Dr. Ken Haycock, Professor and Director of the School of
Library and Information Science at San Jose State University, received the 2010
ALISE Award for
Professional Contribution to LIS Education. The award recognizes sustained
efforts to strengthen Library and Information Science (LIS) education.
Chair of the award committee, Dr. Suzie Allard, noted that
the award honors Haycock’s leadership in LIS education by establishing
the nation’s first Executive MLIS program, first fully online Master of
Archives and Records Administration degree program, and a unique international
doctoral partnership with Queensland University of Technology in Australia
– all accomplished over the last five years as he led the San Jose School of Library and Information
Science. The committee also noted Haycock accomplishments while serving as
Director of the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the
University of British Columbia from 1992-2002, including establishing a
multidisciplinary master’s degree in children’s literature, a First
Nations (aboriginal) concentration, a joint MLIS/Master of Archival Studies
program, and a stand-alone PhD program with two streams (Archival Sciences and Library
and Information Studies).
The committee also applauded Haycock’s accomplishments
as Chair of the National Steering Committee for the first Congress on
Professional Education, held in 1998-1999. The Congress issued a technical
report with more than 40 recommendations for improving LIS education in North
America. More than a decade later, these recommendations still guide the work
of LIS educators and address emerging issues facing the LIS community today.
The award also honors Haycock’s leadership roles in
numerous professional associations. According to the award committee’s
nomination, “Few [individuals] have held as many positions at such high
levels of engagement at the national level in two countries and at the
international level.” Haycock served on the Executive Board for the
American Library Association, as Executive Director of the International
Association of School Librarianship, and as president of the Canadian Library
Association, American Association of School Librarians, Canadian School Library
Association, and Association for Library and Information Science Education
(ALISE).
The award was announced at the annual ALISE conference, held
January 12-15, 2010 in Boston.
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