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<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">K. G. Saur Verlag</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Announces the 2005 annual award for</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=CENTER><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Best LIBRI Student Paper</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Since 1950, through 55 volumes, LIBRI International Journal of Libraries and Information Services has been a leader among scholarly journals in the international library world. As part of its strategy to remain one of the premier library journals, LIBRI is issuing a call for "Best Student Paper of 2005." This competition supports LIBRI's goal of publishing the best articles from the next generation of library and information science professionals. We are proud once again to recognize the very best article with this special award. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Students at all levels* are invited to submit articles with clarity and authority. There is no stated theme. Research papers should address one of the significant issues facing today's librarians and information professionals. Case studies, best practices, and pure research papers are all welcome.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Length: approx. 5000 words</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Language: English</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Deadline: May 31, 2005</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">The best paper will be selected by a independent panel consisting of selected members of the Editorial Board, the Advisory Board and other international experts. Submissions will be judged on the basis of </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">• originality of thought and observation</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">• depth of research and scholarship</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">• topicality of problems addressed</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">• the international readership of the journal</FONT></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">The article will be published in the 2005:3 issue. The author of the winning article will be honoured with an award of 500.00 USD and with a complementary subscription to LIBRI for 2006. If the quality of competition warrants, some papers may be designated as honourable mention and the authors will receive complementary subscriptions to Libri for 2006. The normal provision to the author of 25 offprints applies to all winners.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Manuscripts should be sent to the LIBRI Editorial Office, Statsbiblioteket, Universitetsparken, DK 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Electronic submissions are encouraged and may be submitted to </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="mailto:libri@statsbiblioteket.dk "><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">libri@statsbiblioteket.dk</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">. Author instructions are available at the LIBRI site at </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.librijournal.org/authorinst.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">http://www.librijournal.org/authorinst.html</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">* Exception: Senior information scholars returning to school for additional degrees outside the field of library and information science are not eligible for this award. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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