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LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award

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Posted by GSLIS, March 14, 2008
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Deadline extended for LITA/Ex Libris student writing award

The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an ALA-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), and a certificate.

The deadline for submission of the manuscript has been extended to April 10, 2007. The purpose of the award is to recognize superior student writing and to enhance the professional development of students. The manuscript can be written on any aspect of libraries and information technology. Examples include digital libraries, metadata, authorization and authentication, electronic journals and electronic publishing, telecommunications, distributed systems and networks, computer security, intellectual property rights, technical standards, desktop applications, online catalogs and bibliographic systems, universal access to technology, library consortia and others. At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant(s) must be enrolled in an ALA-accredited program in library and information studies at the masters or Ph.D. level.

To be eligible, applicants must follow the detailed guidelines and fill out the application form at www.lita.org.

Send the signed, completed forms by April 10, 2008 to
Adriene Lim
Portland State University
1875 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97201.

Submit the manuscript to Adriene electronically at alim@pdx.edu by April 10, 2008. The award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.