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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 Dee Anna Phares, Northern Illinois University)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The American Library Association’s Library History Round Table (LHRT) seeks nominations for its Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award. Individuals or organizations may be nominated for any projects
or contributions such as, but not limited to, websites, library guides, and exhibitions (virtual or physical).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcomed from all interested parties but must pertain to activities taking place in the past two years. Nominations will be judged on the contributions' quality,
impact, and relevance to LHRT or the library history community. The LHRT is particularly interested in recognizing those who have promoted library history in exceptional or new ways or who have reached audiences that have not been engaged previously. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Submissions and Selection<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Each nomination must include a brief statement thoroughly explaining the contribution or project and why the nominee is worthy of consideration. It must also include at least two (2) letters of support. Individual
nominees must include a CV or resume, while organizational nominees must include a statement indicating the organization's mission and other background information. Before submitting materials, nominators should contact the Committee Chair (Alea Henle,
<a href="mailto:henlear@miamioh.edu" title="mailto:henlear@miamioh.edu">henlear@miamioh.edu
</a>) to learn whether the person or organization has already been nominated. Nominators of the same entity may be asked to collaborate to produce stronger applications and reduce duplicative effort. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Submissions should be sent to Alea Henle,
<a href="mailto:henlear@miamioh.edu" title="mailto:henlear@miamioh.edu">henlear@miamioh.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The deadline for submissions is
<b>Friday, March 29</b>. The winner will be announced in June 2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">About the Award<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award is presented by the Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the American Library Association as a "best of year" achievement award that enables the LHRT to
acknowledge individuals or organizations that have made recent, substantive contributions to LHRT or to the wider library history community. The intention of the award is to recognize efforts that are ineligible for other LHRT prizes; thus, nominations which
emphasize publication of articles, books, dissertations, or essays will not be considered. Membership in LHRT is encouraged but not required. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award is a non-monetary award with a printed citation. There is no cash or medal associated with the award. </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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