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The Tony Kent Strix Award
(UKOLUG)
The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the
field of information retrieval that meets one or more of the following
criteria:
* development of, or significant improvement in, mechanisms for the
retrieval of information, either generally or in a specialised field
* development of, or significant improvement in, accessibility to an
information service
* a sustained contribution over a period of years to the field of
information retrieval; for example, by running an information service or
by contributing at national or international level to organisations active
in the field
* a major and/or sustained contribution to the theoretical or
experimental understanding of the information retrieval process
* a major contribution to fostering the education, training and/or
general awareness of the importance and the technicalities of information
retrieval.
Key characteristics the judges will look for in nominations are
innovation, initiative, originality and practicality. The Award is open to
individuals or 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 an owl will be
presented to the winner at the CILIP Gala Awards Day.
The Strix Award is presented in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of
the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997. Tony Kent made
a major contribution to the development of information science and
information services both in the UK and internationally, particularly in
the field of chemistry. 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.
Past winners:
2002 Mr Malcolm Jones
2001 Professor Peter Willett
2000 Dr Martin Porter
1999 Dr Donna Harman
1998 Professor Stephen Robertson
Nominations for the 2003 Award are now invited, and should be sent with
the form below and full supporting documentation to:
Alan Gilchrist,
32 Friar Road,
Brighton BN1 6NH
UK.
Tel: 01273 705226
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
The closing date for nominations is Friday June 27th 2003
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