Awards
Library History Award
The Library History Essay Award is an annual prize of £200 for the best essay on library history published in, or pertaining to, the British Isles, within the previous calendar year (2009). It is organized by the Library and Information History Group of CILIP. The Award aims to improve the quality and increase the quantity of writing on library history in the British Isles. It is sponsored by Emerald. The award was first made in 1996.
Essays should embody original historical research on a significant subject, should be based on original source materials if possible and should use good composition and style. Essays showing evidence of methodological and historiographical innovation will be particularly welcome.
An author may put himself/herself forward for the prize. In addition, any member of CILIP may nominate a published essay for consideration.
The entries will be identified and judged by a panel of five, viz.:
The Chairman of the Library and Information History Group
The Awards Manager of the LIHG who will act as the administrator
One other member of the LIHG Committee
An external assessor at the invitation of the LIHG Committee
A representative of Emerald, normally the editor of Library Review.
Nominations, including six copies of the essay which should have been published during 2009, should be sent by 30 September 2010 to:
Dr Dorothy Clayton
Awards Manager, Library and Information History Group
The John Rylands University Library
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PP
Tel: 0161 275 3757
Email: Dorothy.Clayton@manchester.ac.uk
James G. Ollé studentships
The Library and Information History Group of CILIP funds annual studentships up to a total annual sum of £500 to encourage a high level of activity in library history. These awards are named after the late James G. Ollé, an active teacher and writer in library history.
Prospective candidates for the studentships should be registered students (undergraduate or postgraduate) of any academic discipline. A recipient of a studentship is required to present the findings of the work undertaken in the public domain within 2 years of the receipt of the studentship. This might take the form of an article published in an academic periodical, such as Library and Information History, or a talk to a recognized gathering.
Occasionally bursaries may be awarded for a student to attend a conference on an aspect of library history. Recipients of such grants will be expected to write a report of the conference for inclusion in the LIHG Newsletter.
Studentships will be made on the decision of the LIHG Committee. Expressions of interest or applications, which should include a brief C.V., a statement of plans, a draft budget and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to the LIHG Awards Manager by 30 June 2010.
Dr Dorothy Clayton
Awards Manager, Library and Information History Group
The John Rylands University Library
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PP
Tel: 0161 275 3757
Email: Dorothy.Clayton@manchester.ac.uk
Updated: 25 March 2010