THE KATHARINE KYES LEAB & DANIEL J. LEAB AMERICAN BOOK PRICES CURRENT
EXHIBITION AWARDS are given annually for excellence in the publication
of catalogs and brochures that accompany exhibitions of library and
archival materials, as well as for electronic exhibitions of such
materials.
To be eligible for the 2005 awards, catalogs and brochures must have
been published between 1 September 2003 and 31 August 2004. Electronic
library and archival exhibitions are limited to those with stable URL
addresses that were initially released between 1 September 2003 and 31
August 2004. Electronic exhibitions should be available online through
September 2005. Participation is limited to institutions in the United
States and Canada.
Printed catalogs may be of varying formats, styles and scope. The
entries are judged in three categories, based on production costs:
expensive, moderately expensive, and inexpensive. Brochures, a fourth
category introduced in 2001, include printed leaflets, guides, and
informative broadsheets that orient the viewer to the exhibition and are
handed out free or at low cost. Electronic exhibitions, a fifth category
introduced in 2003, include both electronic exhibitions created as
representations of physically existing exhibitions and exhibitions
existing only in electronic format. A press kit with a poster featuring
last year's winning entries can be found at
http://www.rbms.nd.edu/committees/exhibition_awards/docs/eac-2004-winner
s-press-kit.pdf.
The Exhibition Awards Committee of the Rare Books and Manuscripts
Section (RBMS) of the Asociation of College and Research Libraries,
American Library Association, serves as the jury for the Leab Awards.
Certificates will be awarded to the winning institutions at the 2005
American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Instructions and entry forms are available from the RBMS web site at the
following address:
http://www.rbms.nd.edu/committees/exhibition_awards/submissions/rules.sh
tml.
Please note that the instructions and forms have been revised. For data
entry ease, the PDF entry forms can be enlarged by the zoom feature.
All printed catalogs and brochures submitted become the property of RBMS
and are permanently retained as depository copies, available for public
viewing and research at the following institutions: The Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin; The
Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley; and The
Grolier Club in New York City.
EAC Chair Melissa Conway will acknowledge the receipt of all entries by
email. Although the deadline for submissions is 30 September 2004, early
submission is encouraged and greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your attention. We look forward to receiving your
submissions.
Melissa Conway
Chair, Exhibition Awards Committee
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section
ACRL, ALA