Nominations sought for prestigious research award
Contact: Mary Taylor, LITA
312-280-4270
mtaylor@ala.org
For Immediate Release
September 18, 2007
Nominations sought for prestigious research award
CHICAGO - Nominations are invited for the 2008 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC, Inc. and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2007.
The Kilgour Research Award recognizes research relevant to the development of information technologies, in particular research which shows promise of having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information or how information and data are manipulated and managed. The Kilgour award consists of $2,000 cash, an award citation and an expense paid trip to the ALA Annual Conference (airfare and two nights lodging).
Nominations will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. Nominating letters must address how the research is relevant to libraries; is creative in its design or methodology; builds on existing research or enhances potential for future exploration; and/or solves an important current problem in the delivery of information resources. A curriculum vita and a copy of several seminal publications by the nominee must be included. Preference will be given to completed research over work in progress. More information and a list of previous winners can be found at
www.lita.org.
Currently-serving officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.
Send nominations by December 31, 2007, to the Award jury chair: Pat Harris, 8205 Stone Trail Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817, e-mail:
patharris1@verizon.net.
The 2008 Kilgour award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program during the 2008 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA.
