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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://www.oclc.org/research/grants/call.html
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Sponsor/Award: |
OCLC RESEARCH - LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM - 2013 FALL COMPETITION |
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Grant Amount: |
UP TO $15,000 FOR ONE YEAR |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Sep 08, 2013
Sponsor's: Sep 15, 2013
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Description: |
In recognition of the importance of research to the advancement of librarianship and information science, OCLC and ALISE promote independent research that helps integrate new technologies that offer innovative approaches and contributes to a better understanding of the information environment and user expectations and behaviors. Research related (but not limited) to the following areas is encouraged: Impact of digital technology on libraries, museums, and archives, Social media, learning, and information-seeking behavior, New developments in knowledge organization (metadata, social tagging, linked data, etc.) Submit proposals electronically via the online form. The deadline for submission is 23:59:59 your local time on 15 September 2013. |
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Application Details: |
Full-time academic faculty in schools of library and information science or related fields are eligible to apply. OCLC and ALISE encourage international proposals and collaborative projects under this program. To aid new researchers, priority will be given when possible to proposals from junior faculty and applicants who have not previously received LISRGP funds. Proposals must be signed by the principal investigator, by the dean/director (or equivalent) of the school, and by an authorized official of the university. |
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NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission. |
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Western Contacts: |
Moxey,Laura
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Sponsor Contacts: |
OCLCRESEARCH@OCLC.ORG
6565 Kilgour Place
DUBLIN, Ohio, United States
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