[Sighfis-l] Justin Winsor Prize Essay -- Corrected call for papers

[Jonathan Furner]

[Forwarded on behalf of Michael Gorman]

I attach a CORRECTED call for papers for the 2012 Justin Winsor Prize  
Essay Award.  Please replace the earlier CFP and circulate this  
amended version to interested persons and groups.

With apologies and best wishes, Michael

-- 
Michael Gorman

JUSTIN WINSOR PRIZE ESSAY AWARD, 2012
The Justin Winsor Prize Essay Award, first presented in 1979, honors  
the nineteenth-century Harvard librarian and president of the American  
Library Association (ALA) and the American Historical Association. The  
ALA Library History Round Table makes the award through its Justin  
Winsor Prize Essay Committee. The winning author receives $100 and a  
citation.
Essays submitted for consideration must address subjects of  
significance in the history of libraries and librarianship. Ideally,  
they should also feature an interdisciplinary connection to print  
culture and information studies. Submissions may not have been  
published previously, or submitted for publication, or be under  
consideration for another award. The winning essay will be well  
written; based on primary sources; and will reflect original  
historical research.
Essays must conform to the Chicago Manual of Style, and may not exceed  
thirty-five pages (exclusive of end-notes and a bibliography), double- 
spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman.
Those wishing to be considered for the prize should send a brief cover  
letter with contact information together with the essay (without the  
name or affiliation of the author) either in four hard copies or as a  
Word or PDF e.mail attachment to:
Norman Rose
c/o Office for Research and Statistics
American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, Illinois 60611
nrose at ala.org

The members of the Justin Winsor Prize Essay Award Committee for 2012  
are: Tanya Finchum, Michael Gorman (chair), and Fred Stielow.

Submissions must be received by January 31, 2012.
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