CLA Student Article Contest

The deadline for the Student Article Contest is fast approaching - March 31. The Award is generously sponsored by Micromedia ProQuest!

PRIZES:

First Prize is AMAZING!!!!

* Free registration, accommodation and transportation to the CLA National Conference in Halifax from May 25- 28
* $ 150 cash prize
* The winning article will be published in Feliciter, the magazine of the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques. (Winning articles in French would appear in both official languages).

Runners-Up:

First runner-up receives:
$75 choice of CLA/ALA publications.
$150 cash prize

Second runner-up receives:
$75 choice of CLA/ALA publications.
$100 cash prize


WHO CAN SUBMIT:

The contest is open to all students registered in, or recently graduated from, a Canadian library school, a library technician program, an information science program, or faculty of education library program.

Registered students may be full or part time; graduates should have completed their studies within one year of the competition's closing date of March 31, annually. Articles submitted must be written while the student is enrolled in a program of study, or within one year of
graduation. Each contestant must submit a faculty member's statement attesting to the
fact that the article fulfills the above requirements.


ARTICLE DETAILS:

Multiple-author papers are eligible, but in the event such a paper is selected, only one prize will be awarded.

Submissions may be in English or French.

Articles should discuss, analyse or evaluate, in a clear and readable style, timely issues in librarianship or information science. Conclusions and premises should follow logically, and statements should be supported. Essays or term papers should be reworked into an article suitable for publication. The style should be informal but informative. References, if required, should be drawn from Canadian sources as much as possible and follow CL's style sheet, and also available from the CLA Office at (613) 232.9625 ext. 322 or e-mail: info@cla.ca.

Originality - All manuscripts must be the original, unpublished work of the contestant(s). Entries must be submitted exclusively to the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques during the competition period.


HOW TO SUBMIT:

Format for Submission

Manuscript length should be between 1,000 and 1,500 words, typewritten on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, double spaced, with generous margins. One copy should be submitted electronically to the following address, no later than March 31, annually.

Email to:

Student Article Contest
Canadian Library Association
1150 Morrison Drive
Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K2H 8S9

Tel: (613) 232-9625
Fax: (613) 563-9895
e-mail: info@cla.ca

Please Note: Include a separate page containing the following information:
Full title of entry; name of the author(s); home address and telephone number; name of the program in which author(s) is/are registered; and a faculty member's verification. This should be on letterhead of the institution in which author(s) is/are registered.