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Call for Nominations: Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections Sponsored by SIG-VIS & SIG-DL $1000 Award plus ASIS&T certificate Nomination Deadline: July 15, 2022 Website: https://lnkd.in/gyJ-a6bi The SIG-VIS / SIG-DL Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections, offered by Special Interest Group-Visualization, Images, & Sound (SIG-VIS) and Digital Libraries (SIG-DL), has been established to assist promising students in becoming active contributors within SIG-VIS, SIG-DL, and the broader ASIS&T community. The award will be granted through a single submission cycle. *The Award* The SIG-VIS / SIG-DL Best Student Paper Award for Research on Digital Collections is intended to encourage and increase professional life-long learning and involvement in ASIS&T for students interested in digital collections and related areas of information studies research. The award will be issued to the winning student prior to the ASIS&T Annual Meeting. The award comprises a modest monetary sum to assist with deferring travel costs to attend the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in person, consisting of a single award value of $1000 to cover the Annual Meetings registration and travel. *Eligibility & Selection* Current PhD students enrolled in information science or library and information science programs are eligible to be nominated. Current and former SIG-VIS and SIG-DL Executive Committee members are not eligible for the awards. Applicants' papers will be evaluated based on the quality of their submitted research article and relevance to SIG-VIS and/or SIG-DL study areas. Papers (long or short) must have been accepted to the program of the ASIS&T 2022 Annual Meeting. Selection will be based on an evaluation of the student's paper, financial needs, brief biography, and CV/resume. A panel consisting of two members from the SIG-VIS Executive Committee and two members from the SIG-DL Executive Committee will review the application materials and select the award recipient. Depending on the quality and diversity of the nominations, the awards may not be granted every year. *Nomination Procedure* To submit a nomination, complete the nomination application and upload your accepted paper. Self-nominations are accepted. Nominations will not be considered until all materials have been received. Nominations will be comprised of the following elements: The nominee's name, title, institution, and email address A PDF copy of the student's paper accepted to ASIS&T Annual Meeting A statement addressing the following questions: How would the award support the nominee's attendance at ASIS&T Annual Meeting (e.g., financial need, etc. ~250 words)? A brief biography of the nominee (~250 words) A current CV/resume of the nominee (PDF, 3 pages) Nominations should be submitted through the following link: https://lnkd.in/garGS9bP ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit https://www.diglib.org/announce