Re: [padg] 2008 Ingenta Research Award Call for submissions

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>>> Denise Davis 10/18/2007 7:51 AM >>>


Please distribute this information to anyone who might be interested in
this wonderful opportunity to receive research support.  Note: Deadline
date January 31, 2008 for applications.
 
Joan Stein, Chair, Ingenta Award Jury 2007-2008
Library Research Round Table, Past-Chair  2007-2008
 
Ingenta Research Award
 
Purpose
 
The Ingenta Research Award is given annually by the Library Research
Round Table of the American Library Association to support research
projects about acquisition, use, and preservation of digital
information.
 
Example areas of research include:
 
* The analysis of online journal usage data to develop conclusions and
predictive models which may be used by libraries and publishers in
determining future behavior
    * An investigation of the issues surrounding institutional
archiving, particularly costs, preservation and securing the
participation of faculty
    * A study of information seeking behavior of readers and/or authors
    * The development of future models for verifying the relative
usefulness of publications
Other topics related to digital publications will also be considered.
 
Eligibility
 
Applications are welcome from practicing librarians, faculty and
students at schools of library and information science, and independent
scholars.
Criteria
 
The Ingenta Award Jury will evaluate applications on the basis of the
following
criteria:
 
   1. Appropriateness of the proposed project to understanding of
seeking and use of digital information.
   2. Significance of the problem.
   3. Design of the study.
   4. Qualifications of the investigator(s).
   5. Realism of the timetable.
 
Amount
 
The grant consists of up to $6,000 for research and up to $1,000 for
travel to a national or international conference to present the results
of the research. Expenditures must directly support research; the award
does not cover indirect costs or overhead. Half of the research amount
will be paid within one month of the selection of the awardee; the
remaining half will be provided approximately six months later upon the
receipt of a satisfactory progress report as determined by the Ingenta
Award Jury Chair and the ALA staff liaison to the Ingenta Award Jury.
How to apply
 
Send:
   1. Proposal of no more than 6 double-spaced pages that provides
         1. overall statement of the project
         2. relation of the project to previous research
         3. research questions
         4. method/plan of investigation
         5. timetable for the work
         6. significance of the project
         7. plan to disseminate the results
   2. Budget (1 page)
   3. Curriculum vitae (2 pages)
 
Deadline
 
All submissions must reach the ALA address on or before Thursday,
January 31, 2008. 
You will receive confirmation via e-mail within two days.
Before Thursday, January 31, 2008, email the Proposal, budget and
curriculum vitae
to:
 
Letitia Earvin
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 1-4274
Fax: (312)280-4392
E-mail: learvin@xxxxxxx
 
If email attachments are not possible, applicants must send nine (9)
printed copies to the address above and they must be received by
Thursday, January 31, 2008.
 
Obligations
 
Authors retain the right to present and publish their findings where
they choose. Ingenta reserves the right to post an abstract about the
project on their website.
 
If you are interested in applying for this award, please consult:
http://www.ala.org/ala/ors/orsawards/ingentaresearchaward/ingentaresaward.htm
and read the following for more information: 
 
    * Schedule and Procedures 
    * 6-Month Report 
    * Final Report 
Listing of previous Ingenta Research Award Recipients