| It is my pleasure to announce the 2011 Annals of Science Essay Prize. The prize competition occurs annually, and the winner is awarded $500, a free subscription to Annals of Science, and publication of the award winning essay. The official advertisement for the prize is contained in the link below. If you have any questions about the prize or submitting a paper, feel free to check out our website: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/00033790.html or contact: annals.science@utoronto.ca Official prize announcement: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pdf/competitions/tasc_2011.pdf I hope to see some of your papers as submissions! Sincerely, Greg Lusk Editorial Assistant Annals of Science |
| The Division of Preservation and Access of the National Endowment for the Humanities will be accepting applications for grants in its Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program. These grants support projects to preserve and create intellectual access to such collections as books, journals, manuscript and archival materials, maps, still and moving images, sound recordings, art, and objects of material culture. Awards also support the creation of reference materials, online resources, and research tools of major importance to the humanities. Maximum awards are $350,000 for up to three years. Eligible activities include: • arranging and describing archival and manuscript collections; • cataloging collections of printed works, photographs, recorded sound, moving images, art, and material culture; • providing conservation treatment (including deacidification) for collections, leading to enhanced access; • digitizing collections; • preserving and improving access to born-digital sources; • developing databases, virtual collections, or other electronic resources to codify information on a subject or to provide integrated access to selected humanities materials; • creating encyclopedias; • preparing linguistic tools, such as historical and etymological dictionaries, corpora, and reference grammars • developing tools for spatial analysis and representation of humanities data, such as atlases and geographic information systems (GIS); and • designing digital tools to facilitate use of humanities resources. In response to recent studies noting the deeply hidden, often perilous condition of audio-visual sources in cultural heritage institutions, this program encourages applications that address the preservation and access needs of humanities collections of sound recordings and moving images. Applicants may request funds to establish intellectual and physical control of such materials as well as to digitize them. The new guidelines, which include sample proposal narratives, can be found at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/HCRR.html. The application receipt deadline of July 20, 2011 is for projects beginning May 2012. All applications to NEH must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov; see guidelines for details. Prospective applicants seeking further information are encouraged to contact the Division at 202-606-8570 or preservation@neh.gov. Program staff will read draft proposals submitted six weeks before the deadline. Please note that the Division is also accepting applications for two other grant categories, with upcoming deadlines: “Research and Development” (May 19) and “Education & Training” (June 30). Details on these programs, as well as on the full slate of funding opportunities in Preservation and Access, can be found at: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grantsbydivision.html#preservation _____________________________________________________________The National Endowment for the Humanities is a grant-making agency of the United States (U.S.) federal government that supports projects in the humanities. U.S. nonprofit associations, institutions, and organizations are eligible applicants. NEH's Division of Preservation and Access supports projects that will create, preserve, and make available cultural resources of importance for research, education, and lifelong learning. To learn more about NEH, please visit www.neh.gov. |
| "Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals" is a multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the discussion of all aspects of handling, preserving, researching, and organizing collections. Curators, archivists, collections managers, preparators, registrars, educators, students, and others are encouraged to submit their work. We accept articles of 15-25 manuscript pages, along with 3-6 page opinion pieces, book reviews, and technical columns. Conference proceedings are suitable for submission. In addition, we seek Guest Editors who are interested in overseeing the development of a themed issue of the journal. Future and recent themed issues have focused on the following topics: "Collections Moves", "Legal Issues", and "Conservation." "Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals " is published by AltaMira Press and is issued quarterly. For more information or to inquire about possible submission or guest editorship, please email Juilee Decker, editor of the journal, or consult the website: http://www.altamirapress.com/RLA/journals/collections/Index.shtml |
| CALL FOR PAPERS "Popular Entertainment Studies" is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the investigation of all aspects of popular entertainment. We invite contributions from scholars and practitioners with interests in the history of popular theatre forms, performance studies, the moving image, fine arts, music, health, psychology, economics and cultural studies. We would also welcome an input from performing arts curators and archivists. Forthcoming issue: Volume 2, number 2 (September 2011) Expressions of interest: to be sent as soon as possible Submission deadline: July 18, 2011. Expressions of interest: contact the General Editor, Victor Emeljanow (Victor.Emeljanow@newcastle.edu.au) Victor Emeljanow Emeritus Professor of Drama General Editor, "Popular Entertainment Studies" School of Drama, Fine Art & Music Faculty of Education & Arts University of Newcastle, Australia |
 | Dr Gillian Arrighi School of Drama, Fine Art and Music Room SRR212 University of Newcastle Australia P: 61 2 49215007 Email: gillian.arrighi@newcastle.edu.au Visit the website at http://www.newcastle.edu.au/journal/popular-entertainment-studies/ |
