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Update on ASIS International Digital Library Competition
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Below are the criteria for the Digital Library competition. To date we have
received responses from the following countries. Please send this information to
possible applicants in developing countries. Thank you.
Argentina: 2, Armenia: 1, Benin: 1, China: 2 , India: 6, Indonesia: 1, Iran: 1,
Jamaica: 1, Kenya: 1, Poland: 1, Romania: 1, Sri Lanka: 1, Taiwan:1, Uzbekistan:
1, and Venezuela: 1.
Dear Colleague, Please note that this Competition is only open to citizens of
developing countries. The citizen is eligible, however, if (s)he is currently
working outside the country. Please distribute this information to interested
colleagues and institutions.
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INTERNATIONAL PAPER CONTEST
ON
DIGITAL LIBRARY OR INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The American Society for Information Science (ASIS), International Information
Issues Special Interest Group, is holding a
competition for papers to be submitted for the Annual Conference in Chicago,
IL, 13-16 November 2000.
The theme is:
Practical collaborative applications of digital library or information science
and technology in advancing communications,
information and knowledge in the developing world.
The paper topic could be at the country or regional level, and could include
projects supported by government, non government
organizations, international organizations, professional associations and/or
academic institutions. Papers could present
practical experiences in areas such as, but not limited to, the following:
development of electronic resources across networks,
cooperative projects to avoid duplication of efforts, sharing of resources
between information institutions and providers,
bringing access to information to distant and disadvantaged communities.
There will be six winners. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges,
consisting of Dr. Trudi Bellardo, Hahn, University of
Maryland; Dr. Ben-Ami Lipetz, State University of New York at Albany; and Dr.
Bahaa El Hadidy, Professor Emeritus,
University of South Florida. The prize for each winner is a two-year individual
membership in ASIS. In the case of multiple
authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIS membership.
Paper presentation:
Winning papers will be presented at a Conference Session, moderated by Nathalie
Leroy, Dag Hammarskjold Library, United
Nations. Discussion leader will be Ms Sylvia Piggott, of the Joint World
Bank-International Monetary Fund Library,
Washington, D.C. If winners cannot attend the Conference, their paper will be
read on their behalf by an ASIS member.
Other publishing opportunities:
Submitted papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as
pre-publications. In addition they will also be
considered for inclusion in the ASIS Bulletin, based on the decision of
Editor-in-Chief, Irene Travis, Ph.D. Papers will also be
reviewed for inclusion in such publications as a special issue of the
International Information and Library Review, subject to
the usual peer refereeing process.
Information for authors:
Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of a developing country are
eligible. The papers should be original,
unpublished, and in English. We encourage submissions from librarians,
information and network specialists, and educators
involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery,
delivery, and use of digital information.
ASIS Copyright Policy:
ASIS will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers submitted on
its web site or in print, with ownership and
all other rights remaining with the author.
Deadline for submission of full papers:
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 6000 words, by August
31, 2000.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers electronically. For more information or
to submit manuscripts, please contact
Nathalie Leroy by e-mail at the following address: leroyn@un.org
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Susan O. Johnson, Information Officer
The World Bank
Information and Knowledge Sharing Solutions, Information Solutions Group
www.worldbank.org
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