CILIP Special Interest Groups the Knowledge and Information Management Group (K&IM) and the UK e-information Group (UKeiG), are pleased to announce a joint call for nominations for the Information Manager of the Year Award 2019.

Nominations should be received no later than 5 pm on Tuesday 20th August 2019.

The award is given in recognition of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the discipline of knowledge and information management through their work and professionalism by meeting one or more of the following criteria:

***Demonstrating excellence in the use of knowledge and information management techniques in the workplace***

***Raising awareness of the value and impact of knowledge and information management in the workplace and the wider library and information profession***

***Making a major contribution to the theory and practice of knowledge and information management***

Key characteristics that the judging panel will look for in nominations are innovation, initiative, originality and practicality.

Nominations should take the form of a short description (a document of no more than two or three sides of A4) of how the nominee has excelled, together with full contact details of both the nominee and the nominator. Do not forget to include any documentary evidence, references or links to content which may support the nomination.

Nominations for the 2019 Award should be emailed with the documentation to:

John Wickenden – Secretary UKeiG [log in to unmask]
cc-ed to Gary Horrocks - UKeiG administrator [log in to unmask] and
Sue Silcocks – Treasurer UKeiG [log in to unmask]
Anne Fraser - Secretary K&IM [log in to unmask]

The closing date for nominations is 5 pm on Tuesday 20th August 2019.

The winning trophy and certificate will be presented at an awards ceremony on the evening of Wednesday 13th November 2019. There will be a keynote presentation and wine and nibbles. You can register online at:

https://www.cilip.org.uk/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1200307&group=

The winner of the 2018 Information Manager of the Year Award 2018 winner was Virginia Power, BSc. (Hons), MSc., M.Ed. PGCE, FHEA. She is a Lecturer and PhD student in Information Science and Management at UWE Bristol (University of West England). Virginia has been an information specialist for over thirty-five years working in a variety of library and information services settings including schools, FE, HE and the public sector. She has also been an advisor and consultant with Jisc. She has an interest in open educational resources, metadata, digitisation and preservation.

For more information about K&IM and UKeiG please go to:
K&IM https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=200663&id=685445

UKeiG https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201314&id=692156

CILIP members can join any CILIP Special Interest Group for free. Visit https://www.cilip.org.uk/ for more information