Since 1981, the North Carolina Chapter of the Special Libraries
Association annually offers the Sara Aull Student Paper Award. The
competition provides an award of $200 for the best student paper of
publishable quality relating to special libraries.
The Award was initiated in 1981 to honor Sara Aull who served as editor of
the NC/SLA Bulletin from 1975 to 1981. Sara has been active member
of the Special Libraries Association from 1952 (then as Science Librarian
at the University of Houston in Texas) until her death in January 9, 1998
in Landis, NC. In 1973 she was honored by the Special Libraries
Association by being inducted into the SLA Hall of Fame.
COMPETITION GUIDELINES
- Entrants must be currently enrolled in a master of library science (or
information science) program within the state of North Carolina or have
graduated from such a program within 12 months prior to submission
deadline.
- The paper should not have been previously published nor should it be
currently under consideration for publication.
- The paper will be judged on originality, professional significance,
clarity of expression, and its relation to the field of special
librarianship.
The award will be presented at the Chapter's annual business metting in
the Spring. The paper will be considered for publication
in the NC/SLA Bulletin. It may also be submitted to other
publications by the author.
Students are encouraged to enter this competition which recognizes the
importance of adding to the literature in the field of special
librarianship and as such rewards students for excellence in writing.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PAPERS IS EARLY MARCH. Contact the president of
the North Carolina
Chapter for further information.
This page was created by Barbara P.
Semonche.
It was last updated January 1998.