[Sigcr-l] Wynar/ALISE Research Paper Competition - Deadline October 2

[Allyson Carlyle]

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Bohdan S. Wynar/ALISE Research Paper Competition  2007

(DEADLINE - October 2, 2006)

The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is
now accepting proposals for its 2007 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 25
double-spaced pages (6,000 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 committee reserves the right to select no winning paper if in its
judgment none of the papers are considered satisfactory.

The winner(s) of the award are expected to present a summary of their
paper at the 2007 ALISE annual meeting.
Papers must be received no later than October 2, 2006. They should be
emailed as an attachment in Word format to

Dr. Allyson Carlyle
University of Washington
Chair, Bohdan S. Wynar / ALISE Research Paper Competition
acarlyle at u.washington.edu