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Alumni Association Student Paper Award

As part of its mission, the Alumni Association is fortunate to be available to SLIS students. One way we do this is the annual Student Paper Contest. We publicize participation through the SLIS office and lists and other means that are available to us. We are currently in the process of putting the past papers on our web site. If you were a winner in the past and still have a copy of your paper, please let the President or the Editor of Tracings know so that we can compile a better historical list than the one we currently have.

Students will receive specific notification of the rules for the current contest through the SLIS mailing list. This web page is meant as a general reference to the nature of applicable guidelines. However, the official announcement sent each year as "call for papers" supersedes this HTML document. If you have any specific questions, please contact Maggie Ryan.

The writer of the winning paper will receive $200.00 from the Alumni Association and will be recognized at the annual Beta Phi Mu banquet. The paper (or its abstract) will be published in Tracings, and announcements will be sent to appropriate library publications. The paper will also be posted on the Alumni web pages. The submitted paper may be one that was previously submitted for a class assignment in the 2007 calendar year.. The paper should not have been published or submitted for publication. Please submit a clean copy. A release for publication statement must be signed and must accompany the submitted paper. The papers will be reviewed by a panel made up of alumni association members and/or professional librarians. The papers will be reviewed in a blind review process to assure impartiality and objectivity.

Submission instructions have been updated--students submitting a paper must follow the detailed submission requirements as outlined in the Paper Submission Coversheet document.

Download forms

• Alumni Student Paper Award Announcement, 2008 (PDF)
• Paper submission coversheet (MSWord 03-07 format or PDF)

GUIDELINES:

Eligibility:

• Students currently enrolled & attending SLIS classes on either the Norman or Tulsa Campuses.

Topic:  

• Any topic related to libraries, librarianship, or information management in libraries.

Format: 

• The paper must be typed, double-spaced. The paper must begin with an abstract
• The paper must include a bibliography or sources cited.

Submission Requirements: 

• 3 copies, including one copy with removable author identification sheet with the author's name address, telephone number, and title of paper.
• A signed release for publication statement.
• Submission instructions have been updated--students submitting a paper must follow the detailed submission requirements as outlined in the Paper Submission Coversheet document.

Judging Criteria: 

• Topic (timeliness and appeal to professional librarians) Organization Development of topic or thesis
• Authority (evidence of scholarly research; documentation)

Previous Winners:

• 1993 - Laine McCarthy - "The electronic book and the paperless society"
• 1995 - Carolyn G. Hanneman - "Like elastic: the library profession and African Americans strive for equality"
• 1996 - Rebecca Graebner - "An examination of the "PROFS" litigation and its impact on records management of electronic mail"
• 1997 - Robert Roddy - "AIDS in the workplace; a managerial perspective"
• 1998 - Karen Campbell - "The Fair Use Doctrine of The Copyright Act In The Electronic Information Environment"
• 1999 - Robert L. Roddy - "Multicultural Librarianship: Changing the world One Patron at a Time"
• 2000 - Jeanne L. Bishop - "Some Issues Regarding Equity of Access to Electronic Information"
• 2001 - Deanna J. Hall Tirrell - "Digital Divide: How Will We Bridge It?"
• 2002 - Douglas Valentine - "Gender and its Role on Effective Management"
• 2003 - Karen Antell - "Student Library Workers and Motivation: Theory and Practice"
• 2004 - Amalia Strothmann - "Personality and Situational Factors Influencing Online Searching Behaviors and Effectiveness"
• 2005 - Amalia Strothmann - "Challenges to Privacy and Confidentiality Rights Presented by Virtual Reference"
• 2006 - Jane E. Long - "Where is the Information Located? Navigating the Invisible Web" Download PDF of this paper.
• 2007 - Elizabeth Bolton - " Organization of Information in the Public Libraries of the Abbasid Caliphate" Click here to download the associated presentation in PowerPoint format.