[Scla-list] FW: Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant (ORS) - American Library Association

[Gilson, Thomas V]

Just in case you hadn't heard about this opportunity...

 

From: opportunities at orga.cofc.edu [mailto:opportunities at orga.cofc.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:53 AM
To: _museum_and_library_science at orga.cofc.edu
Subject: Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant (ORS) - American Library
Association

 

Opportunity:
Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant (ORS)

Sponsor:
American Library Association

Deadline:
12/01/2009

Description:
SYNOPSIS: 
This grant is given annually to one or more librarians or library
educators who will conduct innovative research that could lead to an
improvement in services to any specified group(s) of people. The project
should aim to answer a question that is of vital importance to the
library community and the researchers should plan to provide
documentation of the results of their work. 

OBJECTIVES: 
The Jury would welcome proposals that involve innovative uses of
technology and proposals that involve cooperation between libraries,
between libraries and other agencies, or between librarians and persons
in other disciplines. 

ELIGIBILITY:
Any ALA member may apply. The Jury would welcome pr ojects that involve
both a practicing librarian and a researcher. 

FUNDING:
This grant consists of an amount up to $3,000. Half of the amount will
be paid within one month of the ALA Annual Conference. The remaining
half will be provided approximately six months later upon the receipt of
a satisfactory progress report as determined by the Carroll Preston
Baber Research Grant Jury Chair and the ALA staff liaison to the Carroll
Preston Baber Research Grant Jury.

Contact:
* CofC *
Susan E. Anderson, Director
Office of Research & Grants Administration
College of Charleston
Voice: 843-953-4973
Fax: 843-953-6577
Email addresses:AndersonS at cofc.edu OR RivaleauS at cofc.edu

* Agency *
Contact: Denise M. Davis, Director, Office for Research and Statistics 

Address: 50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611 
U.S.A. 
E-mail: dmdavis at ala.org
Tel: 800-545-2433, x4274 
Fax: 312-280-4392

More Information:
http://www.ala.org
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant
/babercarroll.cfm




Please contact the Office of Research & Grants Administration if
interested in this opportunity: Grants at cofc.edu 
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Office of Research and Grants Administration
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Voice: (843)953-5673 Fax: (843)953-6577
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,
would it?
Albert Einstein 

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