CLA Student Chapter
at the University of Alberta

2004 Student Writing Competition - Winning Papers

We are very pleased to announce the winning entries of our 2004 Student Writing Competition. The announcement was made on March 18, 2004 at the School of Library and Information Studies. And the winners are:
  • 1st Place
    Alexis Gaston - the invisible librarian

  • 2nd Place
    Benita Hartwell - the stereotype’s last gasp

  • 3rd Place
    Valerie Thomson - Sending Cataloguers into Outer Space: How the Principles of Organization Can Be Used in Other Fields

  • 4th Place
    Maria Leung - Virtual Anxiety
     
  • 5th Place
    Sharon Thompson - The Caldecott Medal for Children’s Picture Books
     
  • 6th Place
    Sonya Betz - Can We Ever Connect Canadians: Standards and Accessibility on the World Wide Web

  • Funniest Submission
    Heather Robertson - Library Principles Uncovered in Local Retail Market!!

Thank you to the three judges of the student writing competition:

  • Warren Maynes
  • Amber Ritchie
  • Diana Zimmerschied

Special thanks to all of our sponsors for so generously donating prizes for our writing competition:

  • Alberta Association of Library Technicians (AALT)
  • The Alberta Library (TAL)
  • Dr. Anna Altmann
  • Association of Record Managers and Administrators (ARMA) Edmonton
  • Dr. Jennifer Branch
  • Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS) Calgary
  • Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (CASLIS) Edmonton
  • Canadian Library Association (CLA)
  • Company’s Coming Publishing
  • Edmonton Public Library
  • Sharon Farnel
  • Greater Edmonton Library Association (GELA)
  • Greenwood’s Volume II (Laurie Greenwood)
  • Dr. Heidi Julien
  • Dr. David Leonard
  • Library and Information Studies Alumni Association (LISAA)
  • Library Association of Alberta
  • Lone Pine Publishing
  • NEOS Library Consortium
  • Dr. Toni Samek
  • Dr. Alvin Schrader
  • Shortgrass Library System
  • Special Libraries Association (SLA) Western Canada Chapter
  • Office of Human Rights, University of Alberta
  • University of Alberta Press
  • and our Premiere Corporate Sponsor, West Edmonton Mall (Maggie Shane)


Thank you to all for your support!!

Thanks to Dr. Lisa Given, who provided guidance and feedback during the organization of this project.
 
Web site constructed by Sandra Anderson
on February 20, 2003.
Last updated: April 2004