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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please excuse any cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(via Steve Knowlton, Princeton University)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association's History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee's annual Best Historical Materials
list. The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, reference products, and published primary sources created, published, or significantly updated within the past two calendar years and primarily in English. The 2023 list
will consider titles published or significantly updated in 2022 and 2023. The Committee encourages nominations from librarians, scholars, and students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Nominations can be submitted for the Committee's consideration <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVrX7P-Hp6VdJMvKIpfo79WVOq-1_EXWpPbc0mhjdZu2mXKw/viewform__;!!DZ3fjg!5ce2cd1y_N6zK1GOVaFzsd9V-qMBX194o4N5dj6o0coWSMLuUFSyex8ZkB9zPZuyL_38pTuTPQmUNPnflMuJRHlADio$" title="https://forms.gle/ntm9UH8Y5M8pF5LbA">
here</a> . The deadline for nominations is <b>Saturday, September 30</b>. For past winners, please go
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rusaupdate.org/awards/best-historical-materials/__;!!DZ3fjg!5ce2cd1y_N6zK1GOVaFzsd9V-qMBX194o4N5dj6o0coWSMLuUFSyex8ZkB9zPZuyL_38pTuTPQmUNPnflMuJ5Zovzhk$">here</a>.<b> </b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions, please e-mail one of the co-chairs of the Historical Materials Committee, Steve Knowlton (<a href="mailto:steven.knowlton@princeton.edu" title="mailto:steven.knowlton@princeton.edu">steven.knowlton@princeton.edu</a>)
or Jennifer Bartlett (<a href="mailto:jen.bartlett@uky.edu" title="mailto:jen.bartlett@uky.edu">jen.bartlett@uky.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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