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The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) posts the following message. --- NOMINATIONS for the 2021 ARSC AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE --- You are invited to propose candidates for the 2021 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. Nominations may be made by anyone, ARSC member or not. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2020. Eligible publications include any original work -- book, monograph, article, liner notes, conference proceedings, or electronically published materials -- first published during 2020. 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. The ARSC Awards typically recognize histories, discographies, or biographies representing the "Best Research" in these recording genres: Blues, Gospel, R&B, and Hip-Hop; Classical Music; Country, Folk, or Ethnic Music; Jazz; and Rock and Popular Music. Additional categories include: Record Labels, Manufacturers, or Phonographs; and General Research on the History of Recorded Sound or Preservation or Reproduction of Recordings. The Awards Committee especially welcomes information concerning eligible journal articles, as well as foreign and small-press publications that might otherwise be overlooked. For more information about the Awards for Excellence: http://www.arsc-audio.org/awards/awardsinfo.html NOMINATIONS for the ARSC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT and DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS The ARSC Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual, in recognition of a life's work in research and publication. The ARSC Award for Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings honors a person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of published works or discographic research. For more information about the Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service awards: http://www.arsc-audio.org/awards/lifetime-distinguished.html SUBMISSIONS Please submit nominations to the Awards Committee Chair: Roberta Freund Schwartz [log in to unmask] Additional information about ARSC, including a list of past ARSC Award Winners, may be found at: www.arsc-audio.org The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals -- everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. ----