Candidate for President-Elect

Lorna Peterson

Candidate’s Statement:

ALISE states that “By 2010, ALISE will be the visionary organization in Library and Information Science education. The Association will be known for its unique purpose, build its strength and communicate that strength through vision, voice and visibility.” Building strength will require building membership which I will take on as a central task if elected. Membership strength and involvement should be as diverse as our field without hierarchy and snobbery. ALISE needs to affirm itself as an umbrella organization for those who research and teach in the areas of information and communication technologies, print culture, and of course, librarianship. I pledge to work within the strategic goals and plans of the organization to fulfill its mission and vision as we continue to involve the diverse research and teaching interests of the broad domain library and information science.

Biography:

Lorna Peterson is Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Studies, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York where she has been on the faculty since August 1990. As a member of ALISE since 1992, she has chaired the Recruitment Committee in 2004 and has presented juried papers, invited papers, and been a respondent for several papers. An ALA member since 1979, she has chaired the Committee on Education-2001-04 and has served on the Committee on Accreditation.