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Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition
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Submission Deadline: October 1, 2010
Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2010
About the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition
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The Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition offers doctoral students an opportunity to share information about their research projects with the LIS community. Posters will be judged on the significance of the research topic to the LIS field, the appropriateness of research design and methodology, and a concise description of the results, as well as on the organization, clarity, and aesthetics of the poster.
This competition has been established in memory of Jean Tague-Sutcliffe, professor and former dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario (now the Faculty of Information and Media Studies). During her thirty-year career, Professor Sutcliffe’s research on the measurement of information made significant contributions to the theoretical, methodological and practical foundations of library and information science. This award, established by students at UWO in 1997, also recognizes Professor Sutcliffe’s dedication to the education of information professionals by awarding a certificate and a $250 cash prize to the first-place winner.
Eligibility
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- Only one submission per student is permitted.
- Only doctoral students who have completed or are near completion of their doctoral dissertation research (e.g., the core data have been analyzed; the student is at the stage of drawing conclusions from the research findings) are eligible to enter this competition.
- Students whose posters are accepted must submit a final copy of the poster as a PDF by November 29, 2009. Failure to submit a poster at this time will result in elimination from the competition.
- Students whose posters are accepted are required to register for and attend the ALISE 2011 Conference in San Diego, CA on January 4-7, 2011.
Submission Requirements
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- To enter the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition, please submit a 500 word structured abstract in plain text format via the online form at https://surveys.scilsnet.rutgers.edu/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=33H6861I3n2KG
- No submissions will be accepted via e-mail; all submissions must be sent through the online form listed above.
- The final submission deadline is October 1, 2010, and posters are accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
Judging Criteria
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Posters will be judged according to the following criteria on a scale of 1-5:
- Practical, theoretical and statistical significance: The discovery has broad application and benefit for practice, forwards the understanding of theory or sets important new theoretical direction, and results are statistically significant or provide a persuasive basis for argument.
- Design and Method: Design is logical and appropriate to the problem or research question(s), and method(s) of data collection and analysis are appropriate, well-described and demonstrate meaningful results.
- Oral Presentation: Presentations are clear and to-the-point, no longer than necessary to describe broadly the overall nature of the problem, the design and methodology, the results and their implications.
- Organization, clarity and aesthetics of visual materials: Posters should be well-organized, attractive, could be interpreted without oral presentation, and are coherent with oral presentation.
Poster Guidelines
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The Doctoral Poster Session Co-conveners are currently evaluating additional poster guidelines pending information about the venue in San Diego. Students whose abstracts meet submission requirements will be notified about final sizes and formats as soon as possible.
Questions?
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Please direct any questions regarding the ALISE Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition to:
Nicole Alemanne ([log in to unmask]) or Nicole Cooke ([log in to unmask])
