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Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:20:58 
From: Lynne McKechnie <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: ALISE/ProQuest Methodology Paper Competition

A reminder that the deadline for submission of papers for this competition 
is approaching. ALISE/ProQuest Methodology Paper Competition

  (DEADLINE - July 15, 2013)

The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is 
now accepting proposals for its 2014 Methodology Paper Competition, 
sponsored by ProQuest. The purpose of this award is to stimulate 
communication on research methodologies at ALISE annual conferences.


The competition is open to all types of methodology. Papers must be 
limited to description and discussion of a research method or a technique 
associated with a particular research method. (For example, papers may 
address such areas as sampling, grounded theory, historical methods, or 
statistical methods.) Papers must explain the particular method/technique, 
including methodological implications for library and information science. 
Examples to illustrate its value can come from LIS-related published 
studies, proposed studies, and works in progress. Papers that stress 
findings are not eligible for this competition.


One winning paper will be selected. An honorarium of $500 will be awarded 
to the author(s). In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be 
awarded for the paper. Methodology papers prepared by joint authors are 
eligible for entry but at least one author must be a personal member of 
ALISE as of the deadline date.

Only one methodology paper per entrant will be considered; multiple 
entries from the same author will not be accepted. Authors may submit 
papers for other ALISE competitions; however, the same paper can not be 
submitted for more than one category.


Authors may not submit papers that have been published or have been 
accepted for publication. Authors who have won this award within the past 
five years are ineligible for this competition.

Papers submitted to this competition can originate from a variety of 
different sources and applicants are encouraged to develop such papers 
from their research. Methodology papers completed in pursuit of master's 
and doctoral studies (e.g. thesis, seminars, dissertation, course work 
paper) are eligible, as are papers generated as a result of a research 
grant or other source of funding.



Submission Requirements

 	Papers, including the abstract and references, must not exceed 25 
double-spaced pages (6,000 words), should have one inch margins and be in 
12 point font.
 	Two title pages must be sent: One with, and one without, author 
name(s) and institution. Both title pages must carry the name of the 
competition for which the paper is being submitted.


Judging

The papers will be judged by the ALISE Research Committee with the 
assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the 
methodology warrants. All reviewing is "blind." Methodology papers will be 
judged on the following criteria:

 	Description of the method or technique
 	Explanation of methodological implications of the method/technique 
for LIS
 	Examples of actual or potential applications to library and 
information science research or studies in related fields (i.e., from 
published studies, proposed studies, and work in progress)
 	Appropriateness of the examples to the paper's focus on 
method/technique
 	Clarity in the writing and in the paper's organization


Proposals will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the following:

Lack of adherence to submission requirements
  Submission of paper for the wrong award
  Poor quality of the writing
  Poor organization of material
  Lack of attention to study design



The committee reserves the right to select no winning paper if, in its 
judgment, none of the papers is considered satisfactory.


The winners of the awards are expected to present a summary of their 
papers at the 2014 ALISE Annual Conference.



The methodology paper, including an abstract of no more than 200 words, 
must be received no later than July 15, 2013. It should be emailed as a 
Word attachment to:


Lynne McKechnie
Western University, Chair
ALISe/ProQuest Methodology Paper Competition
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Dr. Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie

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Dr. Lynne (E.F.) McKechnie
Professor
Faculty of Information & Media Studies
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The University of Western Ontario
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Canada

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