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.
Previous winners of the Award have included:
* Neil Parkinson, formerly of City University for his study, What's so
special about special Collections?
* Louise Glen, formerly of the University of Sheffield for her study,
The creativity of reading fiction
* Cheryl Twomey, formerly of the University of North London, for her
study, An analysis of the design and quality of patients information
leaflets supplied with medicines sold by pharmacists in the United
Kingdom
* Alyn Jones, formerly of Queen Margaret College in Edinburgh, for his
study, The Corporate Internet (Undergraduate winner)
* Nicholas Lewis, formerly of Thames Valley University, for his
postgraduate dissertation on Level 4 Information and Library services
NVQ: and alternative route to professional status in the ILS sector
(Postgraduate Student Prize winner)
LIRG POSTGRADUATE STUDENT PRIZE: Procedures and Conditions
1. Prizes will be awarded to students completing courses leading to a
first professional qualification recognised by CILIP 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 date for submission is 31st March 2007. Work completed
and assessed in the past twelve months 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:
1. Give a short presentation on their projects at a special LIRG
meeting, when the prizes will be awarded;
2. Write a short summary for the LIRG journal Library and Information
Research
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. Applications should be sent to:
Dr Jean Yeoh
Director ISS Corporate Services
Information Services & Systems
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
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Tel: 020 7848 1844
For more information please see:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/research/activities/awards/studentprize.htm
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