September 2008 Archives

Spread the word! The ABC-CLIO Online History Award Committee is seeking nominations for the $3,000 biennial award donated by ABC-CLIO, publisher of reference materials in the field of history.  The award, administered by the History Section of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, is made to a person or group of people producing (1) a freely available online historical collection or collections, or (2) an online tool or tools tailored for the purpose of finding historical materials, or (3) an online teaching aid or aids stimulating creative historical scholarship. Nominee(s) must be employed by a library or educational institution during the year prior to nomination for the award; institutions do not qualify.  Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2008; these should be sent to Shelley Arlen, shelarl@uflib.ufl.edu.  For additional information on eligibility, click here.