McFarlane & Ward Information Management Award 2025

The CILIP Knowledge & Information Management Special Interest Group (K&IM SIG) is proud to announce the inaugural McFarlane & Ward Information Management Award, honouring the outstanding contributions of Karen McFarlane CMG and Dr. Sandra Ward, both pioneers in advancing the discipline of information management.

Nominations are open to individuals, teams, initiatives, products, or services from anywhere in the world that have made a significant impact on the field of information management, their organisation, or broader society.
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If you are nominating someone please note that we will contact them directly as well as yourself at the end of the judging process to let them know they have been nominated and if they made it to the short list. The winner will be selected from short list and will be announced at the K&IM Awards evening on November 12, 2025.
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