The UK e-information Group (UKeiG) is delighted to announce the call for nominations for the Jason Farradane Award 2021.

UKeiG’s prestigious Jason Farradane Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the library and information profession. It will be awarded to an individual or a team in recognition of exemplary and innovative practice. This may take the form of a specific project, a piece of research or the development of a service or resource, for example.

The Award celebrates creativity and enterprise across the library and information profession in its widest sense. UKeiG also recently announced a call for nominations for the Tony Kent Strix Award which is awarded for a major, sustained or influential contribution to the field of search/information retrieval.

Nominations must be received by 6 pm GMT on Friday 29^th October 2021.

Nominations should meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Contributing to the creation, promotion and exploitation of digital resources and services
• Raising the profile of library and information services across the organisation
• Raising awareness of the value and impact of library and information services internally and/or externally
• Evidencing a significant contribution to organisational goals and strategies through internal and/or external collaborative partnerships and cross team working
• Demonstrating excellence in library and information science education and teaching
• Making a significant contribution to the theory and practice of library and information science.

Key characteristics that the judging panel will look for in nominations are innovation, initiative, originality and practicality.

The Award is open to individuals or groups from anywhere in the world.

Nominations should take the form of a short description (maximum 3 A4 pages) of the work in question, together with full contact details of both the nominee and the nominator. Please include any documentation, references or links which may support the nomination.

The winner of the 2020 Jason Farradane Award was Thomas D. Wilson (Professor Emeritus, University of Sheffield, UK), primarily for his pioneering work in open access through the foundation and editing of the international electronic journal 'Information Research.'

Previous individual winners include Professor Hazel Hall (2016), Sheila Webber (2015) and Professor Charles Oppenheim (2013).

Previous teams include: the Chemoinformatics Research Group in the Information School, University of Sheffield (2012) and the United Kingdom Council of Research Repositories (UKCoRR) (2011).

A complete list of winners is here:

https://www.cilip.org.uk/members/group_content_view.asp?group=201314&id=805315

Nominations for the 2021 Award must be emailed with the full supporting documentation to:

John Wickenden – Hon. Secretary UKeiG secretary.ukeig@cilip.org.uk

and copied to:

Gary Horrocks - UKeiG administrator info.ukeig@cilip.org.uk

and

Sue Silcocks – Hon. Treasurer UKeiG treasurer.ukeig@cilip.org.uk

The closing date for nominations is 6 pm GMT on Friday 29^th October 2021.