> More information on the conference theme can
> be found at: http://www.alise.org/

There's probably something I'm overlooking, but I
can't find on this site anything about the *2011*
conference, except date and location.

That's a pity, because I was indeed eager to learn
more about the theme that has been chosen. Who
is/are being perceived, or has/have been conceived
of, here as competitor(s), and for what are they
competing with the ALISE membership ?  ( Or is
it, in fact, a question of competition among parties
*within* the realm of established LIS education ? )
The theme for last year was, after all, "Creating a
Culture of Collaboration", I believe.

I always become nervous when I start hearing LIS
folks talking in terms of *competition* ;  I have
trouble seeing anything ( at least strategically ) good
in such an orientation.

Or is it, still otherwise, a matter here of LIS
education's role in producing professionals who
will then be in a position to help their clients to
become more competitive and innovative in
what *they* do ?

I'm really wondering what the idea is -- but, as said,
I can't locate anything more explicit concerning this
theme.


- Laval Hunsucker
   Breukelen, Nederland




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Subject: ALISE: Call for juried paper proposals

2011 ALISE Annual Conference: Competitiveness and Innovation
Tuesday, January 4 through Friday, January 7 – San Diego, CA

Call for Juried Paper Proposals

Deadline for Extended abstracts (maximum 1,000 words): July 15, 2010
Notification of Acceptance: September 15, 2010

This call for juried paper proposals seeks original contributions including reports of research, theory, pedagogy, best practices, think pieces, and critical essays that contribute to elaboration of the conference theme of competitiveness and innovation in library and information science. More information on the conference theme can be found at: http://www.alise.org/

Submission to this call for paper proposals must not have been previously published. There are no restrictions on research methodology. Alternative perspectives, creative and no-conventional responses to library and information science education concerns within the context of competitiveness and innovation are welcome and expected! We look forward to your proposals and participation with great anticipation!

Conference juried paper proposals accepted for presentation at the conference, which are developed into full papers, are eligible for consideration for the JELIS “best papers” conference issue. Deadline for submission of full papers for possible publication in JELIS will be March 1, 2011.

Instructions for submitting Extended Abstracts for presentation at the ALISE 2011 Conference:

Extended abstracts should include the following:
•    Title of the paper
•    Names, affiliations, and contact information of the authors and one author to be designated as the contact for the paper
•    Up to 1,000 word description of the proposed paper.

The Conference Juried Paper Proposals Committee Chair will send an acknowledgement of all abstracts received and applicants will be informed of the Committee’s decisions by September 15, 2010. Conference presentation time slots will be published in the conference program. All presenters are required to register for the ALISE 2011 conference.

Submit abstracts in PDF or WORD format by July 15, 2010 to Melissa Gross, The Florida State University, [log in to unmask]


Melissa Gross, Ph.D.
Professor
Florida State University
College of Information
246 Louis Shores Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2100
850-644-8119

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who asks a more beautiful question"
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