Information Technology Associations of Michigan and Ann Arbor IT Zone Award for Services to the IT Industry in Michigan, May 2001
Association of Women in Computing Special Recognition for Services and Support to Women in Computing, May 2001
Commissioner of the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). Appointed by President Clinton December 23, 1996, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 1997
New Enterprise Forum President's Award 2001, IT Zone, March, 2000
The Secretary of Defense's Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History, 1995-1998, 1999-2002
University of Michigan Outstanding Leader Award, 2000.
University of Michigan Team Honor Roll, 2000.
Michigan Information Technology Commission member, nominated and confirmed December, 1997.
Excellence in Economic Development Award, Michigan Economic Development Council, April, 2000.
Award of Merit. American Society for Information Science (ASIS), November 3, 1999.
1999 Award for Contribution to Information Science, Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society for Information Science (LACASIS), October, 1999.
Top 25 Women on the Web (WoW) Award, February, 1999.
Crystal Award of Distinction, Visionary Concept, National Communicator Awards, for the video “Knowledge Communities: Technology, Tradition, & Transformation in Higher Education,” January, 1999.
National Videographer Award of Distinction, for the video “The Power of Possibilities: Technology in the Hands of People,” April, 2000.
Outstanding Faculty Member, University of Tennessee, 1995-96.
Special Libraries Association special recognition for research, 1995.
Alice Rankin Honored Lecturer, Special Libraries Association,
April 1994.
Lazerow Distinguished Lecturer, University of North Texas, April 1992; Syracuse University, March 1997.
American Society for Information Science Research Award, 1990.
OCLC Distinguished Lecturer, November 1986.
Royal Society Research Fellowship in Information Science, 1977-1979.
University College, University of London, Honorary Research. Fellowship in Statistics and Computer Science, 1977-1979.
The City University, Department of Systems Science, Research Fellowship, 1976-1978.
British Library Research Fellowship, 1974-1977.
National Physics Laboratory Research Studentship, 1972-1973.