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Research wing award announcement

Congratulations to the recipients of our inaugural Mentor of the Year and Project of the Year awards from the SIG-III Research Wing Initiative. These awards are for the 2023-2024 period and recognition the top mentor and top project conducted by participants in the Research Wing Mentorship Program. The recipients were selected by the Research Wing committee members based on the success of their collaboration as demonstrated by documented mentoring activities, research collaboration, and publications and presentations.

-Mentor of the Year: Bhakti Gala for her guidance of Sourav Debnath, resulting in the publication of a paper that received the best paper award at the National Conference on Evidence Based Library Transformations.
-Project of the Year: Devendra Potnis and Subaveerapandiyan A. for the thoroughly designed and executed project "Factors influencing video-based journal publications."
Congratulations to the recipients!

Research Wing

Call for Mentors and Mentees

The Research Wing of the Special Interest Group for International Information Issues (SIG III) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) was established to facilitate informal but lasting and fruitful research collaborations and for capacity building of researchers in library and information-related disciplines.

We are calling for applications for mentors and mentees to sign up for this exciting opportunity by the 21st of March, 2024. Please complete the online application through the link given below.

Only SIG-III members can apply as mentors and mentees. If you are not a member, we invite you to obtain membership and join the initiative.

  • Mentors and Mentees will work collaboratively for one year from June 2024 to June 2025.
  • Mentors and mentees can work together to design and implement a new research project or work on existing projects.
  • All communications must be carried out through the i-Connect platform.
  • Mentor and Mentees will sign a memorandum of understanding after the "match".
  • Mentors and mentees will be matched by SIG-III Research Wing based on the following criteria.
    • Research interests of mentees and expertise of mentors
    • Availability of mentors
    • Type and level of guidance needed by mentees.
    • Expertise and track record of mentors and mentees.
    • Ensure regional representation and equality.
  • All communications must be carried out through the i-Connect platform.
  • The matches will be announced in the first week of April 2024.

Please contact sigiiiasist@gmail.com  if you have any questions about the program!

Complete the Sign-up Form Here: https://forms.gle/r4Qj5pbEM5rpGmt49

Research Wing Chair:
Vandana Singh (The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA)

Research Wing Officers:
Emmanuel Udoh (University at Albany, USA)

Alia Arshad (University of the Punjab, Pakistan)

Research Wing Advisor:
Devendra Potnis (The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA)