[Asis-l] CFP: ALISE 2010 Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Research Poster Competition

[Richard Urban]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition
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Submission Deadline:  October 2, 2009
Notification of Acceptance:  November 2, 2009

About the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster  
Competition
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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 30, 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 2010 Conference in Boston, MA on January  
12-15, 2010.

Submission Requirements
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• ·       To enter the Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research  
Poster Competition, please submit a 500 word abstract in plain text  
format via the online form at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3370617
• ·       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 2, 2009, 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  
potential changes to the poster guidelines pending additional  
information about the venue in Boston.  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 2010 ALISE Jean Tague- 
Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition to:

Lauren H. Mandel (lmandel at fsu.edu) or Richard Urban (rjurban at illinois.edu 
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