ALISE/The Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation CompetitionThe award recognizes dissertations that deal with substantive issues related to library and information science. Applicants may be from within or outside LIS programs. One outstanding dissertation will be selected. The winner will receive $500, plus conference registration at the ALISE annual meeting, and personal membership in ALISE. The winner of the Dissertation Competition will present a summary of their work at the ALISE annual meeting. Committee Membership
The Chair may recommend additional committee members if warranted by the number of submissions ChairJessica Bates, Ulster University MembersFrank Lambert, Middle Tennessee State University Chair may recommend additional committee members if warranted by number of submissions. Board LiaisonLucy Santos Green, University of Iowa 2025 SponsorALISE is thankful for the generous support of the Eugene Garfield Foundation for sponsoring the award.
Award CriteriaDissertations will be judged on the following criteria:
Nomination RequirementsApplicants need to submit their applications. The members of ALISE Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Competition Committee will judge a 30-page summary of the dissertation (i.e. problem statement, brief literature review, research questions, methodology, findings, interpretation, implications, and conclusions). In cases where the research or methodology warrants it, additional assistance will be obtained from ALISE members outside the committee. Those who completed their dissertation between March 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025 are eligible for the 2025 competition. Submission RequirementsYour submission must include:
Submission ProcessAll submissions must be completed through the ALISE 2025 submission system. First-time users will be required to create an account (separate from your www.alise.org account). Once created, return to the ALISE '25 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. Submission DeadlineMarch 28, 2025 2024 - Saguna Shankar, University at Buffalo, for Caring for Newcomer Communities and Their Data: An Inquiry into Interdependence in Information Practices Honorable Mention: Joseph Winberry, University of Tennessee, for "People have died to get us to where we are”: Combating aging services information marginalization alongside LGBT+ older adults 2023 - Li-Min Huang, University of Tennessee: University Students' Perspectives of Visual-based Cyberbully on Instagram 2022 - Deborah Garwood, Drexel University, To Our Health: A Case Study of Archivists’ Information Work and Information Practices at History of Medicine Collections in Philadelphia 2021 - Darra Hofman, San Jose State University, Between Knowing and Not Knowing: Privacy, Transparency, and Digital Records 2020 - Eva Revitt, University of Alberta, The Academic Librarian as the Subaltern: An Institutional Ethnography of a Feminized Profession. 2019 - Timothy Gorichanaz, Drexel University, for Understanding Self-Documentation 2018 - Rachel Clark, Syracuse University, for It’s Not Rocket Library Science: Design Epistemology and American Librarianship 2017 - Devon Greyson, University of British Columbia, for Health-Related Information Practices and the Experiences of Young Parents 2016 - Angela Pollak, University of Western Ontario, for Words to Live By: How Experience Shapes Our Information World at Work, Play, and in Everyday Life 2015 - Kyong Eun Oh, Rutgers University, for The Process of Organizing Personal information 2012 - Eric Matthew Meyers, University of Washington, for The Nature and Impact of Information Problem Solving in the Middle School Classroom |
