The Legal History and Rare Books Section (LHRB) of the American Association of Law Libraries, in cooperation with Gale Cengage Learning, announces the annual Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition. The competition is named in honor of Morris L. Cohen, late Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale Law School. Professor Cohen's scholarly work was in the fields of legal research, rare books, and historical bibliography.
Eligibility
The purpose of the competition is to encourage scholarship in the areas of legal history, rare law books, and legal archives, and to acquaint students with the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and law librarianship. Essays may be on any topic related to legal history, rare law books, or legal archives. The competition is open to students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law, history, and related fields. Both full- and part-time students are eligible. Membership in AALL is not required.
Awards
The winner will receive a $500.00 prize from Gale Cengage Learning and up to $1,000 for expenses associated with attendance at the AALL Annual Meeting.The runner-up will have the opportunity to publish the second-place essay in LHRB's online scholarly journal "Unbound: An Annual Review of Legal History and Rare Books."
Application
Deadline for application is 16 March 2015.
Deadline: 16 March 2015
Open to: students currently enrolled in accredited graduate programs in library science, law, history, and related fields.
Awards: $500.00 prize from Cengage Learning and up to $1,000 for expenses to attend the AALL Annual Meeting.
Contact
Marguerite Most
Co-chair, Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition Committee
Reference Librarian & Senior Lecturing Fellow
Duke Law School
Durham, NC, USA
919-613-7120
Email: most@law.duke.edu
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