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2021 Doctoral Student Poster Competition Deadline Extended

Deadline Extended for ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition

The deadline for the highly competitive ALISE/Jean Tague-Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition has been extended to June 1, 2021. Doctoral students who have completed or are near completion of their doctoral dissertation research are eligible and encourage to enter the competition.

This competition was established in memory of Jean Tague-Sutcliffe, professor and former dean of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario (now the Faculty of Information and Media Studies). During her thirty-year career, Professor Sutcliffe’s research on the measurement of information made significant contributions to the theoretical, methodological, and practical foundations of library and information science. This award was established by students at UWO in 1997 and continues to be sponsored by the University of Western Ontario, Faculty of Information and Media Studies.

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ALISE '21 Call for Proposals Now Open

ALISE '21 Call for Proposals Now Open

We invite members of ALISE and the LIS community-at-large to submit proposals for the ALISE 2021 Annual Conference with a theme of "Crafting a Resilient Future: Leadership, Education, & Inspiration." The deadline is March 15, 2021.

In the face of a multitude of health, economic, social, and environmental crises, there is an urgent need to cultivate deliberate resilience measures as we reimagine the educational landscape. Library and information science (LIS) educators must pivot quickly as we examine curricula that propel our students into leadership positions. We must also continue in advocacy roles within our institutions to maintain strategic leadership for sustainability of our programs.

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