Dear Colleagues,
The 2011 ALISE/Bohdan
S. Wynar Research Paper Competition Committee would like to encourage
submissions for this award. Please see submission guidelines below. For
more information consult the ALISE website at http://www.alise.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=50703&orgId=ali
Thank you very much,
Claudia Gollop,
Chair
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ALISE/Bohdan S.
Wynar Research Paper Competition
(DEADLINE -
July 15, 2010)
The Association
for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting
proposals for its 2011 Research Paper Competition. The purpose of this award is
to further stimulate the communication of research at ALISE annual meetings.
Research papers concerning any aspect of library and information science are
eligible. This competition is not limited to research regarding LIS education.
Any research methodology is acceptable. Up to two winning papers may be
selected; an honorarium of $2500 will be awarded to the author(s) of each
paper. In cases of joint authorship, one honorarium will be awarded for the
paper. At least one applicant in a group must be a personal member of ALISE as
of the deadline date.
Only one research
paper will be considered from each entrant; multiple entries by the same author
will not be accepted. The same author may submit for both the Research Grant
Award and the Research Papers Competition; however, the same work cannot be
submitted for both categories.
A.Papers must represent completed research
not previously published. However, the manuscript may have been submitted and
be in process for publication.
B.Papers, including abstract and references,
must not exceed 35 double-spaced pages (approximately 10,000 words), should
have one inch margins and be in 12 point font.
C.Research papers completed in the pursuit
of master's and doctoral studies (e.g. theses, seminar papers, and
dissertations) are not eligible for entry. Research utilizing data gathered by
a master's or doctoral student is eligible unless the research report is taken
directly from a paper submitted for degree requirements. Papers which are
spin-offs of such research are eligible for entry.
D. Papers generated as a result of a research
grant or other source of funding are eligible for the competition.
E. Two title pages must be sent. One with,
and one without, author names(s) and institution. Both title pages should carry
the name of the competition for which the paper is being submitted.
Judging
The papers will
be judged by the Research Committee with the assistance of additional ALISE
members in those cases where the research topic or methodology warrant. All
reviewing is blind. Research papers will be judged on the following criteria:
A.Significance of the research problem.
B.Presentation of the relevant literature.
C.Design of the study (i.e., appropriateness
of methodology, selection of specific techniques and/or tests).
D. Conduct of the study (i.e., application of
methods of data collection).
E. Analysis and presentation of the data
(i.e., quality of analysis, logic of findings).
F. Appropriateness of the conclusions.
Papers 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 in the writing
Poor organization of material
The winner(s)
of the award are expected to present a summary of their paper at the 2011 ALISE
annual meeting.
Papers
must be received no later than July 15, 2010. They should be emailed as an
attachment in Word format to
Claudia Gollop
University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chair,
ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition
Claudia J. Gollop, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Information and
Library Science
University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill
CB# 3360, Manning Hall
Chapel Hill, NC
27599-3360
919-962-8362 (tel.)
919-962-8071 (fax)