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@xxxxxxx
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.
Listing of previous Ingenta Research Award Recipients
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