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--- NOMINATIONS for the 2018 ARSC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE --- You are invited to propose candidates for the 2018 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Nominations may be made by anyone, ARSC member or not. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2017. Eligible publications include any original work -- book, monograph, article, liner notes, conference proceedings, or electronically-published materials -- first published during 2017. The work may treat any subject related to recorded sound, but must embody the highest research standards. It should deal primarily with historical subjects, pertaining to periods at least ten years prior to the year of publication, with the exception of works related to modern preservation or playback technology. For more information about the Awards for Excellence: http://post.spmailtechn.com/f/a/dVn9rUP1-M1nfTN7wfZtbQ~~/AABF2wA~/RgRcFHwqP0QwaHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcnNjLWF1ZGlvLm9yZy9hd2FyZHMvYXdhcmRzaW5mby5odG1sVwNzcGNYBAAAAABCCgAAqkgzWpV5pBQ~ NOMINATIONS for the ARSC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT and DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS The ARSC Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual, in recognition of a life's work in research and publication. The ARSC Award for Distinguished Service to Historic Recordings honors a person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of published works or discographic research. Publishers, collectors, and others are encouraged to suggest candidates at any time. For more information about the Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service awards: http://post.spmailtechn.com/f/a/ylj-vMncH4dlPo2cuOGKNw~~/AABF2wA~/RgRcFHwqP0Q8aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcnNjLWF1ZGlvLm9yZy9hd2FyZHMvbGlmZXRpbWUtZGlzdGluZ3Vpc2hlZC5odG1sVwNzcGNYBAAAAABCCgAAqkgzWpV5pBQ~ SUBMISSIONS Nominations for the ARSC Awards for Excellence must include the name of each nominee, together with the names of co-authors, the publication title, and the publisher's name and address. Please submit nominations to one of the co-chairs of the Awards Committee: Roberta Freund Schwartz rfsch...@ku.edu or David Lewis dle...@gmail.com The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals -- everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. ---- _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://post.spmailtechn.com/f/a/Q1b5f5Licv5I6pTs3JPWiw~~/AABF2wA~/RgRcFHwqP0QSaHR0cDovL3Bob25vLWwub3JnVwNzcGNYBAAAAABCCgAAqkgzWpV5pBQ~ Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org