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2009 PUBLICATION AWARDS CRITERIA
The San Antonio Conservation Society is
pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for its 2009
Publication Awards. Organized in 1924, the Conservation Society
recognizes significant accomplishments in accordance with its purpose, “
. . . to preserve and to encourage the preservation of historic
buildings, objects, places and customs relating to the history of Texas,
its natural beauty and all that is admirably distinctive to our State;
and by such physical and cultural preservation to keep the history of
Texas legible and intact to educate the public, especially the youth of
today and tomorrow, with knowledge of our inherited regional values.”
Award: A framed certificate is
awarded to up to ten winners annually. Awards will be presented at the
San Antonio Conservation Society Publication Awards ceremony luncheon on
March 20, 2009.
Purpose: To encourage the publication
of materials that preserve, document, and promote the history of Texas
by publicly recognizing the creators of such works.
Subjects: The following subject areas
are intended as general guidelines only: Architectural History,
Biography, Cultural History, Natural History, Regional History, San
Antonio History, and State History.
Materials in categories such as
Juvenile/Young Adult Literature and Articles/Pamphlets (50 pages or
less) may be submitted under any of the subject areas listed above.
A winner may not be named in each subject
area or category; conversely, some subject areas or categories may have
more than one winner.
Evaluation Criteria: Printed works
submitted under any of the above subject areas will be evaluated
accordingly: 1.) Content related to the Society’s stated purpose; 2.)
Literary quality; 3.) Historical significance; 4.) Use of primary
sources; 5.) Originality of approach or subject matter; 6.) Preservation
of subject matter that might otherwise be lost; 7.) Significance of
visual content, including illustrations, photos, or maps (if used); 8.)
Contribution to scholarship or research; 9.) Quality and organization of
reference aids (index, notes, bibliography), and 10.) Stimulation of
reader/viewer interest.
For materials entered in as Juvenile/Young
Adult Literature or Articles/Pamphlets, criteria 4, 8, and 9 will not be
used for purposes of evaluation.
Requirements:
1. The competition is open to any scholarly
work on Texas history and culture that supports the Society’s stated
purpose.
2. Two copies of the work nominated must be
submitted with the official nomination form. Official forms are also
available from the San Antonio Conservation Society Library
(210-224-6163) and on the Society’s website under
Events & NIOSA – Publication Awards.
3. To be eligible, the work nominated must
have a copyright date less than three years old at the time of
nomination (2006 – 2008). Reissued works are generally not considered
unless they offer valuable subject matter that has been unavailable for
many years. Print entries must have been published in an edition of no
fewer than 200 copies.
4. Judging decisions will be made by the
Society’s Publication Awards Committee by September 30, 2008. All
entrants will be notified by mail as to the decision.
5. Authors and producers will be the primary
award recipients, rather than their publishers or other sponsoring
organizations. In publications in which illustration and text are
interdependent, the artist will also be recognized.
6. Following the Publication Awards
ceremony, the San Antonio Conservation Society will retain both copies
of the work nominated. The Society reserves the right either to add
these works to its own collection or to distribute them to other local
libraries.
We would welcome your selection(s) for our
consideration. Please send two copies of the work you wish to nominate,
accompanied by the nomination form, to:
Attn: Publication Awards Chairman
San Antonio Conservation Society
107 King William Street
San Antonio, Texas 78204-1312
If you have any questions, please contact
librarian Beth Standifird by phone at 210-224-6163 or e-mail
bstandifird@saconservation.org. Your nominated publications must be
received at the Society headquarters on or before 4:30 PM, Friday,
May 9, 2008.
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