Nominations for the 2002 Award are now invited, and
should be sent, with full supporting documentation to:
Alan Gilchrist,
Editor, Journal of Information Science,
32 Friar Road,
Brighton BN1 6NH.
UK
The closing date for nominations is Friday 16th June.
** Notes **
The Strix Award is in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past
Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who
died in 1997. Tony made a major contribution to the
development of information science and information
services in the UK and internationally, particularly in
the field 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 or groups from
anywhere in the world.
Nominations will be judged by a panel of experts, and the
statuette of an owl will be presented to the winner in
September.
The name Strix was chosen both to reflect Tony's interest
in ornithology, and the name of one of the last and most
successful information retrieval packages which he
created.
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