Announcement
of the 2010 ASIS&T SIG-III International Paper Contest
The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III)
of the American Society for Information Science & Technology
(ASIS&T) is pleased to announce its eleventh competition for
papers to be submitted for the 2010 Annual Meeting, which will take
place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010. (http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM10/am10cfp.html)
Building from the overall conference theme, the theme for this
year’s paper contest is: "Navigating Streams in a
Global Information Ecosystem".
Papers could discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects
of the theme from a global and/or international perspective. Topics
include, but are not limited to, the following core areas:
Selection Criteria
There will be up to six winners who will be selected by a panel of judges
including: Michael Zimmer (UW-Milwaukee), Johannes Britz
(UW-Milwaukee), Maria Haigh (UW-Milwaukee), Hong Xu (University of
Pittsburg), Catherine Johnson (Western Ontario), Anindita Paul
(University of Missouri), and Borchuluun Yadamsuren (University of
Missouri).
The judging criteria will be based on:
Past winners can be found at: http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/
Eligibility & Information for authors
Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of,
and resides in a developing country are eligible. Winners in the
2006-2009 contests are not eligible. The papers should be
original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage
submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and
educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance,
exchange, discovery, delivery, and use of digital information.
Award
The award for each winner is a two-year individual
membership in ASIS&T. In the case of multiple authors, the principal
author will be awarded the ASIS&T membership. In addition, depending
on SIG III fundraising for this competition, the first place winner
will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward travel, conference registration,
and accommodations while attending the ASIS&T Annual Conference
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 22-27, 2010.
Style
The international paper contest committee requires that submissions follow
the International Information and Library Review instructions to
authors. Detailed information is available under the heading,
Guide for Authors at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622845/authorinstructions
Publishing opportunities
Submitted papers will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of
the International Information and Library Review, subject to
the usual peer refereeing process, for that journal.
ASIS&T Copyright Policy
ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers
submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other
rights remaining with the author.
Deadline for submission of full papers
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000 words, by
May 31, 2010, to Michael Zimmer at [log in to unmask],
preferably as Microsoft Word or PDF attachments.
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Michael Zimmer, PhD
Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies
Associate, Center for Information Policy Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
656 Bolton Hall
3210 N. Maryland Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53211
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