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Bob Williams Research Paper Award

. All topics relevant to the history of information science and technology may be proposed. This award provides a prize of up to USD 500 along with a certificate signed by the chair of ASIS&T SIG HFIS.

 

To encourage a diverse range of submissions: 

  • All topics relevant to the history of information science and technology will be considered.
  • The paper may have been previously published or submitted to a journal.
  • Winners need not be present at the ASIS&T annual meeting (but are encouraged to attend).

Award winners shall be selected by a jury appointed by SIG HFIS. The Chair of SIG-HFIS serves as the Chair of this jury. The Jury reserves the right to make no awards as well as to designate runners-up if the quality of the entries so merit.

Note that:

  • Applicants who have received funding from a Bob Williams Research Paper in the past two (2) years are not eligible to apply.
  • Self-nominations and nominations of others’ work are both welcome.
  • Submissions must be in English.

Submissions will be judged based on the intellectual and disciplinary traditions in which they are situated, but the following merit criteria will be applied:

  • Relevance of the central topic or question to the history of information science and technology
  • Significance of the central topic or question
  • Presentation of the relevant literature
  • Appropriateness of methodology and effectiveness of its application
  • Quality of argumentation and analysis
  • Potential impact on future research and/or implications for practice
  • Quality of writing

Submissions must include:

  • A cover letter addressing how the paper contributes to the history of information science and technology
  • A current CV/Resume of the author
  • The paper, carrying no author identification

The winner(s) will be acknowledged with a certificate presented by the Chair of SIG HFIS during the SIG business meeting at the ASIS&T annual meeting. Attendance at the annual meeting is highly encouraged, but not required. A prize of USD $500 will be distributed by SIG HFIS in coordination with ASIS&T headquarters.

 

Submissions and nominations for the awards should be emailed to the SIG-HFIS at sighfis@gmail.com.

Submissions and nominations are due on June 15, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. US Pacific Time.