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We are almost at the end of November, and the time-limit for sending in nominations for the Melva J. Dwyer Award is the 31st December. Don't hesitate to send me you suggestions - see the criteria and procedures below. 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 Canadian Representative to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) who is also the Chair of ARLIS/Canada, and is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals. The jury members for the 2006 award are: Kenlyn Collins, Librarian, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg MB Marilyn Nasserden, Manager, Fine Arts Library, University of Calgary, Calgary AB Peter Trepanier, Head of Reader Services, National Gallery of Canada Library, Ottawa ON The Award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Banff in May 2006. Criteria The title must relate to Canadian art and/or 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, 2005. Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline. Please send nominations to the Chair of ARLIS/Canada, who will forward them to the jury: Jonathan Franklin Head of Collections and Database Management, Library National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Drive PO Box 427, Station A Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4 Canada telephone (613) 990 0590; fax (613) 990 6190; email [log in to unmask] The Call for Nominations is also posted on the ARLIS/Canada web site: http://www.arliscanada.ca __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]