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
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.
About SAGE
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 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.