2020-2021 ALISE Council of Deans, Directors and Program Chairs Election

We are pleased to announce the slate for the 2020-2021 Council of Deans, Directors and Program Chairs leadership was approved!

Slate

Kimiz Dalkir

McGill University

Position: Co-chair

Term: October 2020 to September 2021 (ALISE '20 to ALISE '21)

Dr. Kimiz Dalkir is an Associate Professor and Director of the School of Information Studies at McGill University.  Prior to joining McGill, Dr. Dalkir was Global Practice Leader KM for Fujitsu Consulting and she worked in the field of knowledge transfer and retention with international clients.  Dr. Dalkir wrote Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice (MIT Press, 3^rd Ed published 2017),which has had an international impact on KM education and on KM practice.  Here most recent publication was Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts and Misinformation in a Post-Truth World. (with R. Katz). Dr. Dalkir’s research focuses on innovation and collaboration support, tacit knowledge sharing, lessons learned and organizational learning. 

James Elmborg

University of Alabama

Position: Co-chair

Term: October 2020 to September 2021 (ALISE '20 to ALISE '21)

Dr. James Elmborg is Professor and Director at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama.  Before coming to Alabama, he was Professor and past Director at the University of Iowa.  His research is in the area of critical studies as it informs academic library practice, with particular interest in critical information literacy.  He was also instrumental in establishing Digital Humanities at Iowa, where he was the founding Director of the graduate certificate in Public Digital Humanities.

Vote

Voting is now closed.

Members of the Council of Deans, Directors and Program Chairs are invited to vote on the slate from September 3 to September 17, 2020. Log in to vote using your institutional member record credentials.

If you have any questions, please contact the ALISE office at [email protected].