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> 27 May 2003
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> ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM KOMPASS FOR
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> Kompass Publishers, one of the world> '> s leading business information providers, is putting the full weight of its Directories behind the CILIP Jason Farradane Award. The award is offered annually by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in recognition of outstanding work in the information field.
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> To encourage nominations for the Jason Farradane Award, Kompass has pledged free sets of Volumes 1-2 of the June 2003 edition of the Kompass Directory. A set, valued at £545, will be given to each of the first 10 nominators. In addition, Kompass has donated a one-year subscription to the UK file on www.kompass.co.uk. This is worth £1725 and will go to the person who nominates the winner of the Jason Farradane Award.
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> CILIP> '> s Head of External Relations, Tim Buckley Owen said: > "> We are delighted to have this opportunity to work in partnership with a company such as Kompass. Their latest offer highlights the level of commitment that Kompass are giving not just to the CILIP Jason Farradane Award, but to our organisation as a whole.> ">
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> Kompass> '> s Publisher, Peter Snook said: > "> CILIP is a quality organisation representing an important body of professionals and a perfect partner for Kompass. We hope that our support will help raise the profile of the CILIP Jason Farradane Award amongst librarians and information specialists in all sectors.> ">
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> Potential nominators are reminded that entries to the CILIP Jason Farradane Award 2003 need to be received by 27 June. The winner will be announced at the CILIP Awards Gala Presentation Day at the Landmark Hotel, London, on 21 November 2003.
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> For further information, please visit www.cilip.org.uk/practice/awards/farradane.html.
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> Contact: Tim Buckley Owen, Head of External Relations.
> Tel: 020 7255 0652. Email: [log in to unmask]
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> Kompass Publishers: Julie Causton, Tim Cobb Associates.
> Tel: 01323 416999. Email: [log in to unmask]
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> Notes to Editors
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> In the event that the winner of this prize is an existing customer for kompass.co.uk, Kompass reserve the right to offer a Kompass prize of equivalent value as a replacement.
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> CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers, with around 23,500 members working in all sectors, including business and industry, science and technology, further and higher education, schools, local and central government, the health service, the voluntary sector, national and public libraries. CILIP> '> s goals are to position the profession at the heart of the information revolution; develop and enhance the role and skills of all its Members; and ensure that individuals, enterprises and not for profit organisations have ready and timely access to the information they need.
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> Kompass Publishers is one of the world> '> s leading providers of business information. It supplies data on international markets and some 1.7 million companies in 75 countries via its directories, CDs and web site www.kompass.co.uk. Kompass was launched in the UK in 1962, but its roots go back nearly 60 years. The original concept was dreamed-up shortly after the Second World War by a Swiss businesswoman called Irma Neuenschwander. She recognised the need for up-to-date information on products and services in order to rebuild the devastated European economies. Since 1944, Kompass has grown from a single directory into a global information giant, used by thousands of buyers, marketeers and business people to find suppliers, research markets and launch new products.
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> The CILIP Jason Farradane Award, sponsored by Kompass> , is made to an individual or group in recognition of outstanding work in information, such as the development of a new product or service, or market-orientated research of distinction. The work must be innovative and have already made a significant impact on the availability or accessibility of information, or comprise research that could have a transformative impact on information services in the future. Previous Awards have been made for: the development of a major new database; important research on an aspect of information retrieval theory; and a significant new, publicly accessible information service.
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> Tim Buckley Owen, Head of External Relations
> CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
> 7 Ridgmount St, London WC1E 7AE.
> Direct line: +44 (0)20 7255 0652.
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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> There's still time to get your nominations in for CILIP's Gala Awards - the Public Relations & Publicity Awards (sponsored by Emerald); the Reference Awards (sponsored by Nielsen BookData); the Robinson Medal (sponsored by Demco); the Jason Farradane Award (sponsored by Kompass); the UKOLUG Tony Kent Strix and Public Sector Awards; the Diversity Awards; and the Online Community Award (sponsored by FreePint). For full details, visit www.cilip.org.uk/awards. Deadline for nominations is 27 June 2003.
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