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
Friday, March
31, 2007. You will receive confirmation via e-mail within
two days.
Before Friday, March 31, 2007, email the Proposal, budget
and
curriculum vitae
to:
Denise Davis
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (800) 545-2433, ext. 1-4273
Fax: (312)280-4392
E-mail: dmdavis ala.org
If email attachments are not possible, applicants must send
nine (9)
printed
copies to the address above and they must be received by
Friday, March
31, 2007.
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/ingentaresearchaw
ard/
ingentaresaward.htm
And read the following for more information:
* Schedule and Procedures
* 6-Month Report
* Final Report
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