On Tue, 20 Apr 2010, Laval Hunsucker wrote:

>> "More information on the conference theme ..."

"Competitiveness and Innovation" is a United States national policy theme 
that is influencing legislation, grants, and research directions. Although 
ALISE is an international organization, this U.S. national policy theme 
has ramifications for global policy as well-- and certainly there are 
consequences-- good and/or bad for LIS concerning national policies of 
"competitiveness and innovation." What are the directions 
for LIS within this policy frame of "Competitiveness and Innovation?"

Critical pieces, historical explorations, gendered analysis-- 
possible approaches are given below in the call. All of your questions are 
good quesitons and likely are making others think-- this is a good thing! 
We are looking forward to a wide variety of proposals that will address 
this theme.

Colleagues, please think and explore, embrace or reject, research and 
describe what are the elements, what is the history, what are the 
opportunities and examples-- etc. etc. etc. of "Competitiveness and 
Innovation" in library and information science and its related 
fields/areas (publishing, museums, entertainment industries, education).

The ALISE Conference Juried Paper Proposals Committee looks forward to 
receiving your submissions!  And we will get the website updated ... we 
need a few more weeks please.

many thanks,
lp

Lorna Peterson, PhD
ALISE President 2010-2011
Associate Professor
University at Buffalo
Graduate School of Education
Department of Library and Information Studies
534 Baldy Hall
Buffalo NY 14260
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On Tue, 20 Apr 2010, Laval Hunsucker wrote:

>> 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