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Call for Nominations: American Library Association's "Best Historical Materials" List

  • 1.  Call for Nominations: American Library Association's "Best Historical Materials" List

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    The Historical Materials Committee of the American Library Association/Reference and User Services Association's History Section is soliciting nominations for the committee's annual Best Historical Materials list.

     

    The list consists of the best print and online historical bibliographies, indexes, reference products, and published primary sources created, published, or significantly updated within the past two calendar years and primarily in English. The 2024 list will consider titles published or significantly updated in 2023 and 2024.


    The committee encourages nominations from librarians, scholars, and students.


    Nominations can be submitted for the committee's consideration at https://forms.gle/ntm9UH8Y5M8pF5LbA .  The deadline for nominations is September 30.

    For past winners, please see rusaupdate.org/awards/best-historical-materials/. For questions, please email the chair of the Historical Materials Committee, Steve Knowlton (steven.knowlton@princeton.edu).



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    Steven Knowlton
    Librarian for History and African American Studies
    Princeton University Library
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