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.ht
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and read the following for more information:

    * Schedule and Procedures

    * 6-Month Report

    * Final Report

Listing of previous Ingenta Research Award Recipients