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Anthony Thompson Award

Anthony Thompson Award 2008

The winner of this year's Award is Raj Kumar Gandharba, Programme Co-ordinator for Jana Utthan Pratishan, the Academy for Public Upliftment, in Nepal. He is currently General Secretary of the Executive Board, and his work includes the co-ordination of Community Learning Centres. JUP works towards the creation of an equitable society for Nepali citizens, regardless of caste.

About the Award

Anthony Thompson was the first full-time IFLA Secretary General, from 1962 to 1970, and following his death a trust fund was set up for the study of international and comparative librarianship. ILIG manages this Award for CILIP.

Calls are made for applications periodically - approximately every 2-3 years. Preference is given to applicants working in least developed countries, as defined by the United Nations at http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ohrlls/default.htm A panel comprising members of ILIG Committee and CILIP HQ considers applications. The panel's decision is final and it will not enter into correspondence on it. Normally visits last for around 3-4 weeks around May/June to coincide with an appropriate conference or related event, and the funds support airfare, UK travel and a small daily maintenance allowance. Applicants must write a report of not more that 4000 words within 6 months of their visit for publication in Focus, the ILIG journal.

For the 2008 Award the selection panel encouraged applications from South and South East Asia. One of the themes the panel was interested in was rural library and information services.

Anthony Thompson Award Winner 2008

Anthony Thompson Award - previous winners

Updated: 16 May 2008

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Anthony Thompson Award

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