SHARP annually awards a $1,000 Book History Prize to the author of the best book on any aspect of the creation, dissemination, or uses of script or print published in the previous year. Owing to the generosity of the DeLong family in endowing the prize, from 2004 it has been known as the George A. and Jean S. DeLong Book History Book Prize.

The Process

All submissions must be in English and must have been copyrighted in 2009. (Translations of works originally copyrighted earlier are eligible, but the translations themselves must have been copyrighted in 2009.) Because the purpose of the prize is to honor the work of an individual scholar, or of two scholars working closely together, collections of essays by more than two authors, reference works, and collaborative projects are not eligible and will not be considered. Submissions must be in the possession of all members of the jury by March 31, 2010. Please submit three copies of each entry, one to each member of the jury. General queries regarding the prize should be directed to Claire Squires, SHARP Director for Publications and Awards.

The jury for this year's prize is:

Professor Alexis Weedon (Chair)
SHARP De Long prize juror
University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
LU1 3UJ
UK
E-mail: alexis.weedon at beds.ac.uk

Professor Amadio Arboleda
Graduate School of International Administration Josai International Univrsity
1 Gumyo, Togane
Chiba 283-8555
JAPAN
E-mail: aaa at jiu.ac.jp

Marija Dalbello, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
4 Huntington Street
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1071
USA
E-mail: dalbello at scils.rutgers.edu

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