Joe Ann Clifton Student Award

Submissions are now accepted for the Joe Ann Clifton Student Award, offered by the IT Divison of SLA. This award is intended to promote participation in the SLA Annual Conference by an exceptional library science student. The recipient of this award will receive:

• Student membership in SLA for one (1) year.
• Reimbursement for expenses to attend the SLA Annual Conference not to exceed $1,500 and limited to the following:
  • Economy class round-trip airfare to the Annual Conference.
  • Student registration for the Annual Conference (including the IT Business Meeting).
  • Lodging during the conference.
  • Transportation during the conference.
  • Meals during the conference.
• Recognition and presentation of the winning paper at the Annual Business Meeting of the IT Division. The winner must be present to accept the award at the IT Business Meeting. The winning paper will be published in b/ITE, the Division newsletter.

Submission Requirements:

• The topic of the paper should pertain to the use of information technology. A paper which addresses a topic in a practical rather than a theoretical manner is preferred.
• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited MLS or MIS program at the time of the award competition. Previous winners are not eligible for the award.
• Entries may be a paper which the applicant has written or is preparing for a class but has not been published. Only one paper per applicant will be accepted.
• IT reserves the right not to award the prize if it is the opinion of the judges that no submission is worthy of the award.
• IT will retain first publication rights of the winning paper.

***The deadline for submission is January 31st 2007***. E-mail your paper to Catherine Lavallée-Welch, IT Membership and Awards Chair, at clw@lakeland.usf.edu. Please include "SLA IT Student Award" in the subject line.

E-mail is preferred, but entries may be mailed to:

Catherine Lavallée-Welch
Associate Librarian
University of South Florida Lakeland
3433 Winter Lake Rd
Lakeland, FL 33803-9807
USA