Tony Kent Strix Award
Tony Kent Strix Award
The Institute of Information Scientists is pleased to announce the establishment of a new award in information science in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute,who died in late 1997. Tony made a major contribution to the development of information science and information services in the UK and internationally,particularly in the field of chemistry. The award will be given annually, and presented immediately after the institute's AGM, held in September each year, in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval. This could take the form of an application or service,or an overall appreciation of past achievements from which significant advances have emanated.
The award will be known as the Tony Kent Strix Award. The strix is an owl, and this name reflects both Tony's lifelong interest in birds, and the name of one of the last and most successful information retrieval suites which he created, all of which had ornithological names. Nominations for the award will be judged by a panel of distinguished experts currently being set up by the institute. Potential candidates will be identified from recent publications, conference proceedings, and nominations from the profession. While the selection process for 1998 is already under way,nominations for 1999 may be sent to Alan Gilchrist, Editor, Journal of Information Science, 38 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AB, UK.
