[SIGCIS-Members] Tiny award for dissertation in progress on "philosophy of information".,

[Thomas Haigh]

See below for what seems to be a very small dissertation fellowship for the
"philosophy of information." History is not mentioned, and "empirical or
literary study" is excluded. I wonder if history is empirical? Maybe
compared to philosophy, although I'd expect philosophers to be wary of
treating the concept of empiricism so lightly. Applications will be judged,
among other things, on "relevance to our time" which could be another point
where historical work would be at a perceived disadvantage.

Still, if you have a philosophical angle to your project it might be worth
trying for. Note also that the message announcing the Litwin Books Award
comes from Rory Litwin, so it's reasonable to suppose that his tastes will
shape the competition. Litwin Books seems to publish extensively on
libraries and library history, including titles such as "Library Juice
Concentrate" from Litwin himself. http://litwinbooks.com/books.php  So this
may be the library science version of information rather than the
information technology one.

Tom


-----Original Message-----
From: sighfis-l-bounces at asis.org [mailto:sighfis-l-bounces at asis.org] On
Behalf Of Rory Litwin
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:00 PM
To: sighfis-l at asis.org
Subject: [Sighfis-l] Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation
Research in the Philosophy of Information

I am pleased to announce:

The Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the
Philosophy of Information

 

1. Nature of the Award

1.1 The award shall consist of $1,000, given annually to a graduate student
who is working on a dissertation on the philosophy of information (broadly
construed).

2. Purpose of the Award
2.1 The purpose of this award is to encourage and support scholarship in the
philosophy of information.

3. Eligibility

3.1 The scholarship recipient must meet the following qualifications:
(a) Be an active doctoral student whose primary area of research is directly
philosophical, whether the institutional setting is philosophy, information
science, media studies, or another discipline; that is to say, the mode of
dissertation research must be philosophical as opposed to empirical or
literary study;
(b) Have completed all course work; and
(c) Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by the institution.

3.2 Recipients may receive the award not more than once.

4. Administration

4.1 The Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the
Philosophy of Information is sponsored and administered by Litwin Books,
LLC, an independent scholarly publisher.

5. Nominations

5.1 Nominations should be submitted via email by June 1, to
award at litwinbooks.com.

5.2 The submission package should include the following:
(a) The accepted dissertation proposal;
(b) A description of the work done to date;
(c) A letter of recommendation from a dissertation committee member;
(d) An up-to-date curriculum vitae with current contact information.

6. Selection of the Awardee

6.1 Submissions will be judged on merit with emphasis on the following:
(a) Clarity of thought;
(b) Originality;
(c) Relevance to our time;
(d) Evidence of good progress toward completion.

7. Notification

7.1 The winner and any honorable mentions will be notified via letter by
July 1.
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