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Colleagues, Apologies for cross-posting ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Entries invited - Research Prize for Practitioners Have you recently undertaken an investigation or carried out some research for your library or information service? Has someone within your organisation carried out some particularly useful study. The work may have fed into decision or policy making. It may mean that the service is more effective or operations are carried out more efficiently. It may have changed the way in which colleagues see things or contributed to a change in the culture in some significant way. The Library & Information Research Group (LIRG) invites entries for the Daphne Clark Prize which is awarded for excellence in practitioner based library and information research. The Prize is for research by practitioners which has made a useful and timely contribution. The Prize is worth £250 and entries will be judged each year by a panel made up of members of the Library and Information Research Group. The judging panel will look for evidence of successful innovation based upon sound and transferable research methods. The Prize is intended to encourage the use of sound methodologies in practitioner based library and information research and to encourage wider dissemination of small studies conducted by practitioners. Previous prize winners include: · Sally Rumsey and Jon Maslin of the University of Surrey for their research, 'Exam Papers On-line' · Alison Bremner, Open University for her report on their Students and Libraries Project · Frances Boyle, Liverpool University for her report on the University of Liverpool's Document Delivery Research Project · A project team led by Margaret Weaver, Huddersfield University, examined the effects of using supplied classification numbers and subject headings on throughput, cost, and subject retrievability of new acquisitions Entries are acceptable from any individuals or staff teams who have conducted practitioner based research. Their employer can also nominate candidates. Entries should consist of a short summary (2000-5000 words) of the research activity, method, and outcomes. This could be the report of the study supplemented by a brief description of how the research was used. Any sort of research project can be nominated but externally funded projects are not eligible. The research must have been completed within the last two years. Applications should include the name of the candidate(s), a contact address, and a brief CV. Candidates may be required to provide further evidence of the work undertaken (eg working papers, reports, committee papers etc) if required. Prize winners will be asked to submit a short report describing their research within three months of receiving the Prize. This will be published in the Group's journal, Library & Information Research News or publicised as considered appropriate by the judging panel. If the research findings have been previously published, then the report submitted for Library and Information Research News must demonstrate originality. The closing date for applications is 31st. December 2001 and it is expected that the prize winner will be announced at the Group's AGM in March 2002. Applications should be sent to: Noeleen Cookman LIRG Awards and Prizes Officer David Haynes Associates Signet House 49-51 Farringdon Road London EC1M 3JP Tel: 020 7242 4849 Fax: 020 7242 4858 [Email: [log in to unmask]]