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**Apologies for cross-posting** Online is again the venue of choice for the presentation of UKeiG's Awards, the Jason Farradane and Tony Kent Strix awards Jason Farradane: To be presented on Tuesday 4th December at 14.00 in Track 1 of the conference The Jason Farradane Award is made to an individual or a group of people in recognition of outstanding work in the field of information science. The Award is sponsored by the Journal of Information Science, published by SAGE. Examples of such work include: * the development of an innovative product or service * activities that have raised awareness of the value of information and the information profession within the workplace * work that has raised the profile of the information profession within a field of endeavour, and which can or has become a role model for others For further details please see: http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/farradane.html <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/farradane.html> Tony Kent Strix: To be presented on Thursday 6th December at 9.25 in Track 2 of the conference The Award is sponsored by the Journal of Information Science, published by SAGE. The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval that meets one of the following criteria: * development of, or significant improvement in, mechanisms for the retrieval of information * 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 * 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. The Award is open to individuals or groups from anywhere in the world. For further details please see: http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/tonykentstrix.html <http://www.ukeig.org.uk/awards/tonykentstrix.html> All enquiries to <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] About SAGE <http://www.sagepub.co.uk/> SAGE Publications 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 <http://jis.sagepub.com/> 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.