Colleagues,
LIRG Postgraduate Student Prize nominations
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.
The closing date for nominations for the LIRG Student prizes is 28th
February 2002.
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
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