SIG-AH Awards
The SIG AH Student Research Award recognizes previously unpublished research for a Master’s or PhD student. The Student Research Award includes a free ASIS&T membership and cash prize up to $500!
Announcement: The recipient of our Student Research Award is Sherry Yi, for “Playful Learning in the 21st Century: Motivational Variables, Interest Assessment, and Games”. Congratulations to Sherri!
SIG AH is seeking previously unpublished research for a Master’s or PhD Student Research Award including a free ASIS&T membership and cash prize up to $500!
The theme, “Games and Information Science,” invites participation from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the topic. We encourage graduate-level submissions from a broad range of disciplines including the arts and humanities, digital humanities/new media, library and information science, and computer science. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:
- archiving games;
- classifying, cataloging, and/or describing games;
- teaching with games;
- gamification;
- games and digital collections;
- game communities.
Who is Eligible?
Anyone who is currently a PhD or Master’s student. Students who are graduating in Spring 2019 may apply.
Submissions can be made as a single author or a group of authors, including collaborations between students from different institutions. All submitted works should be previously unpublished. Authors do not need to be members of ASIS&T. All research is expected to be purely the students’ work. Authors are required to secure any necessary permissions related to research findings from internships or collaborative projects being used in this research competition.
Submission Requirements & Selection Criteria
While the contest theme, eligibility, and submission criteria are flexible and invite creativity, research papers should show an appropriate level of graduate research and should include an advanced theoretical or empirical discussion, methodology, and analysis.
Research paper submissions should relate to the 2019 theme (Games and Information Science) and must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Word .doc or .docx format
- Cover page with title, author names, institutional affiliations, and abstract of 250 words or less
- 10 single-spaced pages or less (approximately 4,000 words), 12 pt. font, using APA citations and bibliography. Tables, graphs, images, etc. may appear within the body of the text.
- No headers or footers (with exception of page numbers)
- Author names should not appear anywhere in the main text.
Submission details should be provided via electronic form and final papers emailed by the May 19, 2019 deadline (details below).
A panel of judges will select award winners based on the following criteria: relevance of topic to the contest theme, originality of research and approach, and quality of student writing. Papers not meeting the above requirements may be excluded from the contest.
Awards
One (1) student paper may be awarded the Master’s Student Research Award or the PhD Student Research Award, including a monetary prize of up to $500 and a 1-year ASIS&T membership.
Submission and Deadline
Authors are invited to submit papers, based on the requirements and selection criteria above, by filling out the form at https://goo.gl/forms/pH2HoP8rMsqbHc3Q2 and emailing the document to ASIST (dot) SIGAH (at) gmail (dot) com before 11:59 pm PST, May 19, 2019. Please ensure the information submitted on the web form matches the title and author name on the submitted final paper. Award winner will be announced in June 2019.
If you have any questions, please email ASIST (dot) SIGAH (at) gmail (dot) com
SIG AH is seeking previously unpublished research for a Master’s or PhD Student Research Award including a free ASIS&T membership and cash prize up to $500. The submission form can be found at: https://goo.gl/irgnah.
The theme, Users of Arts & Humanities Digital Collections, invites participation from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the topic. We encourage graduate-level submissions from a broad range of disciplines including the arts and humanities, digital humanities/new media, library and information science, and computer science. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, past research, case studies, and current projects that use arts and humanities digital collections, or that discuss topics in the following areas:
- Creative re-use of digital collections
- Teaching with digital collections
- Researchers using digital collections
- Usability of digital collections interfaces
- Ethical issues related to digital collections access
- Reverse-image lookup
- Web analytics
- Accessibility
- Use of digital collections on social media
- Digital Humanities projects
Who is Eligible?
Anyone who is currently a PhD or Master’s student. Students who are graduating in Spring 2018 may apply.
Submissions can be made as a single author or a group of authors, including collaborations between students from different institutions. All submitted works should be previously unpublished. Authors do not need to be members of ASIS&T. All research is expected to be purely the students’ work. Authors are required to secure any necessary permissions related to research findings from internships or collaborative projects being used in this research competition.
Submission Requirements & Selection Criteria
While the contest theme, eligibility, and submission criteria are flexible and invite creativity, research papers should show an appropriate level of graduate research and should include an advanced theoretical or empirical discussion, methodology, and analysis.
Research paper submissions should relate to the 2018 theme (Users of Arts & Humanities Digital Collections) and must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Word .doc or .docx format
- Cover page with title, author names, institutional affiliations, and abstract of 250 words or less
- 10 single-spaced pages or less (approximately 4,000 words), 12 pt. font, using APA citations and bibliography. Tables, graphs, images, etc. may appear within the body of the text.
- No headers or footers (with exception of page numbers)
- Author names should not appear anywhere in the main text.
Submission details should be provided via electronic form and final papers emailed by the May 18, 2018 deadline (details below).
A panel of judges will select award winners based on the following criteria: relevance of topic to the contest theme, originality of research and approach, and quality of student writing. Papers not meeting the above requirements may be excluded from the contest.
Awards
One (1) student paper may be awarded the Master’s Student Research Award or the PhD Student Research Award, including a monetary prize of up to $500 and a 1-year ASIS&T membership.
Submission and Deadline
Authors are invited to submit papers, based on the requirements and selection criteria above, by filling out the form at https://goo.gl/irgnah and emailing the document to ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com before 11:59 pm PST, May 18, 2018. Please ensure the information submitted on the web form matches the title and author name on the submitted final paper. Award winner will be announced in June 2018.
If you have any questions, please email ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com
Posted on October 5, 2017 by Stephan Addo
SIG/Arts & Humanities’s (SIG/AH) publication, The June/July Bulletin Special Section on A New Open Humanities has been chosen as the winner of the ASIS&T 2017 SIG Publication of the Year Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the best publication by a SIG during the previous year.
SIG/AH’S publication examined the range of Arts and Humanities research and practice. The jury chooses the publication of the year based on its relevance for the SIG members; societal or scholarly significance of the topic discussed; creativity and originality of the content; clarity of expression; and presentation quality. This publication exceled in each one of these.
The publication exemplifies the work our SIG members do to spread the word of their research, outreach, and plans for the future. The jury indicated that publications are the lifeblood of research and this special section really highlights the work being conducted in the fields that depend on open science in the humanities. This reaches into the realms of data visualization, interactive exhibits, and data management showing that ASIS&T SIG members’ work reaches far beyond traditional academic silos.
SIG AH and SIG VIS are seeking previously unpublished research for a Master’s and a PhD Student Research Award including a free ASIS&T membership and cash prize up to $500. The submission form can be found at: http://bit.ly/SubForm2017
The theme, Open Science in the Humanities, invites participation from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the topic. We encourage graduate-level submissions from a broad range of disciplines including the arts and humanities, digital humanities/new media, library and information science, and computer science. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, past research, case studies, and current projects that use humanities-related open data or open content, or that discuss topics in the following areas:
- Digital Humanities projects
- Open information retrieval
- Collaborative research methods
- Digital publishing
- Open access
- Data curation and sharing
- Linked data/linked open data
- Social media or Web 2.0
- OER – Open Educational Resources
- Research assessment
Who is Eligible?
Anyone who is currently a PhD or Master’s student, or, students who graduated in spring 2017.
Submissions can be made as a single author or a group of authors, including collaborations between students from different institutions. All submitted works should be previously unpublished. Authors do not need to be members of ASIS&T. All research is expected to be purely the students’ work. Authors are required to secure any necessary permissions related to research findings from internships or collaborative projects being used in this research competition.
Submission Requirements & Selection Criteria
While the contest theme, eligibility, and submission criteria are flexible and invite creativity, research papers should show an appropriate level of graduate research and should include an advanced theoretical or empirical discussion, methodology, or analysis.
Research paper submissions should relate to the 2017 theme (Open Science in the Humanities) and must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Word .doc or .docx format
- Cover page with title, author names, institutional affiliations, and abstract of 250 words or less
- 10 single-spaced pages or less (approximately 4,000 words), 12 pt. font, using APA citations and bibliography. Tables, graphs, images, etc…may appear within the body of the text.
- No headers or footers (with exception of page number)
- Author names should not appear anywhere in the main text
Submission details should be provided via electronic form and final papers emailed by the September 15, 2017 deadline (details below).
A panel of judges will select award winners based on the following criteria: relevance of topic to the contest theme, originality of research and approach, and quality of student writing. Papers not meeting the above requirements may be excluded from the contest.
Awards
Two (2) student papers may be awarded the Master’s Student Research Award or the PhD Student Research Award, including a monetary prize of up to $500 and a 1-year ASIS&T membership.
Submission and Deadline
Authors are invited to submit papers, based on the requirements and selection criteria above, by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/SubForm2017 and emailing the document to ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com before 11:59 pm PST, September 15, 2017. Please ensure the information submitted on the web form matches the title and author name on the submitted final paper. Award winner will be announced the final week of September.
If you have any questions, please email ASIST.SIGAH (at) gmail.com
4/27/2015: SIG AH and SIG VIS were pleased to announce the winners of our co-sponsored Student Research Paper Award Contest. The Best Student Paper Award winners are:
Christian James – University of Maryland, College Park: “Historical thinking, digital methods: The new history pedagogy”
Melissa Higgins – University of Denver: “Structure, subjectivity, and power: The provisional space of libraries within the social tagging movement”
Please join us in congratulating Christian and Melissa!
Call for Student Papers: “What do Information and Technology Mean to the Arts and Humanities?”
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
FINALIST NOTIFICATION: Friday, April 10, 2015
FINALIST PRESENTATIONS: Wednesday, April 22 or Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Special Interest Group for Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and the Special Interest Group for Visualization, Images, & Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) are seeking papers for a Master’s and PhD student research paper award. Finalists will be invited to present their research during a virtual Symposium in the spring (April 22 and 23) and two (2) winners will receive a Best Student Paper award and cash prize. Winners may also receive an invitation to present on a possible panel at the 2015 Annual Conference in St. Louis (November 6-10).
Theme
The contest theme “What do Information and Technology Mean to the Arts and Humanities?” is open-ended to invite participation from a variety of theoretical and empirical perspectives on the topic. We encourage graduate-level submissions from a broad range of disciplines including arts, humanities, library and information science, and computer science. Papers should explore the role or application of information and technology in the arts and humanities and may include, but are not limited to, past research, case studies, and current projects in the areas of:
- eHumanities/arts and humanities eScience
- Digital reference and eResearch discovery platforms
- Text/data mining and the use of large-scale corpora
- Scholarly communications and digital publishing
- Data visualization
- The role of information technology in managing images and audiovisual resources
- The use of images and audiovisual resources in information practices
- Digital Humanities
- Technology implementation projects
- Research assessment and altmetrics
(The list is meant to be illustrative, not prescriptive.)
Who is Eligible?
Submissions can be made as a single author or a group of authors, including collaborations between students from different institutions. All submitted works should be previously unpublished. Authors do NOT need to be members of ASIS&T. All research is expected to be purely the students’ work. Research undertaken as part of a course, an internship experience, or a thesis project is eligible. Authors are required to secure any necessary permissions related to research findings from internships and thesis projects being used in this research competition.
Requirements & Selection Criteria
While the contest theme and eligibility are open, papers should show an appropriate level of writing and should include an advanced theoretical or empirical discussion, methodology or analysis. Paper submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:
- Word .doc or .docx format
- 10 single-spaced pages or less (approximately 4,000 words), 12 pt. font, and must follow a standard citation style (APA preferred). Tables, graphs, images, etc…may appear within the body of the text.
- Author names should not appear anywhere in the main text
- Separate cover page with title, author names, institutional affiliations, and abstract of 250 words or less
Submission details should be made via electronic form and final papers emailed by the March 25, 2015 deadline (details below).
Papers will be selected based on the following criteria: relevance of topic to the contest theme, originality of research and approach, and quality of student writing. Papers not meeting these requirements may be excluded from the contest.
Spring 2015 Symposium
Finalists will be invited to present their research during a virtual Symposium on April 22 and 23, 2015. The Symposium will highlight student research projects amidst the larger discussion of the applications and uses of information and technology in the arts and humanities. Finalists will be selected based on the selection criteria above, as well as the possible contribution of the research to the Symposium.
Awards
Two (2) finalist papers may be awarded for Best Master’s/MLIS Student Paper or Best PhD Student Paper, including a monetary prize. Based on the quality of submissions, additional awards may be made for merit-worthy papers.
The two Awards consist of a $500 prize, a free ASIST membership, inclusion in the Proceedings of the Virtual Symposium on I&T in A&H, and a possible Panel presentation at Annual.
Winners may be invited to present on a possible panel at the 2015 ASIS&T Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, November 6-10, 2015 (pending panel acceptance on the Conference schedule).
Submission and Deadline
Authors are invited to submit papers, based on the requirements and selection criteria above, by filling out the form at http://goo.gl/forms/tSFJjckVId and emailing the final paper to ASIST.SIGAH {at} gmail.com before 11:59 pm PST, March 25, 2015.
Please ensure the information submitted on the web form matches the final paper submission cover page. Finalist and Best Paper selections will be made by a panel of judges.
If you have any questions, please email Jeremy McLaughlin at Jeremy.mclaughlin {at} sjsu.edu
Student Research Paper Award details:
http://bit.ly/SIGStudentRsrch
Student Research Paper Award Submission Form:
http://goo.gl/forms/tSFJjckVId
N.B.: Thank you to ASIST@SJSU for hosting this event webpage during the event.