[Asis-l] LACASIS&T Contributions to Information Science and Technology Award Announcement

[Wallace, Amy]

The 2011 Los Angeles Chapter of American Information Science and Technology Contributions to Information Science and Technology Award goes to Dr. Nicholas Belkin. This annual award is presented to one or more individuals who have made significant contributions to the field. Recipients are those individuals who are recognized by their colleagues as exceptional leaders whose dedication, commitment and vision inspire others, or whose singular contribution to the field of information science has been particularly significant. 

There is no doubt that Dr. Belkin has made significant contributions to the field of information science.  Dr. Belkin has consistently emphasized the importance of understanding human behavior in the designing and development of information retrieval systems. His research work is strong from both theoretical and applied perspectives. His Anomalous State of Knowledge (ASK) theory was a pioneering work in understanding why and how people search for something they don’t know. For the past 30 years, he has published numerous articles about information retrieval as information seeking behavior and information search strategies. Dr. Belkin has served as President of the American Society of information Science and Technology, and received the 2003 ASIS&T Award of Merit, the 1997 ASIS Research Award, and the 1990 ASIS Outstanding Information Science Teacher Award. 

Past CISTA Award winners include:

2009 – Peter Ingwersen
2008 – Dagobert Soergel
2007 – Carol Tenopir
2006 - Gary Marchionini
2005 - Herbert Van De Sompel
2004 - Eugene Garfield
2002 - Tefko Saracevic 
2001 - Elaine Svenonius 
2000 - Michael Buckland 
1999 - Jose-Marie Griffiths 
1998 - Seymour Lubetzky 
1997 - Christine Borgman 
1996 - Barbara Quint 
1995 - Marcia Bates 
1994 - Clifford Lynch 
1993 - Donald Lamberton 
1992 - William Paisley 
1991 - Carlos Cuadra 
1990 - Robert Maron 
1989 - Harold Borko and Robert Hayes
 
Dr. Belkin will receive his award and discuss his many contributions to the field at the LACASIS&T 50th Anniversary Program to be held on June 21, 2011 at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA.