Dear Colleagues, The deadline for nominations for the Banks-Harris Preservation Award is Thursday, December 1.
Please take this opportunity to consider nominating an outstanding colleague for this important award. Banks/Harris Preservation Award: The award was established to honor the memory of Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris, early leaders in library preservation. The award, $1,500 and a citation, sponsored by Preservation Technologies, L.P., is given to a professional preservation specialist who has been active in the field of preservation and/or conservation for library and/or archival materials. Winners will be chosen based on: leadership in professional associations at local, state, regional or national levels; contributions to the development, application or utilization of new or improved methods, techniques and routines; significant contribution to professional literature; evidence of studies or research in preservation; and training and mentoring in the field of preservation. Send nominations, a formal statement of nomination that provides a strong rationale for the nomination by addressing how the nominee meets the criteria for the award, letters of support for the nomination and a complete resume for the nominee to: Stephanie Lamson<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ALCTS%20Banks%20Harris%20Preservation%20Award>, chair, Banks/Harris Jury. Visit the Banks Harris page<http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/profrecognition/banksharris> for more information. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help with a nomination. Thank you, Stephanie Stephanie Lamson Director, Preservation Services, University of Washington Libraries [email protected] 206-543-4890 http://www.lib.washington.edu/preservation/ ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
