2004 International Paper Contest
on International Digital Libraries and Information Science & Technology
Advances in Developing Countries
The American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST),
International Information Issues Special Interest Group (SIG-III), is
pleased to announce its fifth competition for papers to be submitted for the
2004 Annual Meeting, which will take place in Providence, Rhode Island,
November 13 - 18, 2004.
The theme of the paper is:
"Managing and Enhancing Information: Cultures and Conflicts - the developing
world perspective."
The paper topic could be at the country or regional level. Papers could
discuss issues, policies and case studies on specific aspects of this theme,
such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Social, ethical, political, legal, and economic issues: issues
related to the role of information in society, such as information policy,
access, security, privacy, and intellectual property, as well as the social
uses and abuses of information technologies such as the Internet and World
Wide Web in bridging or separating diverse communities.
- Information management, organization and access.
- Information seeking and use: the role of information in professional
and daily lives, use of various types of information technology, and social
contexts of information seeking.
There will be six winners. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges,
which will include Suzie Allard, University of Tennessee; Nadia Caidi,
University of Toronto; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; Duncan Omole, The
World Bank; Liwen Vaughan, University of Western Ontario; and Hong Xu,
University of Pittsburgh. The contest chairs are Yunfei Du, Wayne State
University; Nathalie Leroy, United Nations; and Sue O'Neill Johnson, SIG-III
Immediate Past Chair.
The prize for each winner is a two-year individual membership in ASIST. In
the case of multiple authors, the principal author will be awarded the ASIST
membership. In addition, thanks to the continued generous support from
Elsevier, the first place winner will be rewarded a minimum of $1,000 toward
travel, conference registration, and accommodations while attending the
ASIST Annual Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, November 13 - 18, 2004.
Publishing opportunities
Submitted papers will be considered for posting on the SIG III web site as
pre-publications. In addition, they will also be considered for inclusion
in a special issue of the International Information and Library Review,
subject to the usual peer refereeing process.
Information for authors
Only papers by a principal author who is a citizen of, and resides in a
developing country are eligible. Winners in the 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003
contests are not eligible.
The papers should be original, unpublished, and in English. We encourage
submissions from librarians, information and network specialists, and
educators involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange,
discovery, delivery, and use of digital information.
ASIST Copyright Policy
ASIST will have the non-exclusive right to publish any of the papers
submitted on its web site or in print, with ownership and all other rights
remaining with the author.
Deadline for submission of full papers
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5000 words, by June
30, 2004.
Authors are encouraged to submit papers electronically. For more information
or to submit manuscripts, please contact Yunfei Du, International Paper
Contest Co-Chair, by e-mail at the following address: yunfei@wayne.edu
Please check the SIG III website (http://www.asis.org/SIG/SIGIII/) for a
list of previous winners, sample papers, and success stories of some
previous winners!