[Approved by Board: 10/31/91][revised 5/95][revised 10/96]
1.1 The award shall consist of round-trip travel expenses and full registration for the ASIS annual meeting, not to exceed $500, to be paid by Pratt Institute; a certificate; and possible submission of the paper for publication in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS).
1.2 If runners-up are designated, they will receive letters of "honorable mention," signed by the ASIS President, but shall not share in the award.
1.3 Travel reimbursements will be made 4-6 weeks after receipts are submitted to HQ.
2.1 The purpose of this award is to encourage student research and writing in the field of
information science.
3.1 Any student in a Masters degree-granting institution can submit a paper. Doctoral theses are not eligible.
3.2 Papers submitted must fall into the scope of JASIS and must be endorsed by a faculty sponsor for submission to the contest.
3.3 Papers submitted should be original manuscripts (not previously published) and should not
be submitted to other publications or groups while they are being considered by the Jury.
4.1 The Best Student Research Award is sponsored by the Society-at-Large and is administered
the Information Science Education Committee.
5.1 Nominations should be addressed to Best Student Research Award and mailed to ASIS Headquarters by June 15.
5.2 Papers will be forwarded to the Jury without author identification. Therefore, the student's name, address, and academic affiliation should not appear on the paper itself, but only in the covering letter, which should identify the attached paper as being submitted specifically for this award.
5.3 In summary, the nominations package should include:
(a) A cover letter, stating
. the author's name, address, and academic affiliation; and
. that the attached paper is being submitted for the Best Student
Research Award;
(b) The paper, carrying no author identification; and
(c) No more than two letters of endorsement from faculty sponsors.
5.4 Previous year's nominations may be considered by the Jury.
6.1 The Best Student Research Award Jury is composed of five members, appointed by the Chair of the Information Science Education Committee for a staggered two-year term. The Jury Chair is one of the voting jurors and is appointed by the Chair the Information Science Education Committee.
6.2 Members of the Jury may not be reappointed to a second two-year term.
6.3 Educators should be included as jurors.
6.4 If a member of the Jury is also an endorser of a nomination for this award, the Chair of the Information Science Education Committee must replace her/him as juror by appointing another member to the Jury Committee.
6.5 In the absence of qualified nominations, the Jury may act as a nominating committee by
soliciting additional nominations and extending the deadline for nominations.
7.1 The content of each paper shall be appraised in terms of technical competence in information science, significance of information science findings, originality, and clarity of expression.
7.2 The degree of compliance with "Instructions for Contributors," found in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science, regarding format, style, and organization shall also be judged.
7.3 The maximum number of points that can be given to a paper is 100. The highest score for each of the evaluation criteria is:
. Technical competence in information science - 18;
. Significance of information science findings - 18;
. Originality - 18;
. Clarity of expression - 18;
. Compliance with JASIS instructions - 10;
. Style - 9; and
. Organization - 9.
7.4 Each voting juror assigns points to each nomination, based on the criteria used to evaluate it, and transmits the scores for each paper to the Jury Chair.
7.5 The Jury Chair totals the points from all jurors, and the winner is the paper with the highest total score, with an average score of at least 80 points. In case of a tie, the nominees involved should be re-evaluated.
7.6 The Jury shall make one award or none, but reserves the right to designate runners-up, if the quality of the entries so merit.
7.7 The Jury Chair shall communicate the jury's decision to the ASIS President,
the Chair of the Awards and Honors Committee, the chair of the Information Science Education Committee, the Editor of JASIS, and the ASIS Executive Director.
7.8 The Jury Chair shall provide a 50-250 word abstract, stating why the award was given. This abstract will be used to publicize the award. Material for this abstract can be taken from the voting rationales provided by the members of the jury.
7.9 The Jury Chair shall submit the nomination packets and the results of jury deliberations to ASIS Headquarters, after selection of the awardee has been completed.
7.10 The ASIS Executive Director shall notify the author of the winning paper and her/his
nominator, in advance of the ASIS annual meeting.
8.1 The award shall be announced and presented to the winning author by the Jury Chair at the
banquet of the annual meeting of the Society.
9.1 The award shall be publicized in the Bulletin of the American Society for Information
Science, and the newsletters of the SIGs and/or student chapter with which the winner is
affiliated. Press releases may be sent to the winner's academic institution. Publicity is the
responsibility of ASIS Headquarters.
10.1 Appointments to the Jury Committee shall be made in advance of the award year and not later than the start of the ASIS annual meeting.
10.2 Papers must be submitted to ASIS Headquarters by June 15. All papers submitted shall be acknowledged upon receipt.
10.3 Selection shall be made and the ASIS President, the Chair of the Awards and Honors
Committee, the Editor of JASIS, and the ASIS Executive Director shall be notified by 60 days
before the start of the ASIS annual meeting.
Name of Nominee:
Selection of the Awardee
The content of each paper shall be appraised in terms of technical competence in information
science, significance of information science findings, originality, and clarity of expression.
The degree of compliance with "Instructions for Contributors", found in the Journal of the
American Society for Information Science, regarding format, style, and organization shall also
be judged.
The maximum number of points that can be given to a paper is 100. The highest score for each of
the evaluation criteria is listed.
Technical competence in information science: (up to 18 points)
Significance of Information Science findings : (up to 18 points)
Originality: (up to 18 points)
Clarity of expression: (up to 18 points)
Compliance with JASIS instructions: (up to 10 points)
Style: (up to 9 points)
Organization: (up to 9 points)
TOTAL SCORE:______________