Date:         Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:59:17 -1000
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Then there's the question of the submission of discographies, research,
etc., that appear on CD-ROM, such as Lord's "Jazz Discography." His work
is certainly worth a plug somewhere.
I know Doug Pomeroy brought this up in the past but I don't remember if
there was a definitive answer.
Mal Rockwell

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Tim Brooks wrote:

>Thanks for forwarding this thread, Steve.  (I'm behind in my reading!)  
>
>There is certainly worthwhile research on the Web that could be recognized, 
>but I think we have to be careful here.  Having been on the Awards Committee 
>for many years I know how overwhelmed it can get with all the books, liner notes 
>and articles, and any approach to the web might require a new committee.  
>Also, the impermanence of web based "publishing" is a huge issue.  A wikipedia 
>article can be different every time you look at it.  Or gone entirely (unless 
>somebody printed it out--on paper!--or saved it).  Time for the wayback machine.
>
>That said the web is becoming critical to the flow of research, so I think 
>it's worth investigating how this might be done.  It's just not simple.  We did 
>discuss it as far back as the 1990s, when I was on the Awards Committee.  
>Maybe now's the time.
>
>Tim Brooks
>
>
>
>In a message dated 1/19/2007 10:44:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
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>Dear friends:
>
>I have a question about the awards...has there been any discussion of 
>including web-based research? Either in the same or in new 
>categories? I reckon we ought to be encouraging it, and these or 
>other public awards would be one way.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joel Bresler
>ARSC member
>
>At 07:58 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:
>  
>
>>The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the
>>Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any
>>questions, please click on the link or one of the e-mail addresses below.
>>Please DO NOT simply hit REPLY or post further messages to this list.
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>>
>>--- NOMINATIONS for the 2007 ARSC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE ---
>>
>>You are invited to propose candidates for the 2007 ARSC Awards for
>>Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Nominations may be made by
>>anyone, ARSC member or not. The deadline for nominations is January 31,
>>2007.
>>
>>Eligible publications include any original printed work -- book, monograph,
>>article, liner notes, etc. -- first published during 2006. The work may
>>treat any subject related to recorded sound, but must embody the highest
>>research standards. It should deal primarily with historical subjects,
>>pertaining to periods at least ten years prior to the year of publication,
>>with the exception of works related to modern preservation or playback
>>technology.
>>    
>>
>
>
>
>Joel Bresler
>250 E. Emerson Rd.
>Lexington, MA 02420
>USA
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