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Nominations Sought for the 1997 Dartmouth Medal
The American Library Association's Reference and User
Services Association (RUSA)'s Dartmouth Medal Committee
is seeking nominations for this award honoring "achievement
in creating reference works outstanding in quality and significance."
The term "creating reference works" may include (but is certainly not
limited to) "writing, compiling, editing or publishing books" or
providing "information in other forms for reference use" - such as
computerized databases. Works published or made available for the
first time in 1996 are eligible.
The award is a bronze medal designed by Rudolph Ruzicka and donated by
Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. The medal will be presented at the
RASD Awards Ceremony during the 1997 American Library Association's
Annual Conference in San Francisco.
To nominate a reference work for the 1997 Dartmouth Medal, please
complete the short nomination form, available below or from the chair
of the committee.
Richard Bleiler, Chair
Dartmouth Medal Committee
Reference Services Department 860-486-1246 (voice)
Homer Babbidge Library 860-486-3593 (FAX)
University of Connecticut [log in to unmask]
Storrs, Connecticut 06279-1005
Nominations not submitted on the nomination form must be sent
to the committee chair and include the following information:
Title
Author or Editor
Publisher
Name, address, phone number, etc of nominator
Brief statement supporting the nomination
The deadline is December 15, 1996
The Dartmouth Medal Committee will meet at the 1997 American
Library Association Midwinter Conference in Washington, D.C., to
select a winner.
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1997 Dartmouth Medal Nomination Form
The Reference and User Services Association of the American Library
Association presents the Dartmouth Medal annually to "creators of
outstanding reference works." The term "creating reference works" may
include writing, compiling, editing or publishing books or providing
information in other forms for reference use, such as computerized
databases. Works published or made available for the first time in
1996 are eligible.
To nominate a reference work, please complete this form and
send by December 15, 1996 to:
Richard Bleiler, Chair
Dartmouth Medal Committee
Reference Services Department 860-486-1246 (voice)
Homer Babbidge Library 860-486-3593 (FAX)
University of Connecticut [log in to unmask]
Storrs, Connecticut 06279-1005
If possible, please attach copies of published reviews.
TITLE: _________________________________________________________
AUTHOR or EDITOR: ___________________________________________
PUBLISHER: __________________________________________________
NOMINATOR: _______________________________________________
NOMINATOR ADDRESS: _____________________________________
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NOMINATOR PHONE NUMBER:________________________________
NOMINATOR E-MAIL: ___________________________________________
Statement supporting your nomination:
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