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**Apologies for cross posting** The closing date for nominations is only 2 weeks away, but you still have time to nominate someone UKeiG is seeking nominations for these two prestigious awards, presented annually at the December Online Information Meeting in London. Both awards are sponsored by the Journal of Information Science, published by SAGE, and both honour achievement in the broad field of information management. The UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award is presented for an outstanding contribution to the narrower field of information retrieval, while the UKeiG Jason Farradane Award recognises brilliant work in information science. The deadline for both awards is Friday 14th September 2007. Details of the individual awards together with the addresses to which nominations should be sent are given below and at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/index.html <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/index.html> . UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award Nominations should be for achievement 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 that the judges will look for in nominations are innovation, initiative, originality and practicality. Nominations should take the form of a short description (no more than 3 sides of A4) of the work in question, together with full contact details of both the nominee and the nominator. Do not forget to include any documentation, references or URLs which may support the nomination. Nominations should reach the judges by Friday September 14th 2007. Nominations will be judged by a panel of experts, and the statuette of an owl will be presented to the winner during the annual Online Information Meeting in London in late December. 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 retrieval 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 have been Stella Dextre Clarke (2006); Jack Mills (2005); Professor Cornelis Joost (Keith) van Rijsbergen (2004); Dr Herbert van Sompel (2003); Malcolm Jones (2002); Professor Peter Willett (2001); Dr Martin Porter (2000); Dr Donna Harman (1999); Professor Stephen Robertson (1998). Nominations for the 2007 Award are now invited, and should be sent with full supporting documentation to: Alan Gilchrist, 32 Friar Road, Brighton BN1 6NH UK. Tel: 01273 705226 E-mail: [log in to unmask] UKeiG Jason Farradane Award Nominations should be for achievement that meets one or more of the following criteria: * raising the profile of the information profession within an organisation or field of endeavour in a way which can or has become an exemplar to others; * raising the awareness of the value of information in the workplace; * development of a significant new information product or service; * development of a product or service that has made a significant impact on the availability and accessibility of information. Key characteristics that the judges will look for in nominations are innovation, initiative, originality and significance. Nominations should take the form of a short description (no more than 3 sides of A4) of the work in question, together with full contact details of both the nominee and the nominator. Do not forget to include any documentation, references or URLs which may support the nomination. Nominations should reach the judges by Friday September 14th 2007. Nominations will be judged by a panel of experts, and the award will be presented to the winner during the annual Online Information Meeting in London in late December. Jason Farradane graduated in chemistry in 1929 at what is now Imperial College and started work in industry as a chemist and documentalist. He was instrumental in establishing the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) in 1958 and the first academic courses in information science in 1960 at the precursor of City University, where he became Director of the Centre for Information Science in 1966. On the research side his main contributions lay in relational analysis, which can now perhaps be seen as providing a precursor to work in the area of A.I., and the concept of information. He saw information science as a step towards understanding and better organizing ourselves. The IIS first presented the award in 1979, to Jason Farradane. Previous award winners have included University of Warwick Library for The Learning Grid; Michael Koenig; Bruce Royan; Michael Keen; Newcastle University Library; Sandra Ward; Phil Williams and Phil Holmes. Nominations for the 2007 Award are now invited, and should be sent with full supporting documentation to: Christine Baker Piglet Cottage Redmire Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 4EH Tel & Fax: 01969 625751 E-mail: [log in to unmask] The closing date for nominations is Friday September 14th 2007. Notes: UKeiG is an established professional group for all information professionals, users and developers of electronic information resources. The Group encourages communication and the exchange of best practice and knowledge across all sectors; and offers an e-journal, a mailing list, an annual programme of training courses; and an array of awards and bursaries. UKeiG is a Special Interest Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. 7 Ridgmount Street, London, WC1E 7AE. Registered Charity No. 313014. SAGE Publications (www.sagepub.co.uk <http://www.sagepub.co.uk/> ) is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, and Singapore. The Journal of Information Science is an international journal of high repute covering topics of interest to all those researching and working in the sciences of information and knowledge management. The Journal seeks to achieve a better understanding of the principles that underpin the effective creation, organization, storage, communication and utilization of information and knowledge resources. It also seeks to understand how policy and practice in the area can be built on sound theoretical or heuristic foundations to achieve a greater impact on the world economy. http://jis.sagepub.com/ <http://jis.sagepub.com/>