
preservation.

The deadline for nominations and supporting material is December 1,
2011.

Send nominations, a formal statement of nomination that provides
strong rational 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:

    Adrienne Bell
    chair, Banks/Harris Jury,
    abell<-a t->thehfgroup< . >com

Visit the Banks Harris page for more information:

  <URL:http://www.ala.org/ala/
      mgrps/divs/alcts/awards/profrecognition/banksharris.cfm>

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Adrienne Bell
Chair, Banks/Harris Award Jury
ALCTS/ALA


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