[Asis-l] Call for Nominations for the Research in Information Science Award

[Soo Young Rieh]

*Call for Nominations for the 2017 ASIS&T Research in Information Science
Award*



The ASIS&T Research in Information Science Award (Research Award)
recognizes the exceptional research contribution of a researcher or group
of researchers working in the field of information science. The Research
Award is for a “program of research” beyond a single study. Many
illustrious information researchers have won the Research Award, including
Brenda Dervin, Marcia Bates, Carol Kuhlthau, Kalervo Jarvelin, Christine
Borgman, Diane Kelly, Susan Herring and most recently in 2016 Reijo
Savolainen.



The criteria for the Research Award have been recently shifted from
recognition of a researcher’s overall career to recognition of a program of
research that has had a significant impact in information science. It
recognizes an in-depth multi-method or multi-dimensional investigation of
one research area.



As opposed to the Award of Merit which recognizes an entire career, the
objective of the Research Award is to encourage researchers by recognizing
an exceptional research program that has significantly advanced knowledge
in the information science area. Past winners of the Award of Merit are not
eligible for the Research Award. Both ASIS&T members and researchers who
are not members of ASIS&T are eligible for the Research Award.



Deadline for online submission of nominations: June 15, 2017



Guidelines for the Research in Information Science Award:

https://www.asist.org/about/awards/research-in-information-science-award/



Online submission of nomination:

http://www.softconf.com/asist2/research/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit

Soo Young Rieh, Associate Professor
School of Information, University of Michigan
Personal Website: http://rieh.people.si.umich.edu