Leab Awards 2012: Entry Form for Electronic Exhibitions

Electronic exhibitions that were originally mounted on the World Wide Web between 1 September 20010 and 31 August 2011 by a U.S. or Canadian library or archival institution (including independent and public libraries and archives and those associated with colleges, universities, historical societies, and museums) are eligible. Electronic exhibitions should have a stable URL address and should be available online through September 2012 to allow adequate time for public viewing. Announcement of the winning exhibitions will be made in the spring of 2011. Institutions that sponsor winning exhibitions will receive award certificates at the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.

To submit an electronic exhibition for the Leab Awards competition, follow the instructions below. While it is sufficient to submit urls of the electronic exhibitions for judging, institutions are also encouraged to submit the exhibitions in DVD, CD-ROM or other stable storage format (4 copies). Physical media become part of depository collections, available for public consultation, at the Grolier Club (New York City), the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, and the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. There is, however, no commitment on the part of RBMS / EAC or the depositories to migrate these formats.

The deadline (postmark or shipping date) for submitting entries for the 2012 awards is 15 October 2011.

Questions about the Leab Awards? Contact Molly Schwartzburg by e-mail at schwartzburg@mail.utexas.edu or by phone at 512-471-4430.

Instructions for downloading, filling out, and submitting the entry form:

  1. Instructions for downloading, filling out, and submitting the entry form:

    1. Please read all instructions below before downloading and completing the form.
    2. The entry form is an Adobe PDF format document and is designed to be viewed and filled out using Adobe Acrobat / Adobe Acrobat Reader software. If you do not have either Adobe package already installed on your workstation, you can download and install Acrobat Reader for free from the Adobe Web site: (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html).
    3. Download the form by clicking on the link below. Depending on how your Web browser preferences are configured, this will cause your browser to load the PDF Viewer plugin and display the form in a new browser window, or will cause the Acrobat Reader or full version of the Adobe Acrobat application to launch independently and display the form.
    4. Fill in all of the required fields by typing in the appropriate boxes or blanks (you can use your tab key to move from field to field). The size of the font will scale to fit the amount of text that you enter. You can save your work as a PDF formatted file to complete later or as a record.
    5. When you are satisfied with the contents of the form, click the "Submit and print" button. The form will be copied into an email to Molly Schwartzburg (schwartzburg@mail.utexas.edu), RBMS Exhibition Awards Committee Chair, using the settings in Acrobat Reader. Send this email using your normal process. After you send the form, a print dialog will open.
    6. If you are able to supply DVDs, etc., please send 4 copies, together with 4 copies of the entry form, to Molly Schwartzburg, RBMS Exhibition Awards Committee Chair (2010-2012) / Harry Ransom Center / The University of Texas at Austin / Box 7219 / Austin, TX 78713. If you prefer to send by Federal Express, the street address is Harry Ransom Center / The University of Texas at Austin / 300 West 21st St. / Austin, TX 78712. Dr. Schwartzburg will acknowledge receipt of submissions by email.
    7. All information in the form, with the exception of the contact name and address, may be published in printed and online lists of entries. The forms themselves are circulated to committee members and are eventually retained in the Leab archives.

If you have any problems with or questions about this form, please contact the RBMS Web Editor by e-mail at editor@rbms.info.

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