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. Sponsor
ALISE 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, 2021 and February 28, 2022 are eligible for the 2022 competition. Submission RequirementsYour submission must include:
Submission ProcessSubmit award nominations/applications online via EasyChair. All first-time EasyChair users must create a username and password. Once created, return to the ALISE '22 submission page to log in. Once logged in, select 'Enter as an author'.
Select the track that corresponds to the award name/type.
Submission DeadlineThe submission deadline has been extended to March 29, 2022. Committee Membership
The Chair may recommend additional committee members if warranted by the number of submissions ChairYing-Hsang Liu, Oslo Metropolitan University MembersJohn Budd, University of MissouriZhan Hu, Simmons University Jinxuan Ma, Emporia State University Gigi Mohamad, William Paterson University Chair may recommend additional committee members if warranted by number of submissions. Board LiaisonSandy Hirsh, San Jose State University Previous Winners2022 - 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 |