INFORMATION COMING SOON!
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ALISE 2024 Annual Conference - Save The Date!
October 14-17, 2024 | Portland, Oregon
This Year's Conference Theme:
The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information
The ways in which information is created, disseminated, and altered have changed drastically in recent years. Developments in generative AI tools present new opportunities to question and understand truth. Social media has increasingly become a hub for information and often, a nexus of controversy where versions of truth collide. Lines between real and invented can be perplexing to discern, much like the intentions and authorship of the myriad contributors to societal discourse.
The ALISE 2024 Annual Conference theme is “The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information.” With this theme, we ask these questions, and invite more: How do the library and information professions define, interrogate, and uphold notions of truth? How might people and communities be supported or harmed by innovations in information creation and sharing? What are ethical issues raised by rapid adoption of new tools and technologies for creating, remixing, and sharing information?
Indeed, the transition of AI technology from experimental spaces and industry to everyday life presents many ethical quandaries. Stahl and Eke (2024) examine multiple ethical issues concerning natural language processing tool ChatGPT, raising questions to be examined within an ecosystem of AI. How does one utilize ChatGPT responsibly, while maintaining protection over data and intellectual property? What impacts might ChatGPT and other generative AI tools have on digital divides, human rights, and civil rights? Who benefits from AI technologies, and who suffers?
Related topics abound, from AI applied to scholarly research activities to the information and media literacy skills required to make, recognize, and attribute AI-generated content and images. The use of AI chatbots in library reference introduces questions about bias against underrepresented authors and works and the potential loss of nuance and care in information services. As educators, we are wondering how we might prepare LIS students to encounter and utilize AI with ethics, innovation, and care in their professional careers– while working to grasp its opportunities and limitations ourselves. And in teaching and research pursuits, we face the now-familiar but still vexing issues around authorship and academic integrity in an era of generative-AI.
Another persisting and prevalent information ethics subject is the creation and spread of misinformation and disinformation, specifically on social media. This “trend” is seen in areas of large political contention such as the COVID-19 pandemic and election results but can occur in all online spaces (Lor et al., 2021 and Mirhoseini et al., 2023). Related inquiries around truth and information today include the discussion of truth as a human right (Ranalli, 2022) and the ability, or inability, of Internet users to determine the authenticity of information in the form of user-generated content (Banerjee and Chua, 2021).
Papers and panel proposals are invited to raise and examine questions, share and suggest research directions, and foster stimulating conversation about today’s evolving, complex landscape of truth and information.
References
Mirhoseini, M., Early, S., El Shamy, N., & Hassanein, K. (2023). Actively open-minded thinking is key to combating fake news: A multimethod study. Information & Management, 60(3), 103761.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2023.103761
Thank You To Our 2024 Exhibitors and Sponsors!
ALISE Leadership Development Internship Sponsor & First Timer's Event Sponsor
ALISE Leadership Development Internship Sponsor & Council of Deans, Directors, & Chairs Meeting Sponsor
ALISE Leadership Development Internship Sponsor
Plenary Presentation Sponsor
SIG Sponsor
Lanyards Sponsor
ALISE/Bohdan S. Wynar Research Paper Competition Sponsor
Exhibitor & Tote Bag Sponsor
Day 3 Break Sponsor
Dominican University
Wellness Session Sponsor
San Jose State University- School of Information
Session Sponsor
East Carolina University Library Science
ALISE/Norman Horrocks Leadership Award Sponsor
Dominican University
Doctoral Student Poster Session Supporter
Dominican University
Syracuse University School of Information Studies
Ancillary Meeting
Beta Phi Mu, International Library & Information Studies Honor Society
Friends of ALISE
University of Chicago Press
The conference co-chairs thank Anna Luria, University of Iowa SLIS student and Research Assistant, for her work on this year’s Call for Proposals.
2024 Conference Programing Planning Committee Chairs:
- Lenese Colson, Valdosta State University
- Jennifer Steele, The University of Southern Mississippi
- Rebecca Morris, University of Pittsburgh
Board Liaison: Lucy Santos Green, University of Iowa
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NOW OPEN! ALISE '24 Call for Proposals
This Year's Conference Theme:
The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information
The ways in which information is created, disseminated, and altered have changed drastically in recent years. Developments in generative AI tools present new opportunities to question and understand truth. Social media has increasingly become a hub for information and often, a nexus of controversy where versions of truth collide. Lines between real and invented can be perplexing to discern, much like the intentions and authorship of the myriad contributors to societal discourse.
The ALISE 2024 Annual Conference theme is “The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information.” With this theme, we ask these questions, and invite more: How do the library and information professions define, interrogate, and uphold notions of truth? How might people and communities be supported or harmed by innovations in information creation and sharing? What are ethical issues raised by rapid adoption of new tools and technologies for creating, remixing, and sharing information? [Read More]
Attention Paper and Panel Submitters!
To encourage more research papers and panel proposals, ALISE welcomes submissions beyond the conference theme. Submissions will not be reviewed based on the conference theme.
Call for Proposal Conference Tracks:
Juried Paper Proposals
 ALISE Best Conference Paper Award
All juried paper proposals will be considered for the award. The winner will be honored at ALISE '24 and have the opportunity to be published in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS).
Juried Panel Proposals
SIG Session Proposals*
*Please note that each SIG may be using a different internal deadline set by their respective SIG conveners. Individuals, groups, or panels interested in having their proposals considered for presentation in a SIG session should contact SIG conveners and submit their proposals to them, based on the theme and guidelines determined by SIG conveners.
ALISE Academy
Works in Progress Posters
ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Poster Competition
Awards
ALISE is seeking nominations for 2024 awards, competitions and grants. 
Deadlines:
DEADLINE EXTENSION for the following tracks is April 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time:
- Juried Paper
- Juried Panel
- SIG
- ALISE Academy
- Works in Progress Posters
June 3, 2024 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time is the deadline for the ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Poster Competition
How to submit through our CFP, EasyChair.
*First-time users will be required to create an account (separate from your www.alise.org account). Once created, return to the ALISE '24 submission page to log in. Once logged in, select 'Enter as an author'. Select the relevant track for your submission, ensuring you review all requirements prior to completing your submission.
*Note: Individuals, groups, or panels interested in having their proposals considered for presentation in a SIG session should first contact SIG conveners and submit their proposals to them, based on the theme and guidelines determined by SIG conveners.
Click here to view the Call for Proposals and
Awards Submission and Review Timeline.
ALISE Conference Proceedings
The copyright of any submission rests with the author(s). As a condition of acceptance, the authors AGREE to release their copyright under a shared license, specifically the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Failure to comply with the proceedings deadlines or to present at the ALISE annual conference will result in removal of the submission from the ALISE Conference Proceedings.
ALISE Research Taxonomy
Call for Reviewers
We invite all ALISE Personal Members to help review proposal submissions for the ALISE 2024 Annual Conference. Call for reviewers will open in February 2024.
General Information
Conference Questions
For all logistics, EasyChair, facility, and conference management questions, contact Sara Aldrich, ALISE's meeting planner.
Conference Fee Waiver Policy
All participants in any events of an ALISE Annual Conference must pay the appropriate registration fees.
Photo and Video Release
Registration, attendance at, or participation in, ALISE meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee’s image or voice in recordings, both live and on-demand, photographs, video, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities by ALISE. ALISE has the right to record content delivered at its annual conference and to utilize the recordings in future content, programs, or materials. Attendee’s registration may include technology that monitors their activities throughout the meeting, such as session attendance and exhibit booths visited.
Presentation at the Annual Conference
Authors whose proposals/papers/posters/panels are accepted for the annual conference are required to register for (fees apply), attend, and present the work at the ALISE annual conference. Failure to do so will result in removal of the papers/posters/panels from the conference schedule, the program, and the proceedings. Should the event be converted to a virtual conference, the same policy applies.
2024 CONFERENCE PROGRAMMING PLANNING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:
- Lenese Colson, Valdosta State University
- Jennifer Steele, The University of Southern Mississippi
- Rebecca Morris, University of Pittsburgh
- Board Liaison: Lucy Santos Green, University of Iowa
CONFERENCE QUESTIONS
For all logistics, EasyChair, lodging, and conference management questions, contact Sara Aldrich, ALISE's meeting planner.
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HOST JOB INTERVIEW AT ALISE '23
PLACEMENT SERVICES - SIGN UP TODAY!
Deadline to sign up is September 15, 2023.
Placement Services
Placement Services are a vital element of our conference, bringing together schools and potential faculty members. Key components of Placement Services include job postings, access to student resumes, and accommodations to conduct interviews at the conference.
Our conference offers the ability for schools to host their interviews. Each school that signs up will have their own interview room within the conference hotel for the time period they signed up for.
Schedule
Interview rooms are available per the following schedule:
- Tuesday, October 3, 2023 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT
- Wednesday, October 4, 2023: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT
SIGN UP TODAY!
ALISE Institutional Member Schools may register for up to six complimentary hours of interview time. Additional hours may be purchased at a rate of $50 USD per hour. Non-member schools may request interview time at a rate of $100 USD per hour.
Registered schools will receive a email with the final details including the placement services schedule closer to the start of the conference.
Job Postings
We invite institutions to post available positions on the Job Listings section of the ALISE website. ALISE Institutional Member Schools may post an unlimited number of positions free of charge. Non-member schools may post positions at a rate of $225 USD per posting. Each posting will be listed online for a period of three months.
Post Your Resume
ALISE members are invited to post their resume on the ALISE website. Non-members may also post resumes for a $25 USD fee. All resumes posted are viewable by ALISE Institutional Member Schools, as part of their member benefits.
Access Resume Postings
Is your school seeking candidates for open positions? Review the Resume Portal on the ALISE website to identify potential candidates. ALISE Institutional Member Schools receive complimentary access to the resume portal.
Conference Programing Planning Committee Co-chairs:
Denice Adkins, University of Missouri-Columbia
Sean Burns, University of Kentucky
CONFERENCE QUESTIONS
For all logistics, EasyChair, lodging, and conference management questions, contact Sara Aldrich, ALISE's meeting planner.
ALISE COVID-19 POLICY
ALISE is establishing preventative measures to minimize the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Board policies regarding COVID-19 at the 2023 Annual Conference will be posted once confirmed.
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