The Association of Independent Information Professionals
Launches AIIP 2012 Technology Award
Award Description and Instructions for Nominators
The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP) is pleased to announce a
call for nominations for the fourteenth annual AIIP Technology Award.
AIIP invites any company or individual that produces or knows of information products (e.g.,
databases, web organizers, Internet sites) that meet the criteria below to submit nominations.
Successful entries will be products that help information professionals with their day-to-day
operations in locating, analyzing, organizing, preparing, and/or delivering information. The
product must be related to the information field. (AIIP does not consider accounting, wordprocessing, and spreadsheets appropriate for this award.)
The winning product must stand out in the areas of innovation, ease of use, price, and
adherence to marketing claims. The judges will give extra weight in their determinations to
products that likely are new (not previously known) to a substantial number of AIIP members.
The deadline for nominations is September 7, 2012.
Previous winners of the AIIP Technology Award include:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
ProQuest, for significant improvements made to ProQuest Dialog.
LucidityWorks LLC, for Lucidity, its innovative digital research assistant software
application for professional researchers.
Attain, Inc., for AttainCI, as a state-of-the art competitive and market intelligence
tool.
10-K Wizard, for its Regulatory Database product, with honorable mention to
PBWiki for their online wiki application and to Tableau Software’s Desktop Tableau
for their visualization software.
XLineSoft ASPRunner Professional, with honorable mention for IBM Visual
Communication Lab’s Many Eyes.
No award made.
Copernic Desktop, with honorable mention for Devon Technologies DEVONagent
and Wolff Worldwide.
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2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
NetSnippets Professional Edition, with honorable mentions for Dialog Corporation’s
DialogLink 4.0 and Microsoft Office OneNote 2003.
Google Toolbar.
askSam 5.
eGems Collector Pro.
IPO Express.
Webforia Organizer.
The AIIP Technology Award will be presented to the winner during the Internet Librarian
Conference, October 22–24, 2012, in Monterey, California. Companies winning the award
must commit beforehand to having a representative on hand to receive the award, or an
alternative product and company will be selected. Please send requests for entry forms and
nominations to: AIIP Awards Committee, office@aiip.org.
About the Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP):
AIIP was founded in 1987. Membership today includes more than 500 individuals in 20
countries, and consists of owners of information-related businesses. AIIP members offer
expert online, Internet, primary, and manual research; provide document delivery, database
design, library support and consulting services; and include writers and editors. Members
provide service to a wide variety of clients, ranging from small businesses to the Fortune 500.
Complete and submit the following Technology Award Nomination form.
Electronic submittal is preferred.
The deadline for nominations is September 7, 2012.
Send entries to:
Direct any questions
regarding the award to:
AIIP Awards Committee
8550 United Plaza Blvd, Ste. 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
office@aiip.org
phone: 225-408-4400
Richard Torian, Chair,
AIIP Awards Committee
rltorian@msn.com
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AIIP Technology Award Nomination
Deadline for Nominations is September 7, 2012
Company Name
Address
City/State/Zip
Phone
Fax
Web Address
Contact Name
Contact Email
Product Name
Product Launch Date
Product Description
Why product deserves nomination (capabilities, features, and how the product helps
Information Professionals find, analyze, manage, or deliver information)
Additional information for judges’ consideration
Please attach any relevant product information.
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