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OUTSTANDING
WORKS OF REFERENCE IN THE RUNNING FOR TOP AWARDS
Some of the best print and electronic reference works published in the UK form the shortlists for the 2001 Library Association / Whitaker Reference Awards, which are announced today. These Awards, judged by a panel of expert librarians, have been rewarding excellence, promoting awareness of outstanding reference products and encouraging quality since 1970.
They are sponsored by Whitaker, market leader in the provision of information and e-commerce services for the book industry worldwide. Colin Bethell, Whitaker’s Director of Library Services says, “We are delighted to be sponsoring these Awards for the seventh successive year. Whitaker is a great believer in professional excellence. We strive to achieve it ourselves, and we are proud to celebrate it in others. Our support underlines Whitaker’s continued commitment to the library industry.”
Shortlisted for the Besterman / McColvin Medal for an outstanding work of reference are:
Electronic Category
- The Black and Asian History Map, www.channel4.com/blackhistorymap/ 4 Learning
- The Visual Culture of Wales: Industrial Society CD Rom, Peter Lord, University of Wales Press
- The World Shakespeare Bibliography Online, www-english.tamu.edu/wsb/ James L Harner, The Folger Shakespeare Library
Printed Category
- Encyclopedia of Greece and Hellenic Tradition, Graham Speake, Fitzroy Dearborn
- The Encyclopedia of Ephemera, Maurice Rickard / Michael Twyman (Ed.), The British Library
- The Theatres Trust Guide to British Theatres 1750-1950, John Earle and Michael Sell, A & C Black
The Reference Awards also incorporate the Wheatley Medal for an outstanding index, awarded with the Society of Indexers.
- The Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Academic Press, Indexer: Jan Ross
- The Thalassaemia Syndromes 4th Edition, Blackwell Science, Indexer: Monica Trigg
- Words on Words, Penguin Books, Indexers: David and Hilary Crystal
The winners will be announced at the National Acquisitions Group Conference in Loughborough on 12 September. At this ceremony The Walford Award will also be presented to an individual who has made a sustained and continual contribution to the science and art of bibliography.
27 July 2001
For further information contact:
Louisa Myatt or Eileen Simpson, The Library Association Marketing Department
el: 020 7255 0650 Fax: 020 7255 0501
E-mail: louisa.myatt@la-hq.org.uk
Notes to Editors
The Library Association is the Chartered professional body for Librarians and Information Managers. It has 24,000 Members in the UK and world-wide. Web site www.la-hq.org.uk
Whitaker has recently developed three new services specifically designed for libraries: Whitaker LibWeb – BookBank OnLine for Libraries, Whitaker SourceData UKMARC and Whitaker BookTrack Library Reports. For more information about Whitaker products and services, see Whitaker’s Web site at www.whitaker.co.uk
The Society of Indexers, the only professional body for indexers in the UK and Ireland, exists to promote indexing, the quality of indexes and the profession of indexing. Web site www.socind.demon.co.uk