I've had a number of questions about this competition and thought it best to address them generally. Here are some of the rules: The competition is open to GRADUATE students -- sorry, not open to undergraduates. Paper must have been ACCEPTED for presentation at the IR 6.0 conference. Papers must be received by me, Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn@uiuc.edu) by JUNE 1st, 2005. (Note, due to many other items to be scheduled around reviewing these papers, do not expect this deadline to be extended.) Papers should be around 5000 words. (Excessively long papers will not be considered.) --- NOTE: My preference is for papers in simple formats, i.e., single files that are easily opened in Word. If you have a complicated construction of files and graphics, it may be easier if you put that on a URL where I can access it. You can send a paper copy. If so, please allow time for the paper to reach me by the June 1st deadline. Send to me at the address below. Expect a confirmation of receipt of your paper. If you do not receive one within a week, please email me asking if the paper was received, but do not attach the file to that message. /Caroline ---------------------------------------------------------------- Caroline Haythornthwaite (haythorn@uiuc.edu) Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 501 East Daniel St., Champaign, IL, 61820 phone: 217-244-7453 fax: 217-244-3302 www.lis.uiuc.edu/~haythorn