The Drexel Student Chapter of ASIS, in cooperation with the faculty of the College of Information Science and Technology and the Delaware Valley Chapter (DVC) of the American Society for Information Science, requests nominations for the 1997 ASIS Student Excellence in Writing Award. This award will honor excellence in student research and writing in Information Science.

NOMINATIONS: 

The award is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Information Science and Technology for work completed between May 1996 and April 1997. Faculty and students are encouraged to nominate student research papers and projects in any area of Information Science. Self-nominations are acceptable. The works should be, with refinement, capable of being submitted for publication and/or distribution to a wider community. They cannot be part of a doctoral dissertation. Submit two copies of the paper/project with a cover letter indicating the name, postal mail and e-mail address of the author, the name of the nominator, and, if the paper was completed for a class, the course name and instructor. Submissions can be left in the ASIS mail folder in the lobby of the Rush building or mailed to: 

ASIS Excellence in Writing Award 
College of Information Science and Technology 
3141 Chestnut Street 
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2875 

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS APRIL 30, 1997.

SELECTION CRITERIA: 

A panel of Drexel faculty and ASIS DVC members will evaluate the works and decide on the recipient of the award. Selection factors will include: originality of idea(s), significance of topic, strength of data/supporting evidence, completeness of discussion, quality of writing, and adequacy of citations.

AWARD: 

The recipient of the award will receive a certificate and a monetary gift of $100 (total) from the Drexel Student and Delaware Valley Chapters. Towards the goal of publication and/or distribution, the awarded work will be edited by the student, in cooperation with members of the faculty of Drexel CIST and/or members of ASIS DVC, as appropriate to the subject matter of the work. In addition, the recipient will also be advised and guided in the process of seeking publication or distribution of his or her work. The Award will be announced in JUNE 1997.

QUESTIONS may be e-mailed to Linda Marion.