Return-Path: Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:58:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from triplicate-girl.cni.org ([192.100.21.35] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.16) with ESMTPS id 47107691 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:14:27 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <84626800-4E12-47C8-B6CD-1203B134A672@cni.org> From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart X-Original-To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2--28198019 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Subject: Elisabeth Jones Named 2008 Winner of Paul Evan Peters Fellowship X-Original-Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:14:46 -0400 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) --Apple-Mail-2--28198019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Washington DC=97The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased = =20 to announce the selection of Elisabeth A. Jones as the 2008 recipient =20= of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for graduate study in the =20 information sciences or librarianship. Jones is currently a PhD =20 student in information science at the University of Washington. The =20 fellowship, which was established to honor the memory of CNI founding =20= Executive Director Paul Evan Peters, recognizes outstanding =20 scholarship and intellectual rigor, as well as civic responsibility, =20 democratic values, and imagination. With a research agenda that focuses on large-scale information-=20 digitization initiatives, such as Google Book Search, Jones is =20 interested in the complex web of social and political issues that =20 affect, and are affected by, these ambitious undertakings. While a =20 student at the University of Michigan (UM) School of Information, =20 Jones served as a research intern for the UM-Google Library =20 Partnership, according her first-hand experience with the project. Jones approaches her current pursuits with the benefit of a diverse =20 background, including anthropology, the visual arts, and =20 librarianship. Her experiences in both political activism and =20 community service help to inform her curiosity and concern regarding =20 the transformations digitization initiatives can elicit. She =20 expresses a =93desire to support artistic and intellectual flourishing, =20= and through it fundamental democratic values, through research and =20 teaching.=94 Described by University of Washington professor Joseph Janes as having =20= a =93wry sense of humor,=94 Jones has proven herself to be a leader = among =20 her peers, and someone who motivates others to think probingly about =20 challenging issues. In a statement about this year=92s fellowship =20 winner, selection committee member Barbara Dewey of the University of =20= Tennessee said, =93Elisabeth Jones is an exceptional 21st-century new =20= scholar in the spirit of Paul Evan Peters's creativity and leadership.=94 "We had a fabulous candidate pool for the fellowship this year; Paul =20 Peters would have been proud of the quality, insight, and diversity of =20= the new generation of information professionals,=94 stated CNI Executive = =20 Director Clifford Lynch. =93Elisabeth Jones is a wonderful choice; her =20= work and her achievements beautifully match what we look for in =20 honoring Paul's memory through this award," added Lynch. A four-member committee selected Jones for the award. The committee =20 included Kathleen Christoph, Director of Academic Technology at the =20 University of Wisconsin=96Madison; Barbara Dewey, Dean of Libraries at =20= the University of Tennessee; R. Bruce Miller, University Librarian at =20= the University of California, Merced; and Joan Lippincott, Associate =20 Executive Director of the Coalition for Networked Information. About the Fellowship The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was established to honor and =20 perpetuate the memory of the founding Executive Director of the =20 Coalition for Networked Information. Funded by donations from =20 Peters's colleagues, friends, and family, the fellowship provides a =20 two-year award of $5,000 per year to a student who demonstrates =20 intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those of Peters, =20 including: =97 a commitment to the use of networked information and advanced =20= technology to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and =20 public life; =97 an interest in the civic responsibilities of networked =20 information professionals, and a commitment to democratic values and =20 government accountability; =97 a positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, =20 technological, and bureaucratic challenges; and =97 humor, vision, humanity, and imagination. The fellowship will be awarded next in 2010; applications will be =20 available on the Web site of the Coalition for Networked Information. More information about the fellowship is available online at = http://www.cni.org/pepfellowship/=20 . CNI is a coalition of some 200 institutions dedicated to supporting =20 the transformative promise of networked information technology for the =20= advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of =20 intellectual productivity. The Coalition, which is sponsored by the =20 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered =20= in Washington DC. CNI is on the Web at http://www.cni.org/. ARL is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North =20 America. Its mission is to influence the changing environment of =20 scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research =20 libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this =20 mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, =20 providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly =20= and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and =20= expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its =20 interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the Web at = http://www.arl.org/=20 . EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher =20= education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. =20= The current membership comprises more than 2,200 colleges, =20 universities, and educational organizations, including 250 =20 corporations, with 17,000 active members. Learn more about EDUCAUSE =20 at http://www.educause.edu. *********************************************** Diane Goldenberg-Hart Communications Coordinator Coalition for Networked Information 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 202-296-5098 202-872-0884 (Fax) diane@cni.org --Apple-Mail-2--28198019 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Washington DC=97The = Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to announce the = selection of Elisabeth A. Jones as the 2008 recipient of the Paul Evan = Peters Fellowship for graduate study in the information sciences or = librarianship.  Jones is currently a PhD student in information = science at the University of Washington.  The fellowship, which was = established to honor the memory of CNI founding Executive Director Paul = Evan Peters, recognizes outstanding scholarship and intellectual rigor, = as well as civic responsibility, democratic values, and = imagination.

With a research agenda that = focuses on large-scale information-digitization initiatives, such as = Google Book Search, Jones is interested in the complex web of social and = political issues that affect, and are affected by, these ambitious = undertakings.  While a student at the University of Michigan (UM) = School of Information, Jones served as a research intern for the = UM-Google Library Partnership, according her first-hand experience with = the project.

Jones approaches her current = pursuits with the benefit of a diverse background, including = anthropology, the visual arts, and librarianship.  Her experiences = in both political activism and community service help to inform her = curiosity and concern regarding the transformations digitization = initiatives can elicit.  She expresses a =93desire to support = artistic and intellectual flourishing, and through it fundamental = democratic values, through research and = teaching.=94

Described by University of = Washington professor Joseph Janes as having a =93wry sense of humor,=94 = Jones has proven herself to be a leader among her peers, and someone who = motivates others to think probingly about challenging issues.  In a = statement about this year=92s fellowship winner, selection committee = member Barbara Dewey of the University of Tennessee said, =93Elisabeth = Jones is an exceptional 21st-century new scholar in the spirit of Paul = Evan Peters's creativity and leadership.=94

"We = had a fabulous candidate pool for the fellowship this year; Paul Peters = would have been proud of the quality, insight, and diversity of the new = generation of information professionals,=94 stated CNI Executive = Director Clifford Lynch.  =93Elisabeth Jones is a wonderful choice; = her work and her achievements beautifully match what we look for in = honoring Paul's memory through this award," added = Lynch.

A four-member committee selected Jones = for the award.  The committee included Kathleen Christoph, Director = of Academic Technology at the University of Wisconsin=96Madison; Barbara = Dewey, Dean of Libraries at the University of Tennessee; R. Bruce = Miller, University Librarian at the University of California, Merced; = and Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director of the Coalition for = Networked Information. =  


About the = Fellowship

The Paul Evan Peters Fellowship was = established to honor and perpetuate the memory of the founding Executive = Director of the Coalition for Networked Information.  Funded by = donations from Peters's colleagues, friends, and family, the fellowship = provides a two-year award of $5,000 per year to a student who = demonstrates intellectual and personal qualities consistent with those = of Peters, including:

    =97 a = commitment to the use of networked information and advanced technology = to enhance scholarship, intellectual productivity, and public = life;

    =97 an interest in the = civic responsibilities of networked information professionals, and a = commitment to democratic values and government = accountability;

    =97 a = positive and creative approach to overcoming personal, technological, = and bureaucratic challenges; and

   =  =97 humor, vision, humanity, and = imagination.

The fellowship will be awarded = next in 2010; applications will be available on the Web site of the = Coalition for Networked Information.

More = information about the fellowship is available online at http://www.cni.org/pepfellowshi= p/.

CNI is a coalition of some 200 = institutions dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of = networked information technology for the advancement of scholarly = communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.  The = Coalition, which is sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries = (ARL) and EDUCAUSE, is headquartered in Washington DC.  CNI is on = the Web at http://www.cni.org/.

=
ARL is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in North = America.  Its mission is to influence the changing environment of = scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research = libraries and the diverse communities they serve.  ARL pursues this = mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, = providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly = and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and = expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests = with those of allied organizations.  ARL is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/.

=
EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance = higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information = technology.  The current membership comprises more than 2,200 = colleges, universities, and educational organizations, including 250 = corporations, with 17,000 active members.  Learn more about = EDUCAUSE at http://www.educause.edu.


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Diane = Goldenberg-Hart

Communications Coordinator

Coalition for Networked = Information

21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

202-296-5098

202-872-0884 = (Fax)

diane@cni.org

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