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Black Receives Essay PrizeFebruary 24, 2009Professor Alistair Black is a recipient of the 2008 Library History Essay Prize awarded annually by the Library and Information History Group, a special interest group within the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals, the leading professional organization for information professionals in the United Kingdom. His winning article is titled: "'Arsenals of Scientific and Technical Information': Public Technical Libraries in Britain During and Immediately after World War I" and was published in the Winter 2007 issue of Library Trends. The paper was originally presented at the ALA Library History Round Table Conference, "Libraries in Times of War, Revolution & Social Change" held at the University of Illinois in October 2005. |
HEADLINESThousands of Children's Books Available at Annual Book Sale Kaufman Wins 2010 Hugh C. Atkinson Award UPCOMING EVENTSFaculty Meeting (Feb 10) TEI Workshop (Feb 12 - Feb 14) Center for Children's Books Ninth Annual Book Pre-Sale (Feb 14) Center for Children's Book Ninth Annual Booksale (Feb 15 - Feb 17) Award-Winning Books of 2009 (Feb 20) Lunch Discussion with Dr. Ted Striphas (Feb 22) The Abuses of Literacy: Amazon Kindle and the Right to Read (Feb 22) Faculty Meeting (Mar 3) |
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