Art
Libraries Society of North America
Announces
the 2010 Gerd Muehsam Award
Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America
(ARLIS/NA), the Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually in recognition of excellence
in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art
librarianship. The award was established to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam
(1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose
support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues and
students.
Award Details
- $500
- Up to $300 travel reimbursement
to attend the ARLIS/NA 39th Annual Conference in
Minneapolis, MN, March 24-28, 2011- this year a joint conference with the
Visual Resources Association
- Registration fee to this
conference
- A one year membership to ARLIS/NA
Requirements
- The paper or project must have
been created or written during the preceding 18 months by a student
enrolled in an accredited graduate library program or in a post-graduate
library school program in art history or a related discipline
- The paper or project must be in
conjunction with a course assignment
- One submission is allowed per
person
Required Format
- Papers: The paper must be 10-25 pages, typed,
double-spaced on single sides of 8.5 x 11 inch paper. The paper must
include an abstract of 250 words. The title page must include a
paper title, the name of the entrant and the institution attended, the
name of the faculty member for whom it was written, and the course
title. The bibliography and footnotes should follow an accepted
format, such as the Chicago Manual of Style or The Elements of Style by
Strunk and White. In addition, authors should inform the committee chair
if their contribution has been published previously or is being considered
for publication.
- Internet projects: If an Internet project, a 250
word summary of the project, its URL, the name of the institution and
course for which it was created, and the name of the faculty member assigning
the project must be included. It must also be accessible to all of
the committee members for review.
- All applicants must include their mailing
addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers with their applications.
Judging Criteria
- Papers and projects will be
judged on their relevance to art librarianship or visual curatorship,
depth of research and scholarship, quality of organization, appropriate
use of terminology, style and readability, and originality of thought or
observation.
Deadline
- Entries must be postmarked by the
end of the day, Friday, November 19, 2010. They will not be
returned. All applicants should receive notification of the results
by mid-February 2011.
This announcement as well as additional information about
ARLIS/NA can be viewed at: http://www.arlisna.org/
and http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/muehsam_info.html
Mail or Email Entries To
Erin
Elliott
Chair,
Gerd Muehsam Award Committee
Librarian
Sotheby’s
Institute of Art
570
Lexington Ave. – 6th floor
New
York, NY 10022 USA
E-mail:
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