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TONY KENT STRIX AWARD
Nominations for the 2001 Award are now invited, and should be sent with full
supporting documentation to
Alan Gilchrist,
Editor, Journal of Information Science,.
32 Friar Road,
Brighton,
East Sussex BN1 6NH.
tel: +44 (0)1273 705226
The closing date for the nominations is Friday 22 June.
Notes:
The Strix Award is in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute
of Information Scientists, whodied in 1997. Toy made a major contribution to
the development ofinformation science and information services in the UK and
internationally, particularly in the field of of chemistry.
The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or
achievement in the field of information retrieval. This could take the form
of an application or service, or an overall appreciation of past
achievements from which significant advances have emanated. The Award is
open to individuals r groups from anywhere in the world.
Nominations will be judged by a panel of experts, including the recipient of
the previous year's Award; and the statuette of a owl will be presented to
the winner after the Institute's AGM.in September. The name Strix was chosen
both to reflect Tony's interest in ornithology nd the name of one of the
last and most successful information retrieval packages which he created.
Past winners are
Professor Stephen Roberston
Dr Donna Harman
Dr Martin Porter.
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