European Chapter Awards

Current awards (2023)

Best European Paper award

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of this award is to recognise the best refereed paper published by an author affiliated with a European institution.

Nature of the Award

The best paper award shall consist of a certificate for the winning author (and each co-author). If the winning author is a member of ASIS&T they will receive $160. Non-members will instead receive one year membership of ASIS&T.

Eligibility

The award recipient must meet the following qualifications:

The author must be affiliated to a European institution.
For papers where there are multiple authors, only one author may be nominated for the award (all authors will receive a certificate).
All papers should be published between June 2022 and May 2023. NOTE: this refers to the date it was first published in its final form.
Papers should have been peer reviewed. This could include conference presentations as well as journal articles.

Criteria

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

The significance of the problem addressed including the contribution to Information Science and usefulness to information professionals
Methodological rigour
Creativity and originality
Quality of presentation including clarity of expression.

Nominations process

We welcome nominations from all European Chapter members. Please nominate yourself and others. Submit your nominations using this Google Form. We ask you to provide a brief explanation for why you think this paper should receive this award (five sentences suggested).

Selections process

Award winners shall be selected by a jury composed of ASIS&T European Chapter committee members

Jury members will rate each nominee on a scale of 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest) on each of the four criteria.
The jury chair shall tally the votes, with each criteria weighted equally.
In the event of a tie, the jury chair will identify an additional jury member to break the tie. This new jury member will evaluate only the tied nominations, and will rate them using the same four criteria.

Presentation of the Award

The award shall be announced during the ASIS&T Annual meeting.

Important dates

Submission deadline: 29 September 2023
Award announced: ASIS&T Annual Meeting 27-31 October 2023

Best European Student Paper Award

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of this award is to recognise the best refereed student paper published by a student affiliated with a European institution.

Nature of the Awards

The best paper award shall consist of a certificate for the winning student. If the winning student is a member of ASIS&T they will receive $47.50. Non-members will instead receive one year membership of ASIS&T.

Eligibility

The award recipient must meet the following qualifications:

The student must be the lead author of the paper.
The student must be affiliated to a European institution.
All papers should be published between June 2022 and May 2023. NOTE: this refers to the date it was first published in its final form.
Papers should have been peer reviewed. This could include conference presentations as well as journal articles.
Students may enter both Best European Paper Award and Best European Student Paper Award but can only receive one award (i.e. if a student were awarded Best European Paper Award they will no longer be eligible for the Best European Student Paper Award).

Criteria

Submissions will be judged on the following criteria:

The significance of the problem addressed including the contribution to Information Science and usefulness to information professionals
Methodological rigour
Creativity and originality
Quality of presentation including clarity of expression.

Nominations process

We welcome nominations from all European Chapter members. Please nominate yourself (if you are a student) / your student / other European students. Submit your nominations using this Google Form. We ask you to provide a brief explanation for why you think this paper should receive this award (five sentences suggested).

Selections process

Award winners shall be selected by a jury composed of ASIS&T European Chapter committee members

Jury members will rate each nominee on a scale of 5 (highest) to 1 (lowest) on each of the four criteria.
The jury chair shall tally the votes, with each criteria weighted equally.
In the event of a tie, the jury chair will identify an additional jury member to break the tie. This new jury member will evaluate only the tied nominations, and will rate them using the same four criteria.

Presentation of the Award

The award shall be announced during the ASIS&T Annual meeting.

Important dates

Submission deadline: 29 September 2023
Award announced: ASIS&T Annual Meeting 27-31 October 2023

Past awards

European Chapter Student Engagement Award

The European Chapter has sponsored a Student Engagement Award since 2021.

Nature of the Award

The award shall consist of a cheque for US$500.

Purpose of the Award

The Student Engagement Award has been established to assist promising students in becoming active contributors within the ASIS&T community through involvement in the European Chapter.

The Award

The European Chapter Student Engagement Award is intended to encourage professional activity in ASIS&T, and specifically in the European Student Chapter, by students enrolled in Library & Information Science programs located in Europe.

An award of US$500 will be provided to assist the winning student in attending the ASIS&T Annual Meeting by defraying conference expenses, e.g., travel or registration expenses. The monetary award will be issued to the winning student in advance of the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. An award certificate will be presented at the Chapter Assembly meeting at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Be ASIS&T members and European Student Chapter (ESC) members in good standing at the time of application. If you are not a member, you can join now. See www.asist.org for details.
Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate program in Library and Information Science in a country included in the European Chapter region.
Have not previously won the European Chapter Student Engagement Award.

Current and former European Chapter Board members are not eligible for the award. Applicants will be evaluated based on demonstrated interest in actively contributing to the mission and goals of ASIS&T. Financial need will be considered as part of the applicant’s eligibility for the awards.

Important Dates

Application due date: Friday, August 20th, 2021

Awards notification date: Friday, September 10th, 2021

Nomination Procedure

Applications should be submitted through the Google form found here by the deadline.

Applicants may be nominated or self-nominated.

The following must be provided:

The nominee’s full name, title, institution, institutional address, phone, and email address.
A 500 word statement explaining how attendance at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting will enable the nominee to a) increase their contribution to ASIS&T generally and to the European Student Chapter specifically; b) contribute to their own personal development.
A curriculum vitae.
A cover letter, in which the applicant highlights their suitability for the award.
2 letters of support of the nominee.
Optional: Explanation of financial need, if applicable and should the nominee choose to disclose.

Administration

The European Chapter Student Engagement Award is administered by the European Chapter’s Awards Jury, which consists of the European Chapter Chair, Incoming Chair, and Past Chair.

Selection

Selection will be based on the applicant’s statement, CV, and cover letter as follows:

60%. Statement

20%. CV

20%. Cover letter

The award will be granted to the highest scoring application.

Depending on the quality and diversity of the nominations, the awards may not be granted every year. In that instance, the prize money shall be reserved until the following year.

Information Science Trends: Doctoral Poster Awards

The European Chapter's Information Science Trends (IST'21) conference had its first Student Poster Competition this year. We congratulate the following two students who both won Best Poster:

Miaomiao Chang
University of Strathclyde
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I find it really exciting and meaningful to be a doctoral student who attended an ASIS&T event for the first time and won a membership to ASIS&T for my research poster. Winning the award increases my confidence and courage in sharing my work with others from different countries in the LIS field. I am excited about the future to fully take advantage of my ASIS&T membership in order to develop and strengthen relationships in relation to my studies and academic research.

David Carrie
University College Dublin
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As a doctoral student who is beginning my studies in September 2021, winning a membership to ASIS&T through my doctoral poster presentation has helped bolster my confidence in my work and has also given me an opportunity to develop a sense of community with others in the LIS field. Presenting my doctoral topic to the members of ASIS&T as part of the Information Science Trends conference was the first step in developing an openness in terms of discourse and collaboration. I look forward to making use of my ASIS&T membership to further develop these relationships and my own knowledge.