Call for nominations--SAA Preservation Publication Award

The following is posted on behalf of Jennifer Waxman, NYU:

The Society of American Archivists' Preservation Publication Award
Subcommittee is currently seeking nominations for the prestigious
Preservation Publication Award.  We need your help in identifying
excellent preservation publications, and I rely on you to think of
the deserving preservation publications released last year.

Do you know of an outstanding preservation-related work published in
2011?  Would you like to see the author(s) or editor(s) recognized
for contributing to preservation and the archives profession?

Please consider submitting a nomination prior to the deadline of
February 28, 2012.

The nomination form is available online at

    <URL:http://www.archivists.org/recognition/Awardsform.pdf>

Further information can be found at

    <URL:http://www2.archivists.org/
        governance/handbook/section12-preservation>



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I encourage you to check out the list of previous winners at the
bottom of the page for inspiration.  Past winners have published
important works on a wide range of preservation topics, including
general archives and electronic records preservation, special media
conservation, facilities standards for archives, and emergency
preparedness and response.

Here is more information about the award from the SAA website:

Purpose and Criteria for Selection: Established in 1993, this award
recognizes and acknowledges the author(s) or editor(s) of an
outstanding published work related to archives preservation and,
through this acknowledgment, encourages outstanding achievement by
others. The work can be an article, report, chapter, or monograph in
an audiovisual, electronic, or print format. The work must
contribute to the advancement of the theory and practice of
preservation in archives institutions by introducing new
preservation theories, methods, or techniques; by codifying
principles and practices of archives preservation; by presenting the
results of innovative research on matters related to archives
preservation; by investigating preservation issues of current
interest and importance to the archives community; or by studying
aspects of the history of the archives profession.

Eligibility: Awarded to the author(s) or editor(s) of an outstanding
preservation-related work that is of relevance to the archives
community and published in North America during the calendar year
preceding the date on which the award is given.

Please feel free to contact me (or any other member of the
Preservation Publication Award Subcommittee) directly with any
questions you may have about the nomination process.  Thanks in
advance for thinking about preservation publications to nominate.

Jennifer Waxman
Preservation Archivist
New York University, Division of Libraries
Barbara Goldsmith Preservation
   and Conservation Dept
j.r.waxman<-at->nyu<.>edu
212-998-2518


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