Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award
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2006 Oboler Award Press Release
The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award, which consists of $500 and a certificate, is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom.
The award was named for the extensively published Idaho University librarian known as a “champion of intellectual freedom who demanded the dismantling of all barriers to freedom of expression.”
Works to be considered for the award may be single articles (including review pieces), a series of thematically connected articles, books, or manuals published on the local, state or national level in English or English translation.
Criteria for the award include: focus on one or more issues, events, questions or controversies in the area of intellectual freedom; demonstrable relevance to the concerns and needs of members of the library community; and, the work must have been published within the two-year period ending the December prior to the ALA Annual Conference at which it is granted. The 2008 award is for work published between 2006 and 2007.
Sponsor and Deadline
The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award is sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA). The deadline for the biennial award is December 1 of odd-numbered years (e.g., the deadline for the 2008 award will be December 1, 2007).
Nominations
Full criteria and Oboler nomination form are available from the Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.
Nominations and supporting evidence should be sent to:
Nanette Perez, IFRT Staff Liaison, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: 312-280-4223 or 800-545-2433, ext. 4223. Fax: 312-280-4227. E-mail: nperez@ala.org.
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