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ALA/LITA Names Ching-chih Chen Winner of 2006 Kilgour Award

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Posted by GSLIS, April 20, 2006
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Dear GSLIS students, faculty, staff, and alums:

It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Dr. Ching-chih Chen for being named the the winner of the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology for 2006. OCLC (Online Computer Library Center, Inc.) and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association, sponsor the award.

As Qiang Jin, chair of the award committee says in the release, “The Kilgour Award Committee takes great pleasure in acknowledging the important work and contributions of Ching-chih Chen, whose research has led to significant achievements in the areas of global digital libraries, multimedia technology, digital imaging, interactive videodisc technology, global information infrastructure, and information management.”

To read the full press release, which contains more information on the award and Dr. Chen’s work, please see: http://www.ala.org/ala/pressreleases2006/april2006/2006KilgourAward.htm

Congratulations, Ching-chih!