[Asis-l] Call for Nominations: ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

[Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid P]

Dear Colleagues,

 

On behalf of the ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award Committee I
am writing to invite you to nominate yourself or your colleagues for
this award. Please see below for details.

 

Thank you!

 

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee

Chair, The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

 

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Ph.D.

Professor

School of Library & Information Science

Catholic University of America

Washington, DC 20064

E-mail: hsiehyee at cua.edu

Phone: 202-319-6270

Fax: 202-319-5574

 

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The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

 

Established in 1996, the $1,000 cash award (sponsored by ALISE and by
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, on behalf of
the late David Severn, a 1968 Pratt alumnus) is designed to identify
innovation by full-time faculty members, or a group of full-time faculty
members, in incorporating evolving information technologies in the
curricula of accredited masters degree programs in library and
information studies.

 

 

ELIGIBILITY:

 

Any full-time faculty member, or group of full-time faculty members, in
a masters degree-granting institution of library and information studies
can be proposed for this award. Any eligible faculty member, or group of
full-time members, may propose themselves for this award. Part-time
faculty members are NOT eligible for this award.

 

 

EVALUATION:

 

Each nomination will be reviewed to assure that it is the work of an
eligible faculty member and will be appraised with respect to

 

   1. Significance and innovative use of evolving technology - 30%

   2. Originality of concept - 20%

   3. Extent of impact on curricula, the University, and/or Society -
20%

   4. Transferability to programs at other institutions - 20%

   5. Collaborative technological approaches with other University units
- 10%

 

 

The jury reserves the right not to give the Award if submissions do not
meet the requirements or are of insufficient quality (a minimum 80%
average score).

 

 

2010 Nominations should consist of:

 

    * A Nomination Letter (electronically or in hard copy) stating the
name(s), address, and academic affiliation(s), and that the nomination
is being submitted for the Pratt-Severn Faculty Award.

    * A Nomination Text of not more than 10 pages explaining what
activities the nominee(s) performed that the submitter feels to be
innovative in incorporating evolving information technologies in the
curricula of accredited masters degree programs in library and
information studies. Include appropriate supporting documentation and up
to two letters of endorsement.

 

The Committee may solicit more information, if necessary.

 

 

All nominations submitted shall be acknowledged upon receipt. Selection
shall be made and the ALISE President, the winning faculty member, the
Chair of the ALISE Awards and Honors Committee, and the Dean of Pratt
Institute, School of Information and Library Science shall be notified
by 60 days before the start of the ALISE annual meeting

 

 

Papers must be received no later than July 15, 2009. They should be
emailed as an attachment in Word format to:

 

     Ingrid Hsieh-Yee

     Catholic University of America

     Chair, The ALISE Pratt-Severn Faculty Innovation Award

     hsiehyee at cua.edu

 

 

 

 

 

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