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21st November 2003
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ACCOUNTINGWEB WINS FIRST CILIP/FREEPINT ONLINE COMMUNITY AWARD
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A website for accountants has won the first ever CILIP/FreePint Online Community Award. It will be presented today as part of a Gala Awards day at the Landmark Hotel in London, which is organized by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.
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www.accountingweb.co.uk is a brilliant resource for accountants. It includes the latest news and info and there are reviews and recommendations of guides to all areas of accounting from tax and auditing to career development. The community section of the site is very well developed, including a place to post up comments and questions and receive feedback from other groups. The site includes a Q and A with experts, a place to email replies and a very good humour section.
 Group communication and support online has become increasingly important in recent times, owing to uncertainty in international relations and the global community. The Online Community Award recognises the importance of initiatives that bring people with common interests together in a virtual environment.
"Online technology now supports such a diverse range of communities that it was no surprise that the award received so many nominations," says William Hann, Managing Editor of FreePint. "We were particularly pleased to see entries for long-established communities and AccountingWEB are certainly a worthy winner for their popularity, longevity and future financial viability."
The award is run by CILIP in association with FreePint. FreePint is a website and regular email newsletter with advice and tips on using the Internet, created for a worldwide community of information researchers. http://www.freepint.com
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For further information contact:
Philippa Perry Tel: 020 7247 9695 Email: pnlp@dircon.co.uk
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Louisa Myatt at CILIP Tel: 020 72550650 Fax: 020 7255 0651
Email: louisa.myatt@cilip.org.uk
Notes to editors:
* Photos of the presentation are available at <http://www.freepint.com/portal/events/>.
* The Judges were: William Hann, Managing Editor of FreePint, Richard Beveridge from Instant Library and Lizzie Jackson from the BBC.
* CILIP: The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the major professional body for librarians and information managers, with around 22,500 members who work in all branches of the profession. Website: www.cilip.org.uk
* Since the launch of FreePint in 1997, the number of worldwide users has grown to over 65,000. The website features a range of resources including an archive of newsletters, job listings, book reviews, events listings, the portal and the popular Bar, where users can post tricky research questions and get free help from other FreePinters. For more information about FreePint, contact: William Hann, Managing Editor, FreePint. Email: william@freepint.com Website: www.freepint.com
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