Best Essay earns cash, plus CIL publication and conference appearance SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 11
SANTA FE, N.M., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Predict the Future" writing
contest launched by the Federated Search Blog
(http://www.federatedsearchblog.com) has extended its deadline to October 31
and enriched the prizes available to the winner.
The contest challenges participants to write an essay that describes the
landscape of federated search technology in 10 years. An independent team of
judges will choose first, second and third prize winners, who will earn cash
prizes of $500, $250 and $100 from Deep Web Technologies, sponsor of the Blog.
Additionally, the winning essay will be published in Computers in Libraries
and the author will present the scenario at the Computers in Libraries
Conference in Spring 2009. Travel expenses will be paid by Deep Web
Technologies.
"We extended the deadline to accommodate the many library educators who
wanted to use the contest as a class assignment and I'm eager to hear these
fresh voices," said Sol Lederman, lead blog author. "We're also thrilled with
the additional participation of Computers in Libraries. With their help, the
contest has evolved to become a significant opportunity for the winner to
build a presence in this industry in the very best way: by sharing insightful,
creative thinking."
The contest asks writers to submit original, unpublished essays in English
and of no more than 1,500 words. They are encouraged to comment about such
issues as the role of Google in federated search, the type of features
federated search will include, how the open source movement will impact the
industry or whether there will be an entirely new search paradigm.
Essays will be judged by a panel of noted industry experts: Marshall
Breeding, Roy Tennant, Miriam Drake, Carl Grant, Judy Luther, and Peter Noerr.
They will evaluate essays based on writing quality, originality, and vision.
Employees of Deep Web Technologies are not eligible. For complete contest
rules or to submit an essay, visit
http://federatedsearchblog.com/category/contest/.
About Deep Web Technologies
Deep Web Technologies (http://www.deepwebtech.com) creates custom,
sophisticated federated search solutions for clients who demand precise,
accurate results. Founded by industry thought-leader Abe Lederman, Deep Web
Technologies created the powerful Explorit Research Accelerator, software that
searches, retrieves, aggregates and analyzes content from deep web databases
-- data that is inaccessible to general search engines. Serving Fortune 500
companies, the Science.gov Alliance, the U.S. Department of Energy, the
Defense Technical Information Center, scitopia.org, WorldwideScience.org and a
variety of research and library alliances, Deep Web Technologies has built a
reputation as the "researcher's choice" for its advanced, agile information
discovery tools.
Deep Web Technologies is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where it has
earned four Flying 40 Awards as one of the fastest growing high-tech
companies.
Media contact:
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darcy@deepwebtech.com or 505-820-0301 x233
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