2008 Ingenta Research Award Call for submissions

["Joan Stein" <joan@andrew.cmu.edu>]

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@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 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