DLINE AWARDS 2013

About the Award

DLINE Incorporation, 

UK and India, the publisher of the collection of international journals in Science and Technology, and the Society for Information Organization in UK seek potential research projects with sound themes for the 2013 

DLINE Outstanding Research Awards.

Award-winning entries will receive a cash prize of $500 (or currency equivalent), a certificate, a winners' logo to attach to correspondence and the opportunity of publication in the DLINE  journal - either as a full paper or a short paper.

The DLINE Award recognizes library and information science researchers who have made 

extensive and innovative contribution in the library and information science domain. Two prizes will be awarded in 2013.

Eligibility

• Library and Information Professionals from Third world countries who are currently employed in any recognised library are eligible to apply.
• There is no age limit to the award.
• Submissions must be related to the library and information science domain research.
• Both individuals and project teams may submit an application. Any awards to project team submissions will be divided equally among the members.
• Each student or project team may submit only one paper/project per award.
• Applicants must agree to have winning proposal featured on the library website and archived in the DLINE Repository.

The application deadline will be April 15, 2013.  

Application Process

An application consists of the following: A proposal (maximum of 1000 words) which describes in detail the research strategy and the plan to do a piece of  research (in any format).  The proposals should be descriptive about the method the applicants like to use in the research process. Proposals for theoretical and survey research are strongly discouraged. The proposals should reflect innovativeness and methodological increments.

Proposals should be submitted by email to edprocess@dline.info

The Content of the Proposal

The proposal should clearly provide the aim and scope of the research including the description of the method, purpose, experiments, outcome and how the results will contribute to the domain. The proposals with theory or case studies are not supported in the award. The proposal need not at provide any data, but indicate what types of data will be given in the paper. The authors of the selected proposals will be asked to submit the final research study in the form of a full paper. Hence the proposal can be more descriptive but without any data or analysis.

 Evaluation Criteria

The selection of the winner(s) of the award will be based primarily on the reviewers’ evaluation of how well the proposal demonstrates the following criteria:

• Extensive and innovative plan in library and information science domain.
• Evidence of significance in the research plan and inquiry that shows the strategy for the future.
• Language and presentation
• Originality in themes

For questions about the DLINE Research Award, contact edprocess@dline.info  addressed to Dr. Simon Fong

Source: http://www.dline.info/index.php/research-award-for-lis 

Nomination invited for IATLIS AWARDS 2012

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers /professionals / researchers for the following three awards for the year 2012:

1.   IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award; 

2.   IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award;

3.   IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award 

Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards.

Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award: 

The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on

plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. 

Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion Award: 

For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any.

Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award:

A very senior/retired LIS teacher/professional/researcher who has made profound contribution to library education, research, training, literature, and practice. Claims must be supported with documentary proof. Award can be given to a deserving person even if not applied. Award won't be given if no one is found suitable.   

The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the required documents should reach Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of  Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 17 December 2012. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala@gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of  the Awards Committee will be final.

Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, 

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), and

Professor, Department of Library and Information Science,

Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (India)

Home: +91(0)1752282727

Work: +91 (0) 1753046179

Email: jagtardeep@gmail.com

2012 Emerald South Asia LIS Research Fund Award

Supporting Library and Information Science research in South Asia

Results!

Emerald is delighted to offer a research grant for a project in the field of library and information science research. The award will offer £2,000 to fund the winning research project. In addition to the research fund it is also hoped that the findings of the research can be published in one of Emerald’s many excellent library and information studies titles.

Due to the number of high quality submissions that we have received this year, three Highly Commended Awards will also be bestowed.

Congratulations to the winner!

Dr. K. Rama Patnaik

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India 

"Raising the bar for fair use access to electronic resources: Are we signing away our rights? An analysis of license agreements and its impact on role of libraries in management education in India.

Congratulations to the highly commended winners!

Mr Anand Dodamani and Dr Muttayya Koganuramath 

Tata Institute Of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India

Dr Keshava

Tamkur University, Tamkur, India 

"Provision of Assistive Technology to Support Visually Challenged Students in the Libray and Information Centres : A Survey of the University Libraries in India"

Mr Krishnadas Nanath and Dr. R Radhakrishna Pillai

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India

"Meeting the Sustainability Goals of Indian Libraries: Shaping the ‘Green Library'"

Dr Sudhanshu Joshi and Ms Udita Negi

Doon University, Uttrakhand, India 

South-Asian Cloud based Ebrary for Optimum Library Resources sharing

Eligibility

The main member of the research team must be of South Asian origin or be based in South Asia.

For the purpose of this award, South Asian countries are defined as: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Pakistan and Maldives

Judging criteria

Each application was judged, by a panel of experts, on the criteria below. The research must:

• Be of significance, and in particular, illustrate how it will benefit South Asia.
• Demonstrate originality and innovation.
• Make an outstanding contribution to theory and its application.
• Illustrate the appropriateness and application of the methodology.
• Demonstrate sound implications for theory and practice.

Key dates

The closing date for applications was 1 September 2012.

The 2013 award is due to be launched in February 2013.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Emma Stevenson 

Service Development Executive

Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Howard House
Wagon Lane
Bingley BD16 1WA
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)1274 785198
Fax: +44 (0)1274 785200
E-mail: estevenson@emeraldinsight.com

SATKAL Awards 2012: Call for Nominations

Nominations are invited for the SATKAL Awards 2012. These Awards are given each year to individuals for their perceptible contribution to the Library and Information profession for advancement of librarianship. The closing date for receiving nominations is 15 October 2012. Kindly send your nominations for the following awards:

•         National Librarian Award
•         Woman Librarian Award
•         Young Librarian Award
•         School Librarian Award

Eligibility:

Library and Information Science professionals working in India or abroad are eligible to apply.

At least 20 year experience in case of National Librarian Award and Women Librarian Award, and 10 year experience in for Young Librarian Award and School Librarian Award is necessary.

For Young Librarian Award, professionals must be below 45 years.

The self nominations will not be considered and a person can nominate only one person for each category. In case of school librarian it should be recommended by the principal of the school.

Written nominations must include- Name of the nominee, job title, organization, mailing address, phone no., email address, award category, a detailed profile highlighting the educational & professional experience, significant contribution made in the field of library and information science/services, publications, a paragraph (one page) justifying nomination for the award.  Besides a soft copy, send two printed copies of the nomination on or before 15 October 2012to:

Dr. Raj Kumar,

General Secretary, SATKAL &

University Librarian,

A.C. Joshi Library,

Panjab University, Chandigarh-160014

Email: rajkumar196@yahoo.co.in

Cell phone: 09417461789

Landline: 0172 2548159

A soft copy of the nomination should also be sent to: Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, SATKAL, Jagtardeep@gmail.com

Kindly write SATKAL AWARD 2012 on the top of the envelope and enclose a signed copy of the profile.

Former Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) librarian selected for award

Visakhapatnam, Aug 9 (PTI) Former librarian of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) PSN Murthy has been selected for Dr Ranganathan Kaula award for year 2011 in recognition of his service for the cause of library and information science. The award will be conferred upon Murthy by the Andhra Pradesh Minister for Infrastructure and Ports Ganta Srinivasa Rao at a function organised here on the occasion of the Librarians' Day on Sunday, said Muralidhar Rao, secretary of Society for Promotion of Public Libraries. The award comprises Rs 5000 in cash and a citation, he told reporters. The award has been given by Prof Kaula Endowment for Library and Information Science since 1980 to persons who have rendered eminent service to the cause of library science.

MORE NEWS AT: http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/former-vsp-librarian-selected-for-award/1039128.html

SIS Fellowship Awards for the year 2012

SIS Fellowship Awards for the year 2012

http://sis.org.in/fellowship.html

  

Nominations Invited for SIS Fellowship and for Young Information Scientist Awards for the year 2012. The Society for Information Science (SIS) awards SIS Fellowship every year to honor and recognize outstanding contributions in the area of information science and technology, and Young Information Scientist Award (instituted in 1989 in the memory of Late Shri A.S. Raizada, eminent information scientist and founder Secretary of SIS).

 

Nominations are hereby invited for the SIS Fellowship and the Young Information Scientist AWARDS for the year 2012. Nominations can be made by the Professors, Heads of the Departments, Institutional Heads, Heads of Libraries, SIS Fellows, and Members of SIS.

 

 Nominations must be sent to the Secretary SIS by 15 September 2012, along with complete biodata of the nominee, including his/her contributions to the field. Kindly note that self-nominations or nominations without biodata will not be considered. In the case of Young Information Scientist Award, the age of the nominee should not be more than 35 years as on 15 September, 2012.

 

All nominations should reach the Secretary SIS, (at the following address) by 15 September 2012, after which no nomination will be considered.

 

N.K. Wadhwa,

Secretary, Society for Information Science, (SIS)

C/O The Knowledge Resource Centre,

CSIR- National Physical Laboratory,

Dr. K.S. Krishanan Marg,

New Delhi-110012

(Ph: 09350090040)

Congrats Lata Suresh (Librarian, IICA) Winner of SLA Professional Awards - 2012

Asian Chapter, SLA Awards 2012 Announcement

Congratulation to the winners of 2012 Asian Chapter Award

Asian Chapter, SLA is happy to announce the following Asian Chapter Awards winners to attend SLA 2012 conference in Chicago, USA during July 15 - 18, 2012.

Winner of "SLA Early Career Award 2012" sponsored by B&F Division and Asian Chapter - Joseph M. Yap (Philippine, De La Salle University) Winner of "SLA Asian Professional Award" sponsored by Balani Infotech Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi - Lata Suresh  (Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar, India) Winner of "PHTD-Asian Chapter SLA Award 2012" sponsored by Wolters Kluwer Health/Ovid - No Winner Source: http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ http://www.iica.in/Index.aspx