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Media Relations

SLIS dean wins highest information science honor

Indiana Daily Student
Sept. 19

By Carly Dachis

Every year since 1964, the American Society for Information Science and Technology has bestowed its highest honor on one researcher in the information science field. This year, Blaise Cronin, dean of IU's School of Library and Information Science, received the National Award of Merit.

"It is particularly satisfying to be acknowledged by one's peers and to find oneself joining a very select group of scholars within the field," Cronin said.

Richard Hill, executive director of ASIS&T, said in a phone interview that the purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to the information science field, including the expression of new ideas and better techniques that serve to further the profession.

Read the entire article at: http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.php?id=37592&adid=campu

Learn more about the School of Library and Information Science at: http://www.slis.indiana.edu/

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