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Institute for Research Design in Librarianship: Call for Proposals
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“IRDL not only set me on the path to producing and
properly documenting original research, but it set me up with a network of
like-minded Librarians who will help me achieve my goals.” — 2014 IRDL
Scholar
We are issuing a call for applications for the
Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) 2016. We are seeking
novice librarian researchers who are employed by academic libraries or research
libraries outside an academic setting in the United States to participate in
the Institute. Novice researchers typically may have conducted research but
have not yet had a peer-reviewed article published as the primary author or had
an individual presentation accepted by a peer-reviewed conference. We define
“novice” broadly; if you feel that you would benefit from being guided
throughout the entire research design process, we encourage your application.
Librarians of all levels of professional experience are welcome to apply.
The third workshop will be held on June 6-16, 2016,
with arrival on campus on Sunday, June 5, and departure on Friday, June 17.
The William H. Hannon Library has received a
three-year grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to
offer this continuing education opportunity for academic and research
librarians. Each year 21 librarians will receive, at no cost to them, instruction
in research design and a full year of peer/mentor support to complete a
research project at their home institutions; the learning experience,
travel to and from Los Angeles, CA, accommodations, and food will be supplied
to Scholars free of charge. The summer IRDL workshop is supplemented with
pre-Institute learning activities and a peer learning network that provides
ongoing support. The workshop will be held on the campus of Loyola Marymount
University in Los Angeles, California. For more information about the
project, including the project partners, the San José State University School
of Information and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium
(SCELC), please see the project website: http://irdlonline.org.
We seek librarians with a passion for research and a
desire to improve their research skills. IRDL is designed to bring together all
that the literature tells us about the necessary conditions for librarians to
conduct valid and reliable research in an institutional setting. The cohort
will be chosen from a selective submission process, with an emphasis on
enthusiasm for research and diversity from a variety of perspectives, including
ethnicity and type and size of library.
Selection criteria:
- Commitment to the year-long process of communicating with other
participants and conducting the proposed study within
the 2016-2017academic year;
- Significance of the research problem to the operational success of
the applicant’s library or to the profession of librarianship;
- Thoughtfulness, thoroughness, and clarity of the research proposal;
- Enthusiasm for research and a desire to learn.
We will be accepting applications from December 1,
2015 to February 1, 2016.
Scholars accepted to the Institute will be notified in
early April, 2016.
Please contact Project Directors with any questions
about the Institute or the application process:
Kristine Brancolini, Dean of the Library, Loyola Marymount University
brancoli@lmu.edu
Marie Kennedy, Serials & Electronic Resources
Librarian, Loyola Marymount University
marie.kennedy@lmu.edu