Elsevier/LIRG Research Award
Applications are invited for the Elsevier/LIRG Research Award for 2005. The purpose of the Award is to encourage research and innovation in library and information science. It is intended that particular attention will be paid to proposals intended to improve the accessibility, retrievability and usefulness of information. The maximum value of the Award is £1000 (one thousand pounds). The closing date for applications is 31 January 2006.
The Award may be used to defray research expenses (e.g. travel, postage costs) to fund attendance at high level meetings or to fund a study tour. A clear overall aim for the research must be stated. Visits for general professional development will not be considered.
There is no application form, and proposals may be made in any suitable form. As guidance, it is suggested that the following should be included:
· A description of the proposed research, including a title, the objective(s), the methodology, the expected timescale, and any other related work (by the proposer or others)
· A financial projection, including all anticipated expenditure, which will be used as the basis on which any award if assessed. Where it is proposed to use funding from other sources to supplement the Award this should be clearly stated. Proposers should note that Elsevier/LIRG Award should be the principal source of funding for the research.
· Curriculum vitae of proposer
Prizewinners will be required to present an interim account of the research to the Annual General Meeting of the Library and Information Research Group. In addition, a final report on the research will be required in the form of a paper suitable for publication in Library and Information Research (LIR).
Previous winners of the Award have included:
Melanie Goody of KPMG and Hazel Hall of Napier University for a study on 'The sense of outsourcing: an investigation into the viability of outsourcing corporate information services
Sarah McNicol of evidence base , UCE Birmingham for her study 'Investigating the provision of careers information in schools
Lyndon Pugh for a study on 'The organisational design and development of hybrid libraries
Judith Keene, University College Worcester for a study 'From abstract to relevant: widening access to periodicals'
John Cullen of Institute of Technology, Tallaght, for a study on the Irish Market for Library and Information Management Work.
Elizabeth Gadd of Loughborough University for a study on copyright clearance issues relating to Higher Education Libraries
The closing date for applications is 31st January 2006
Applications (by 31st January 2006) and further enquiries should be sent (preferably by email) to:
Dr Angela Conyers
evidence base
Library Services
84 Aldridge Rd
UCE Birmingham
Perry Barr
Birmingham
B42 2SU
email: Angela.Conyers:@uce.ac.uk
tel: 01303 240236 (home)
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