Description of Awards

CITASA makes five awards each year at the annual August meeting of the American Sociological Association:

1. CITASA William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award recognizes a sustained body of research that has provided an outstanding contribution to the advancement of knowledge in the area of sociology of communications and/or the sociology of information technology.
2. CITASA Award for Public Sociology recognizes a specific achievement in teaching, the development or the use of a communication or information technology, or the dissemination of knowledge that advances public understanding or engagement with the sociology of communications or the sociology of information technology. Recipients receive $250 in recognition of their work.
3. CITASA Book Award recognizes an outstanding book related to the sociology communications or the sociology of information technology.
4. CITASA Paper Award recognizes an outstanding published paper or book chapter related to the sociology of communications or the sociology of information technology.
5. CITASA Student Paper/Application Award recognizes a published or unpublished paper/book chapter, or the design or use of a communication or information technology that provides an exceptional contribution to the sociology of communications or the sociology of information technology.  The award is open to students in other disciplines than sociology.  Students do not need to be members of ASA or CITASA. Recipients receive $250 in recognition of their work.

Nominations

Deadline: March 15, 2008

Nominations and materials should be submitted to the CITASA Awards Chairs by the indicated deadlines. Self nominations are welcome.

Authorship

Books, chapters, articles, papers and computing applications may have multiple authors. In the case of student-faculty collaborations, the student must be the lead or senior author.

Submission Formats

Submissions involving new or existing software should include detailed descriptions of the project. Chapters, articles, papers and computing application project descriptions should be sent as email attachments. Book authors should send three copies of their book. Authors of software applications should also provide online access to their software or send three copies on CD. Submissions must be in English and written within the two calendar years prior to the award presentation. There are no limitations on length.