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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/NA Canada, and is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals.

The jury members for the 2007 award are:
 
Lynn Brockington, Librarian, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver BC

Carole Goldsmith, Head, Media Collection & Reference Librarian, Fine & Performing Arts, Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University

Michele Laing, Branch Head, Musagetes Architecture Library, School of Architecture, University of Waterloo, Cambridge ON

The Award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Atlanta in April 2007.
 
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/NA Canada Chapter Chair. Nominations must be received no later than February 15, 2007. 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/NA Canada, who will forward them to the jury:

Marilyn Nasserden

Fine Arts Librarian

918 MacKimmie Library Tower

University of Calgary Library

2500 University Drive N.W.

Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4

Canada

Phone: (403) 220-3795; Fax: (403) 282-6024; E-mail: [log in to unmask]

The Call for Nominations will also be posted on the ARLIS/NA Canada web site:
http://www.arliscanada.ca