Research Coordinating Committee 

• ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper
• ALISE Doctoral Student Poster Competition Committee
• ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition
• ALISE Dialog Methodology Paper Competition
• ALISE Research Grant Competition
• ALISE OCLC Library and Information Science Research Grant Competition

• Terms of Reference:

  1. to coordinate Association research activities
  2. to review all research and research-based projects and programs
  3. to review requests for endorsements of research projects and make a recommendation to the Board
  4. to coordinate the selection of recipients for research awards

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009:

  1. to assess the effectiveness of committee restructuring implemented 2008 – 2009
  2. to document procedures for use by future chairs

   

  Coordinating Chair: Marie Radford, Rutgers (2009)
  Note: the Coordinating Chair approves committee members to ensure diverse geographic and program representation and reports names to Executive Director

   

  Members: (All ex-officio):

  Chair, ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research paper. Deb Barreau, UNC Chapel Hill (2009)
  Chair, ALISE Doctoral Poster Competition Committee. Anne Perrault, South Carolina (2009)
  Chair, ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation. Sanda Erdelez, Missouri-Columbia (2009)
  Chair, ALISE/Dialog Methodology Paper. Allyson Carlyle, Washington (2009)
  Chair. ALISE Research Grants. Sherry Koshman, Pittsburgh (2009)
  Chair, ALISE OCLC Library and Information Science Research Grant. Lynn Silipigni Connaway, OCLC (2009) (Chair is named by OCLC. Contact Lynn Silipigni Connaway)

   

  Liaison: Director for Membership Services Melissa Gross, Florida State (2010)

   

   

   ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper
  

  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge):

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.
  2. Review and document procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chair: 

  Deborah Barreau, University of North Carolina
  Chair serves as a member of the Research Coordinating Committee.

   

  Members:
  

  Eileen G. Abels, Drexel (2008)
  Kathryn LaBarre, Member, University of Illinois

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   ALISE Doctoral Student Poster Competition Committee
  

  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Coordinate judging process for the Doctoral Student Poster Competition.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge)

  1. Appoint panel to judge the Doctoral Student Poster Competition.
  2. Coordinate activities with the Doctoral Student SIG Covener and Conference Program Planning Chair.
  3. Review and document competition judging procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chairs:

  Anne Perrault, University of South Carolina, perrault@gwm.sc.edu
  Heather Hill, University of Missouri, hlhkbd@mizzou.edu
  Jennifer Crispin, University of Missouri, jcrispin@mizzou.edu
  

  Members (2): One member continuing, one to be named by Chair. Members serve 3 year staggered terms. See Note above. Panel members are appointed as necessary.

   

   

   ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition
  

  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Award based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge):

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Award based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.
  2. Review and document procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chair: Sanda Erdelez, Missouri-Columbia (2009)
  

  Members:
  Denice Adkins, University of Missouri
  Oliver Chen, University of Missouri
  Marija Dalbello, Rutgers University
  Brian Detlor, McMaster University
  Kevin Rioux, St. John's University

   

   

   ALISE Dialog Methodology Paper Competition
  

  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Dialog Methodology Paper Competition based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge)

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE Dialog Methodology Paper Competition based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.
  2. Review and document procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chair: Allyson Carlyle, Washington (2009)

   

  Members (2):
  Hur-Li Lee, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2009)
  Phil Edwards, University of Washington (2009)

• Lisl Zach, Drexel University (2009)

   

   ALISE Research Grant Competition

  
  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Select one or more recipient(s) of the ALISE Research Grant(s) based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge):

  1. Select one or more recipient(s) of the ALISE Research Grant(s) based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.
  2. Review and document procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chair: Sherry Koshman, University of Pittsburgh (2009)

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  Members (2): One member continuing, one to be named by Chair. Members serve 3 year staggered terms. See Note above.
  Rong Tang, Simmons (2009)
  Edie Rasmussen, University of Pittsburgh (2009)

   

   

   OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant Competition
  

  Reports through Research Coordinating Committee

   

  Terms of Reference:

  1. Select the recipient of the ALISE OCLC Library and Information Research Grant based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.

   

  Minimum Expectations for 2008-2009 (Charge):

  1. Select the recipient of the OCLC Library and Information Research Grant based on criteria specified in the ALISE policy manual.
  2. Review and document procedures for guidance of future chairs.

   

  Chair: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, OCLC (2009)

   

  Members:
  Diane Vizine-Goetz, Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research
  Jean Godby, Research Scientist, OCLC Research
  Marie Radford, Chair of the ALISE Research Coordinating Committee, Associate Professor, Rutgers University
  Sam Hastings, Professor, University of South Carolina

UPDATED: 05/02/2008