[Sigiii-l] 2006 International Paper Contest Winners

[domole at worldbank.org]

It is my great pleasure to announce the results of the sixth International Paper
Contest organized by the American Society for Information Science & Technology
(ASIST) Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG III).

The 2006 winners are:

1. Aditya Nugraha, Indonesia.
"Desa Informasi - The Role of Digital Libraries in the Preservation and
Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge."

2. Chengyu Zhang & Li Li, China.
"Digital Teaching Reference Book Service: A Case Study on Knowledge-Object-Based
Microstructure of Digital Resources."

3. Bharati Sen & Nahid Khashmelmous, India & Sudan.
"Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Materials: Preliminary Efforts at Elhafeed
Library, Ahfad University, Sudan."

4. Pradip Upadhyay & Madaswamy Moni, India.
"e-Granthalaya: Moving Towards Rural Digital Library for Sustainable Rural
Livelihoods."

5. Yashwant Kanade & K.S Chudamani, India.
"A Discourse on Promotion of Reading Habits in India."

6. P Jain & Parveen Babbar, India.
"Digital Library Initiatives in India."

The theme of this year?s contest was "Information Realities: Shaping the digital
future for all?" The six winning papers were selected from 31 submissions by 42
authors from 12 developing countries.

The principal authors of each of the six winning papers will be awarded a
two-year individual membership to ASIST. In addition, the first place winner,
Aditya Nugraha will be awarded a minimum of $1,000 to attend the November 3-8,
2006 ASIST Annual Meeting, in Austin, Texas.

These winning papers and other submitted papers for the competition will be
considered for publication by Elsevier's International Information and Library
Review, which is edited by Toni Carbo.

Thanks to the generous donations from Eugene Garfield Foundation, Elsevier, the
Chicago Chapter of ASIST, University of Western Ontario, Drexel University, Kent
State University, LACASIS, and many other organizations and individuals. Your
efforts have enabled us to continue with the International Contest. Further
fundraising is underway and donations are still welcome to support the contest.

Congratulations to the winners!

More information about the paper competition is available from the SIG III
website http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/ under Paper Contest. To read more about
this announcement, please see the attached files.

Duncan Omole,
Chair, 2006 ASIST International Paper Contest.

(See attached file: 2006 Winners_Announcement2.pdf)(See attached file: 2006
Winners_Announcement2.doc)
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