ARLIS/NA MOQ

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:

ARLIS/NA MOQ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2013

ARLIS/NA/MOQ has the pleasure of informing you about the Professional Development Awards for 2013.

All applications must be received by Monday January 28, 2013. The award winner will be notified in February 2013. Questions may be directed to the Chair at the address below.

I.   MICHELLE GAUTHIER TRAVEL AWARD ($1000Canadian)

Purpose: to promote professional development by supporting travel to the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference to be held in Pasadena from April 25 to April 29, 2013.

2. DAPHNE DUFRESNE MEMBERSHIP AWARD (equivalent to $120 U.S.)

Purpose: to promote professional development by supporting membership in the national organization (ARLIS/NA)

3. MARILYN BERGER STUDENT MEMBERSHIP AWARD (equivalent to $50 U.S.)

Purpose: to promote professional development by supporting membership in the national organization (ARLIS/NA)

Please find the information about the eligibility on the Web Site of ARLIS/NA MOQ

Patricia Black
For the Professional Development Committee

Cadre conseil, Direction des bibliothèques
UQAM. Local A-2113
Case postale 8889, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P3
514-987-3000, poste 5158
Black.patricia@uqam.ca

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture.  The Award is administered by the Canadian Representative to the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) who is also the Chair of ARLIS/NA Canada, and is adjudicated by a jury of three Canadian art information professionals.

The Award will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the 41st annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Pasadena California in April 2013.

Criteria

• The title must relate to Canadian art and/or architecture, be produced by Canadian authors and be disseminated by Canadian sources.

• The format of the reference or research tool can vary: print, electronic, multimedia or other vehicles will be considered.

• The date of publication or release should be within the last two years of the date of nomination, although exceptions can be made for cumulative achievement.

• Monographs, exhibition catalogues and periodical articles will be considered if the scope and quality of the bibliographic information or the arrangement of the main text merits recognition as a major reference or research tool.

Nomination procedures

• Nominations should be sent directly to the ARLIS/NA Canada Chapter Chair.

• Nominations must be received no later than December 31, 2012

• Each nomination should include full bibliographic information and a written justification assessing the importance of the work to the discipline.

Please send nominations to the Chair of ARLIS/NA Canada, who will forward them to the jury:

DANIEL PAYNE, Chair, ARLIS/NA Canada
Dorothy H. Hoover Library
OCAD University
100 McCaul Street
Toronto, Canada
M5T 1W1

T 416 977 6000 x217
E dpayne@ocadu.ca