Greetings,

July 15 is the deadline for the ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award nominations and submissions. The Award Committee looks forward to receiving your nominations and submissions tomorrow!!

All the best,
Ingrid Hsieh-Yee

Chair, The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Ph.D.
Interim Dean and Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.  20064
Phone: (202) 319-5085
Fax: (202) 319-5574
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ALISE PRATT-SEVERN FACULTY INNOVATION AWARD 

Nomination deadline: July 15, 2010.


This award is designed to identify innovation by full-time faculty members, or a group of full-time faculty members, in incorporating evolving information technologies in the curricula of accredited masters degree programs in library and information studies.

ELIGIBILITY:
Any full-time faculty member, or group of full-time faculty members, in a masters degree-granting institution of library and information studies can be proposed for this award. Any eligible faculty member, or group of full-time members, may propose themselves for this award. Part-time faculty members are NOT eligible for this award.

EVALUATION:
Each nomination will be reviewed to assure that it is the work of an eligible faculty member and will be appraised with respect to

   1. Significance and innovative use of evolving technology - 30%
   2. Originality of concept - 20%
   3. Extent of impact on curricula, the University, and/or Society - 20%
   4. Transferability to programs at other institutions - 20%
   5. Collaborative technological approaches with other University units - 10%

The jury reserves the right not to give the Award if submissions do not meet the requirements or are of insufficient quality (a minimum 80% average score).

Nominations should consist of:

    * A Nomination Letter (electronically or in hard copy) stating the name(s), address, and academic affiliation(s), and that the nomination is being submitted for the Pratt-Severn Faculty Award.

    * A Nomination Text of not more than 10 pages explaining what activities the nominee(s) performed that the submitter feels to be innovative in incorporating evolving information technologies in the curricula of accredited masters degree programs in library and information studies. Include appropriate supporting documentation and up to two letters of endorsement.

The Committee may solicit more information, if necessary.

All nominations submitted shall be acknowledged upon receipt. Selection shall be made and the ALISE President, the winning faculty member, the Chair of the ALISE Awards and Honors Committee, and the Dean of Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science shall be notified by 60 days before the start of the ALISE annual meeting

Papers must be received no later than July 15, 2010. They should be emailed as an attachment in Word format to:

     Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Catholic University of America
     Chair, The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award
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