Gerd Muehsam Award

Annual recognition for an outstanding graduate student paper or project relevant to art librarianship.

The Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually to recognize excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to art librarianship. This award was established to honor the memory of Gerd Muehsam (1913-1979), distinguished scholar, teacher, and art bibliographer, whose support of and dedication to ARLIS/NA was an inspiration to her colleagues and students.

Applications should be submitted via e-mail to ssalis1@saic.edu.

LIST OF PAST RECIPIENTS

Award Details

$500.00 prize.
Conference registration and up to $300.00 travel reimbursement to attend the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference. This amount may be used to reimburse travel expenses, but will not apply to meals, tours, or other costs.
An opportunity to present the winning paper at the conference as part of the New Voices in the Profession panel.
A one-year membership to ARLIS/NA.

Requirements

The paper or project must have been created or written during the preceding 18 months by a student enrolled in an accredited graduate library program or in a graduate program in art history or a related discipline.
The paper or project must be in conjunction with a course assignment.
One submission is allowed per person.

Required Format

All applicants must include their mailing addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers with their applications.

Paper submissions must include:

Paper or online project about a topic relevant to art librarianship, written as a course assignment.
An abstract of 250 words and 10-25 pages typed, double-spaced, for a paper submission, or a 250-word summary for an online project.
A title page that includes the student’s name, the name of the institution, the course for which the submission was created, and the name of the faculty member assigning the paper/project.
Applicants must include their mailing address, email address, and telephone number with their applications.

Internet project submissions must include:

A summary of 250 words about the online project.
URL—the project must be accessible to all committee members for review.
The name of the institution and course for which it was created, as well as the name of the faculty member assigning the project.

Judging Criteria

Papers and projects will be judged on their relevance to art librarianship or visual curatorship, depth of research and scholarship, quality of organization, appropriate use of terminology, style and readability, and originality of thought or observation.