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> TONY KENT STRIX AWARD
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> Nominations for the 1999 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,
> U.K.
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> The closing date for nominations is Friday 18th June 1999.
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> Notes:
> The Strix Award is in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past fellow of the U.K.
> Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997. Tony made a major
> contribution to the development of information science and information
> services in the U.K. and internationally, particularly in the field of
> chemistry.
> The Award is given to an information worker 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
> overall 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, including the recipient
> of the 1998 Award, and the statuette of an owl will be pesented to the
> winner after the Institute's AGM in September. The name Strix was chosen
to
> reflect both Tony's interest in ornithology, and the name of one of the
> last and most successful information retrieval packages which he created.
> A small booklet, containing some contributions from colleagues is
available
> from the Institute Office (price £4.50, profits to the Strix Award Fund):
> 44 - 45 Museum Street, London WC!A 1LY <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Note to Editors:
> Please feel free to reproduce this message in any electronic or print on
> paper publication.
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