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From: Joan K. Lippincott <joan@cni.org>
Subject: Ingenta Research Award

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@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 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.

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