Dr. Tenopir Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Professor Carol Tenopir was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at
the 2nd annual International Information Industry Awards ceremony last week
in London. Hosted by Online Information 2004 and Information World Review,
the awards ceremony was emceed by European cultural icon Loyd Grossman.
Grossman (right) and George Kondrach, executive vice-president of Innodata
Isogen presented Dr. Tenopir with the award (see photo above).
Dr. Tenopir, professor at UT’s School of Information Sciences, was noted
for her prodigious and prolific career. Katherine Allen, director of the
Information Division at VNU Exhibitions Europe commented that “Dr. Tenopir’s
research has enthusiastically embraced new technologies from the advent of
CD-ROM to the age of Google, subjecting each to a fearless analysis of the
opportunities and threats posed to librarians, information professionals,
and end-users.
“She is often cited as a role model who combines academic rigor with
professional engagement and who refuses to rest on her laurels. Above all,
our winner is an educator, noted for her tireless encouragement of the
students in her care."
Recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, Tenopir has published over 200
journal articles on the information industry, online reference services, and
information access and retrieval, and since 1983 has written the “Online
Databases’” monthly column for Library Journal. Her latest book is
Communications Patterns of Engineers and was published this year by John
Wiley.
“We at the School of Information Sciences are very pleased by the
recognition granted Carol by the International Information Industry. She is
devoted to advancing knowledge in the information professions, and this
award is well-deserved,” said Dr. Doug Raber, interim director of the
school.
Cited as one of the most productive faculty members among international
library and information science educators, Dr. Tenopir’s research bridges
the fields of information science, communication, and librarianship.
