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Congratulations and thanks to our candidates

Posted By Steven Knowlton Apr 09, 2024 03:09 PM
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LHRT survives thanks to the contributions of its membership. Congratulations to new incoming officers Jennifer Bartlett (vice-chair/chair-elect), Erik Nordberg (secretary/treasurer), and Sterling Coleman, Jr., (member-at-large)! Thanks also to the other candidates willing to stand for election, the ...

LHRT events at ALA Annual Conference

Posted By Steven Knowlton Mar 25, 2024 10:52 AM
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Dear colleagues: If you're planning to attend the ALA Annual Conference in San Diego, please keep in mind the following events we have planned. Saturday, June 29 1:30-3:00 LHRT group tour of San Diego Public Library's collections of Californiana, with an emphasis on library history San Diego ...

Help plan the 2026 Library History Seminar (2nd call)

Posted By Steven Knowlton Feb 15, 2024 03:00 PM
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Every 5 years, the Library History Round Table hosts a Library History Seminar. This is a two- or three-day event in which scholars, students, and aficionados of library history gather to share their research and discuss issues in the field. The next Library History Seminar (number XV) is tentatively ...

RE: Join the Most Fun Committee in ALA!

Posted By Steven Knowlton Feb 01, 2024 02:07 PM
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I think I put the wrong link in the message. Please try here: https://www.ala.org/rusa/members/volunteer ------------------------------ Steven Knowlton Librarian for History and African American Studies Princeton University Library ------------------------------

Join the Most Fun Committee in ALA!

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 29, 2024 08:13 AM
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If you're interested in exploring and celebrating newly published historical reference works (books, websites, and databases), please consider joining the Best Historical Materials Committee of the RUSA History Section. Every year, the committee reviews nominations of outstanding works, reviews a ...

LHRT Executive Board midwinter meeting: January 30 at 1:00 Eastern

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 16, 2024 03:37 PM
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The Executive Board of the Library History Round Table will hold its Midwinter Meeting on Tuesday, January 30 at 1:00 pm. All interested parties are invited to attend and offer comments, but only Board members may vote on motions. If you are interested in attending, please email me and I will send ...

Help plan the 2026 Library History Seminar

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 12, 2024 08:38 AM
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Every 5 years, the Library History Round Table hosts a Library History Seminar. This is a two- or three-day event in which scholars, students, and aficionados of library history gather to share their research and discuss issues in the field. The next Library History Seminar (number XV) is tentatively ...

Volunteer opportunity: Social Media Coordinator for Library History Round Table

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jan 04, 2024 02:54 PM
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Dear colleagues: We are looking for someone to coordinate the social media presence of the Round Table. The position involves working with the web manager, the News & Notes editor and various LHRT committee to communicate our events, awards, and news. If you're interested, please contact me at ste ...

Princeton University Library Special Collections Research Grants Program – Application deadline January 17, 2024

Posted By Steven Knowlton Dec 12, 2023 09:15 AM
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The Princeton University Library (PUL) Research Grants program, funded by the Friends of PUL, is accepting applications through noon on January 17, 2024. With grants of up to $4,800, plus travel expenses, this competitive grant program offers researchers from around the world access to PUL's unique and ...

Papers from Library History Seminar XIV -- now in print from ALA Editions

Posted By Steven Knowlton Nov 29, 2023 02:43 PM
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We're pleased to announce that ALA Editions has published a volume containing papers from the 2021 Library History Seminar. Please see Libraries Without Borders: New Directions in Library History to order your copy. Congratulations and thanks to the authors: Renate L. Chancellor LaVerne Gray, ...

Managing Editor sought for the journal Libraries: Culture, History, and Society

Posted By Steven Knowlton Nov 02, 2023 01:45 PM
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The co-editors of Libraries: Culture, History, and Society seek a Managing Editor, who will also serve on the journal's Board of Associate Editors. Libraries: Culture, History, and Society (LCHS) is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association. ...

Call for volunteers: Innovation & Advocacy in Library History Award Committee

Posted By Steven Knowlton Oct 26, 2023 10:05 AM
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Dear colleagues: We are looking for volunteers to serve on the committee that selects recipients of LHRT's Innovation & Advocacy in Library History Award. The award is given to "individuals or organizations that have made recent, substantive contributions to LHRT or to the wider library history ...

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

Posted By Steven Knowlton Sep 12, 2023 09:16 AM
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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, ...

Library History Seminar Planning Committee -- call for volunteers

Posted By Steven Knowlton Sep 11, 2023 09:36 AM
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Dear colleagues: You may recall that LHRT sponsors a quinquennial (every 5 years) Library History Seminar. Our next seminar is scheduled for 2026, and will be an online conference. We are looking for interested members to form a planning committee. The committee will choose a theme for the seminar, ...

LHRT service opportunities: Program Planning Committee / Communications Committee / Website review

Posted By Steven Knowlton Sep 11, 2023 09:26 AM
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Greetings! The Library History Round Table has a number of opportunities for members to volunteer and carry on the good work of our organization. If you are interested in any of these openings, please contact me at steven.knowlton@princeton.edu Steve Knowlton Program Planning Committee We are ...

Liaisons from LHRT need to Intellectual Freedom Committee and Committee on Professional Ethics

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 21, 2023 08:09 AM
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Dear colleagues: ALA is inviting our Round Table to send representatives to two of the association's bodies: Intellectual Freedom Committee Committee on Professional Ethics You can read more about these bodies in the links above.   If you're interested in serving, please contact me at ...

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

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 03, 2023 02:01 PM
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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, ...

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

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 03, 2023 01:59 PM
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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, ...

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

Posted By Steven Knowlton Aug 03, 2023 01:58 PM
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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, ...

Your opportunity to shape the future of library discourse: LHRT needs a representative to the ALA Annual Program Jury

Posted By Steven Knowlton Jul 28, 2023 02:53 PM
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Dear colleagues: I am writing to invite you to serve as LHRT's representative to the ALA Annual Program Jury.   The juror commits to reviewing and scoring program proposals between September 25-October 25, 2023. All reviews must be completed by October 25 so that the jury chair can enter final ...