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> From: Noeleen Cookman, 113747,1435
> To: Lis-Lirg, INTERNET:[log in to unmask]
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> Date: 1/11/02 2:48 PM
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> RE: Nominations invited for LIRG Postgraduate Prize
>
>
> Colleagues,
>
> LIRG Postgraduate Student Prize nominations
>
> The closing date for nominations for the LIRG Student prizes is 28th
> February 2002.
>
> The Library and Information Research Group (LIRG) awards a student
> research prize each year for a postgraduate project. Each School of
> Library and Information
> Studies is invited to nominate one of their students' projects for the
> award. LIRG offers the prize to promote a greater awareness
> amongst students of the importance of research and to facilitate the
> dissemination of the results of outstanding projects.
>
> We are please to announce that we received a pleasing response to the
> 2000/01 nominations. The quality of submissions was extremely high and
> covered a wide variety of information topics from records management to
> public libraries to performance measurement of cataloguing records. The
> 2001 prize has been awarded to Owen Massy of Loughborough University for
> his dissertation "Auditing catalogue quality by random sampling". The
> judges felt that is was an excellent dissertation on a topic that is
> currently less popular. It was well presented with a good use of data,
> appropriate methodologies, and sound in content and conclusion. Ceri
> Evans' dissertation on "The Cultural Role of Public Libraries" (University
> of Central England) was highly commended by the judges.
>
> Further details of the terms and conditions of the prize can be found
> below:
>
> LIRG POSTGRADUADE STUDENT PRIZE: Procedures and Conditions
>
> 1. Prizes will be awarded to students completing courses leading to a first
> professional qualification recognised by the Library Association or the
> Institute of Information Scientists in Schools/Departments of Library and
> Information Studies.
>
> 2. The value of the award is > £300
>
> 3. The work of one postgraduate student may be
> submitted by each of the Schools/Departments of Library and Information
> Studies
> with a short (no more than 200/300 word) supporting recommendation.
>
> 4. The closing dates for submission is 28th February 2002 for the
> postgraduate category .
> Work completed at any time during the twelve months up
> to the relevant closing date is eligible.
>
> 5. Projects to be submitted shall be ones completed as part of normal
> course
> requirements in a course leading to a first professional qualification and
> shall be of the level which might be called "dissertation", "major
> project",
> etc.
>
> 6. Research is to be interpreted broadly but must include some original
> work.
>
> 7. A Panel will be appointed by the Library and Information Research Group
> to
> judge entries and award prizes. The Panel's decision will be final. The
> Panel
> will publish a general summary of the strengths and weaknesses of entries
> in
> order to encourage the quality of student research.
>
> 8. The Library and Information Research Group will from time to time
> publish a
> set of criteria for the judging of entries.
>
> 9. Prize winners shall agree to
>
> 9.1 Give a short presentation on their projects at a
> special
> LIRG meeting, when the prizes will be awarded;
>
> 9.2 Write a short summary for Library and Information
> research
> News
>
> 10. LIRG may wish to negotiate publication rights with the prize winner's
> department or school. Alternatively, LIRG will advise prize winners on the
> publication of suitable work.
>
> 11. One copy of the student's work, and any supporting statement from the
> School/Department, should be sent by the appropriate closing date to the>
> Awards
> and Prizes Officer, Noeleen Cookman, David Haynes Associates, Signet House,
> 49-51 Farringdon Road, London EC1M 3JP.
>
> The work will be returned to your School/Department after judging.
>
>
> Further information about the prize can be obtained from:
> Noeleen Cookman
> LIRG Awards and Prizes Officer
> David Haynes Associates
> Signet House
> 49-51 Farrindgon Road
> London EC1M 3JP
>
> Tel: 020 7242 4849
> Fax: 020 7242 4858
> Email: [log in to unmask]
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