CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
MELVA J. DWYER AWARD
The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution
made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the
Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the
creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian
art and architecture. The Award is administered by the Chair of
ARLIS/Canada who is also the Canadian Representative to the Art Libraries
Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and is adjudicated by a jury of three
Canadian art information professionals.
The jury members for the 2000/2001 award are:
Daphne Dufresne Université du Québec à Montréal
James Rout Banff Centre for the Arts
Cheryl Siegel Vancouver Art Gallery
The Award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at
the annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Los Angeles in April 2001.
Criteria
· The title must relate to Canadian art and architecture, be produced by
Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.
· The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic,
multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.
· The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of
the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative
achievement.
· Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be
considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the
arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or
research tool.
Nomination procedures
Nominations should be sent directly to the ARLIS/Canada Chapter Chair.
Nominations must be received no later than December 31, 2000. Each
nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written
justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.
Please send nominations to:
Carole Goldsmith
Chair, ARLIS/Canada
Reference Division
WAC Bennett Library
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5A 1S6
Telephone: (604) 291-3268
FAX: (604) 291-3023
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