Nominations are invited for the 2015 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored byOCLC, Inc<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html>. and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA)<http://www.lita.org/>, a division of the American Library Association (ALA)<http://www.ala.org/>. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2014.

The Kilgour Research Award<http://www.ala.org/lita/awards/kilgour> recognizes research relevant to the development of information technologies, in particular research showing promise of having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information or how information and data are manipulated and managed. The Kilgour award consists of $2,000 cash, an award citation and an expense paid trip (airfare and two nights lodging) to the ALA Annual Conference.

Nominations will be accepted from any member of the American Library Association. Nominating letters must address how the research is relevant to libraries; is creative in its design or methodology; builds on existing research or enhances potential for future exploration; and/or solves an important current problem in the delivery of information resources. A curriculum vita and a copy of several seminal publications by the nominee must be included. Preference will be given to completed research over work in progress. More information and a list of previous winners can be found at

http://www.ala.org/lita/awards/kilgour

Currently-serving officers and elected officials of LITA, members of the Kilgour Award Committee and OCLC employees and their immediate family members are ineligible.

Send nominations by December 31, 2014, to the Award jury chair:

Tao Zhang
Purdue University Libraries
504 W State St
West Lafayette, IN 47907-4221
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The Kilgour Research Award will be presented at the LITA President’s Program on June 29th during the 2015 ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco.

About OCLC

Founded in 1967, OCLC<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html> is a nonprofit, membership, computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purposes of furthering access to the world’s information and reducing library costs. More than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries have used OCLC services to locate, acquire, catalog, lend, preserve and manage library materials. Researchers, students, faculty, scholars, professional librarians and other information seekers use OCLC services to obtain bibliographic, abstract and full-text information when and where they need it. For more information, visit www.oclc.org<http://www.oclc.org/en-US/home.html>.

About LITA

LITA<http://www.lita.org/> is the leading organization reaching out across types of libraries to provide education and services for a broad membership including systems librarians, library administrators, library schools, vendors and many others interested in leading edge technology and applications for librarians and information providers. For more information, visit www.lita.org<http://www.lita.org>, or contact the LITA<http://www.lita.org/> office by phone, 800-545-2433, ext. 4268; or e-mail: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>

For further information, contact Mary Taylor at LITA, 312-280-4267.