Let’s celebrate Canadian art publishing! 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 2008 award are: Christine Sammon, Director, Library, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary AB Élaine Bégin, Bibliothécaire de référence, Médiathèque, Musée d'art contemporain du Montréal, QC Liv Valmestad, Art Librarian, Architecture/Fine Arts Library, and Adjunct to the School of Art, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB The Award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Denver in May 2008. 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 January 15, 2008. 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 Head, Fine Arts and Visual Resources 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] __________________________________________________________________ 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 (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]