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

Call for Nominations for the Banks/Harris Preservation Award

This award, a $1,500 grant donated by Preservation Technologies,
L.P., and a citation, will be given to recognize the contribution of
a professional preservation specialist who has been active in the
field of preservation and/or conservation for library and/or
archival materials. Criteria for selection of the winner will be
determined by the person's accomplishments, as they relate to
preservation leadership in such activities as:

    *   Leadership in professional associations at local, state,
        regional or national level

    *   Contributions to the development, application or utilization
        of new or improved methods, techniques and routines

    *   Significant contribution to professional literature

    *   Training and mentoring in the field of preservation

Submission procedure

Nominations shall include:

    1.  name of nominee

    2.  a formal statement of nomination, with a brief rationale for
        the nomination

    3.  a resume or narrative career outline upon which the award
        jury can base its determinations

Letters of endorsement are encouraged and should provide additional
evidence of the worthiness of the nominee.

Nominations for persons not selected for the award in one year may
be updated and resubmitted.

Please send nominations by December 1, 2004, to

    Andrew Hart
    Chair, Banks/Harris Award Jury
    CB#3910 Davis Library
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
    ashart [at] email__unc__edu

Questions about the award are welcome by email or by telephone
919-962-8047).

Andrew Hart, Preservation Librarian
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB#3910, Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919-962-8047
Fax: 919-962-4450


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