Apologies for crossposting
The LIRG Research Award for 2011 went to Hannah Rose and Gillian Siddal,
both Academic Librarians at the University of Northampton, for their
research project project entitled "An investigation into the use of
reading lists as a pedagogical tool to support the development of
information skills amongst Foundation Degree students". The judges
commented:
"a very polished proposal - an under-studied and topical subject, relevant
to LIRG's aims."
The Award is for £2000. A full paper based on this dissertation will
appear in a future issue of our journal, Library and Information Research,
see:
http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/research/publications/journal/pages/default.aspx
This research will also be presented at an appropriate conference session
organised by LIRG.
The LIRG Student Award for 2011 for best dissertation went to Thomas
Muggleton, a student at the Department of Computer and Information
Sciences at Strathclyde University, for his study entitled "The effect of
homelessness on information access, identity formation and social
interaction". The judges commented:
"An original piece of research that has relevance to the profession and
has practical application"
The Award is for £300. A short paper based on this dissertation
will appear in a future issue of our journal, Library and Information
Research.
Alan Poulter - LIRG Awards and Prizes
Dept of Computer and Information Sciences
University of Strathclyde
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