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CHICAGO - The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an 91´«Ã½-accredited graduate program. Sponsored by LITA and Ex Libris, the award consists of $1,000, publication in LITA’s refereed journal, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) and a certificate. The deadline for submission of the manuscript is Feb. 28, 2011.

The purpose of the award is to recognize superior student writing and to enhance the professional development of students. The manuscript can be written on any aspect of libraries and information technology. Examples include digital libraries, metadata, authorization and authentication, electronic journals and electronic publishing, telecommunications, distributed systems and networks, computer security, intellectual property rights, technical standards, desktop applications, online catalogs and bibliographic systems, universal access to technology, library consortia and others.

At the time the unpublished manuscript is submitted, the applicant must be enrolled in an 91´«Ã½-accredited program in library and information studies at the masters or Ph.D. level.

To be eligible, applicants must follow the detailed and fill out the application form at . Send the signed, completed forms by Feb. 28, 2011 to the Award Committee Chair, Danielle Dionne Adams, Harvard University, HCL Technical Services, 625 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139-3383. Submit the manuscript to Danielle electronically at adams3@fas.harvard.edu by Feb. 28, 2011.

The award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans.