[Asis-l] Seeking nominations for Best Information Science Book Award - June 30

[Chirag Shah]

Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) is soliciting nominations for the Best Information Science Book Award. The award consists of a certificate containing the name(s) of the author(s), the title of the book, the date, and the signature of the ASIS&T President. It may also include a citation, or promotion in the Bulletin.

Purpose
The purpose of this award is to recognize the outstanding book in information science published during the preceding calendar year. The award shall be given to the author(s) whose book is judged to have made the most outstanding contribution in the field of information science during the calendar year preceding the ASIS&T annual meeting.

Nominations
Candidate books may be submitted by anyone (including authors) or may be invited.

Publishers are expected to submit six (6) copies of each candidate title to the Chair of the Best Information Science Book Award Jury (ASIS&T HQ).  We also request a payment of $25 per title (payable to ASIS&T) to offset the administrative cost of distributing the books to the jury.

All nominations should be submitted to ASIS&T Headquarters by June 30th.

Each nomination package must include:
(a) Name of the award;
(b) Name(s) of the author(s), address, telephone number, and affiliation;
(c) Name of the nominator, address, telephone number, and affiliation;
(d) A 50-word citation;
(e) A 250-word description of contribution for which nominated;
(f) No more than three letters of support; and
(g) Six (6) copies of the book.
(h) An administrative fee of $25 per title.

More information about this award can be found at https://www.asist.org/about/awards/best-information-science-book-award/. The deadline for submissions is June 30.


Chirag Shah
Chair, ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award
chirags at rutgers.edu<mailto:chirags at rutgers.edu>



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Chirag Shah, PhD
Associate Professor of Information and Computer Science, Rutgers University
Director, InfoSeeking Lab (http://infoseeking.org)
http://chiragshah.org

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