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  Tony Kent Strix award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Strix award is an annual award for outstanding contributions to the field of information retrieval.
Tony Kent made a major contribution to the development of information science and information services both in the UK and internationally, particularly in the field of chemistry.
The name Strix was chosen to reflect Tony's interest in ornithology, and was the name of the last and most successful information retrieval packages that he created.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tony_Kent_Strix_award   (184 words)

  
 Managing Information News
The Tony Kent Strix Award, given by the UK eInformation Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, was awarded to Jack Mills on Thursday 30th June at the CILIP Umbrella Awards Dinner.
The Tony Kent Strix Award is presented each year in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
Tony Kent made a major contribution to the development of information science both in the UK and internationally, particularly in the field of chemistry.
www.managinginformation.com /news/content_show_full.php?id=4019   (414 words)

  
 MLA East of England - News
The Strix Award is presented in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
Tony Kent made a major contribution to the development of information retrieval and information services both in the UK and internationally, particularly in the field of chemistry.
The name Strix was chosen both to reflect Tony's interest in ornithology, and the name of one of the last and most successful information retrieval packages which he created.
www.eemlac.org.uk /news/detail.jsp?ref=537   (446 words)

  
 CILIP | The Tony Kent Strix Award
This Award is presented in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
Tony Kent made a major contribution to the development of information science and information services in the UK and internationally, particularly in the field of chemistry.
The name Strix was chosen both to reflect Tony's interest in ornithology, and the name of one of the last and most successful information retrieval packages he created.
www.cilip.org.uk /aboutcilip/medalsandawards/TonyKentStrixPublicSector   (175 words)

  
 esd-toolkit - IPSV taxonomist wins award for advancing the field of information retrieval   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The UK eInformation Group (UKeiG) has awarded the Tony Kent Strix Award for advancing the field of information retrieval to Stella Dextre Clarke, in recognition of her work in developing first the Government Category List and then its successor the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV).
In the award citation, UKeiG says “Whilst its design is grounded in solid information science theory, IPSV is a very practical tool which aims to promote and facilitate better information retrieval by the citizens of the UK from public sector sources.
The Tony Kent Strix Award is presented by the Institute of Information Scientists (which no longer exists, but UKeiG, the UK Electronic Information Group, has taken over responsibility for the Award) in recognition of outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
www.esd.org.uk /suppliers/News/NewsDetail.aspx?Item=275   (411 words)

  
 Taxonomies in the Public Sector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Tony Kent Strix Award is presented by UKeiG, the UK Electronic Information Group, in recognition of outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
Tony Kent was a man of many parts: a leader, an innovator, a teacher and highly active in the international information scene.
This annual Award was established to commemorate him and his work.
www.nglis.org.uk /tipsres.htm   (202 words)

  
 IWR Blog - information industry insight from www.iwr.co.uk - Individual Archives
The awards season is only six months away, but calls for nominations are already going out to find out who in the industry is doing work that deserves special merit.
The Tony Kent Strix Award, awarded by Cilip sub-group UKeiG, is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval.
The Jason Farradane Award is made to an individual or a group of people in recognition of outstanding work in the field of information science.
blog.iwr.co.uk /2006/05/cilip_kicks_off.html   (500 words)

  
 Stephen Robertson's STRIX award
Stephen Robertson was given the Tony Kent STRIX award by the Institute of Information Scientists in 1998, its first year.
The award is given annually, "in recognition of outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval".
The name is taken from the Strix owl, and was also the name of a text retrieval program which Tony developed.
research.microsoft.com /users/robertson/strix.asp   (119 words)

  
 Tony Award Winner at Online Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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The Strix Award is in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
Tony made a major contribution to the development of information science and information services in the UK and internationally, particularly in the field of chemistry.
The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
www.sigir.org /sigirlist/issues/2002/2002-04.html   (2168 words)

  
 CSA Newsletter Mar 1999
Award winners are expected to write a short report, within one year of receiving the money, giving details of how the money was spent.
The Strix Award is in memory of Dr Tony Kent, a past fellow of the U.K. Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
This year's award is generously sponsored by Pharmacia and Upjohn http://www.pnu.com/ and the prize is $1,000 in cash and an expenses paid trip to the ACS Fall National Meeting in New Orleans in August 1999 where the winner will collect their prize.
www.csa-trust.org /Webshed/news99/Issue51.htm   (5983 words)

  
 Curriculum Vitae
Youngest-ever recipient (in 1993) of the Skolnik award of the Division of Chemical Information of the American Chemical Society, which is made for work of international importance in the field of chemical information science.
Recipient (in 2001) of the Tony Kent Strix Award of the Institute of Information Scientists, which is made in recognition of outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
First-ever recipient (in 2002) of the Lynch Award of the Chemical Structure Association Trust, which is to be made every three years in recognition of significant contributions to the development of chemical structure handling.
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 Managing Information News
Nominations for the Tony Kent Strix Award 2004 are now invited.
The award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval that meets one or more of the following criteria:
Nominations for the 2004 Award are now invited, and should be sent with full supporting documentation to: Alan Gilchrist, 32 Friar Road,Brighton BN1 6NH UK.
www.managinginformation.com /news/content_show_full.php?id=2666   (225 words)

  
 The University of Glasgow :: Newsletter :: Issue 260 - People
Tony Kent Strix Award winner is Professor Keith van Rijsbergen
On Tuesday 12th October Professor Keith van Rijsbergen, Computing Science, received the Tony Kent Strix Award from the UK eInformation Group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
He has been particularly effective in introducing a range of theoretical ideas into the field, notably in the areas of clustering, and non-classical logics including probabilistic logics and inference models.
www.gla.ac.uk:443 /newsletter/details.cfm?id=2941&issue=260&category=catpeople   (180 words)

  
 UKeiG Weblog: Tony Kent Strix Award Winner
This year's award was presented to Stella Dextre Clarke by Gary Horrocks and a representative of Sage Publishing, the sponsors of UKeiG awards, at the Online Information Meeting in London today (29th November).
The Tony Kent Strix Award is presented in memory of Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who died in 1997.
The Award was presented to Stella Dextre Clarke in recognition of her sterling work in developing first the Government Category List, and then its successor the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary (IPSV).
www.ukeig.org.uk /blog/2006/11/tony-kent-strix-award-winner.html   (421 words)

  
 CSA Newsletter June 1998
The Award will be given annually, and presented immediately after the Institute's AGM, held in September each year, in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
The strix is an owl, and this name reflects both Tony's life-long interest in birds, and the name of one of the last and most successful information retrieval suites which he created, all of which had ornithological names.
Tony was the Editor of the first edition of the CNA(UK) Newsletter (predecessor of the CSA Newsletter) and one of the founders of the CAOCI project which lead to the development of the Available Chemicals Directory.
www.csa-trust.org /Webshed/news98/Issue49.htm   (6087 words)

  
 Awards - LANL Research Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Each year, LACASIS presents this award to one or more individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of information science and technology and are recognized by their colleagues as exceptional leaders whose dedication, commitment and vision inspire others.
On November 21, 2003 it was awarded to Herbert Van de Sompel of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library in recognition of his work on both SFX (a system that creates locally-appropriate related Web links to other systems) and OpenURL.
The award recognizes the "single vision linked to sound quality business processes which brought about new levels of customer service, technology innovation and leadership and collaboration within the information community." Press release.
library.lanl.gov /libinfo/awards.htm   (1155 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of prizes, medals, and awards
King Faisal Foundation Prize -- King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch.
Nicholas Appert Award -- given by the Institute of Food Technologists for lifetime contributions to food technology.
Lorentz Medal -- awarded every four years to a scientist in recognition of important contributions to theoretical physics.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/List_of_prizes,_medals,_and_awards   (1725 words)

  
 Welsh Blogs » Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Nice one guys!Cardiff's Marriott hotel was the venue for the awards and it must be said that it wasn't nearly half as good as the Belfast City Hall effort.
The closing date for nominations is September 15th - you still have time to nominate.The UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval.
The UKeiG Jason Farradane Award is offered to an individual or a group of people in recognition of outstanding work in the field of information science.
www.welshblogs.com /categories/awards   (743 words)

  
 IWR Blog - information industry insight from www.iwr.co.uk - Category
There is a toral of 18 categories on the awards roster, ranging from project and team awards (in academic, business, public sector and scientific environments) through to an individual Lifetime Achievement award.
The awards are presented by a well-known televisual celebrity (in previous years these have included Loyd Grossman, John Suchet and Trevor MacDonald), and have built up a reputation over the years as being an essential highlight of any information professional's calendar.
Two awards are also being presented during the show's associated Conference: the Jason Farradane Award will be announced on Tuesday 28 November and the Tony Kent Strix Award the following day.
blog.iwr.co.uk /general/index.html   (9382 words)

  
 December 2003 Newsletter - LANL Research Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Award is given annually "in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval".
The Strix Award is presented in memory of Dr. Tony Kent, a past Fellow of the Institute of Information Scientists, who made major contributions to the development of information science and information services both in the UK and internationally.
The Kilgour Award is given to highlight research relevant to the development of information technology.
library.lanl.gov /libinfo/news/2003/200312.htm   (1537 words)

  
 Social events at Umbrella
Supporting the conference was the launch of the prestigious Umbrella Awards Dinner, which acknowledged outstanding achievements within all sectors of the Library Profession.
The formal dinner was followed by the presentations of awards by a number of special interest groups
The evening was seen as a real celebration of achievements with more than 6 special interest groups offering awards as well as the presentation of CILIP's first successful candidates to achieve ACLIP certification made in library and information work by para-professionals.
www.umbrella2005.org.uk /awards.html   (249 words)

  
 Stephen Robertson's Homepage
In 1998, he was awarded the Tony Kent STRIX award by the Institute of Information Scientists.
In 2000, he was awarded the Salton Award by ACM SIGIR.
The text of the Salton Award lecture is here.
research.microsoft.com /users/robertson   (427 words)

  
 UKeiG - UK eInformation Group - Tony Kent Strix Award
UKeiG - UK eInformation Group - Tony Kent Strix Award
The Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval that meets one of the following criteria:
Nominations will be judged by a panel of experts, and the statuette of an owl will be presented to the winner during the annual Online Information Meeting in London in late November on Wednesday 29th November at 14.40.
www.ukeig.org.uk /awards/tonykentstrix.html   (324 words)

  
 VIP :: Business information product reviews and news
The UKeiG Tony Kent Strix Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of information retrieval.
Nominations are now invited for the 2006 Award.
The Tony Kent Strix Award is made by UKeiG, the UK e-Information Group, a special interest group of CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
web.vivavip.com /forum/Wire/read.php?i=2146&t=2146   (653 words)

  
 ITL's Donna Harman Recognized for Achievement in Information Retrieval   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Donna Harman, a manager in the Information Access and User Interfaces Division, received the 1999 Tony Kent Strix Award in London on September 15, 1999.
The award is given annually by the U.K. Institute of Information Scientists in recognition of an outstanding practical innovation or achievement in the field of information retrieval.
In presenting the award to Harman, the Institute cited her leadership and inspiration in managing the Text REtrieval Conference (TREC) workshop series, which it called "the most important development in experimental information retrieval since the Cranfield tests of the late fifties and early sixties."
www.itl.nist.gov /iad/highlights/2000/harman.html   (334 words)

  
 List of prizes, medals, and awards - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Ho-Am Prize - Korean awards for the development of science and culture and enhancement of the welfare of mankind
King Faisal Foundation Prize - King Faisal Foundation was established in 1976 by the eight sons of the late King Faisal ibn Abd Al Aziz, a son of Saudi Arabia's founder and the Kingdom's third monarch.
Lenin Prize - formerly awarded to Soviet citizens for achievements in arts and letters, cinema, mathematics, sciences and other disciplines.
www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=84665   (1035 words)

  
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This year's award was made to the University of Warwick for the development of The Learning Grid, a revolutionary information and learning service.
The awards committee felt that this nomination strongly upholds the spirit of the Jason Farradane award - a strong desire to promote good information practice to the widest audience through the use of innovative techniques and approaches.
Arrangements are being made for the official presentation and a modest celebration to be held at the CILIP stand [stand number 306] between 13.30 and 14.00.
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 CINF E-News V3 N1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The 2002 Herman Skolnik Award will be presented to Peter Norton at the Fall ACS meeting in Boston.
The Skolnik Award jury met and chose Peter Norton as the 2002 awardee.
The Award was presented at the Institute of Information Scientists AGM and Members' day at the Brunei Gallery, School of African and Oriental Studies, Russell Square, London, on Thursday, September 20th, by last year's recipient, Dr. Martin Porter.
www.lib.uchicago.edu /cinf/enews/vol3no1.html   (6837 words)

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