The purpose of the Pratt-Severn Best Masters Student Paper Award is to foster student research and writing in the field of information science by recognizing an outstanding master's-level research paper. For this award, "information science" is considered to include all the communication activities and information science and technology fields noted in the ASIS&T Constitution and Bylaws. The author of the paper must be enrolled or have been enrolled at time of authorship in a master's degree program or equivalent. Doctoral students are not eligible. Papers should be original manuscripts, not previously published, and should not be submitted to other publications or groups while they are being considered by this award's Jury. Papers with multiple student authors are eligible. Papers co-authored with doctoral students or faculty are not eligible. Prior award winners, current members of the Awards and Honors Committees, and current members of the Board of Directors are not eligible. Please visit the award's website or contact the Association for Information Science and Technology for more information.