LAPT Research Award Carol P. Hawks 10 Jan 1994 19:48 UTC
Just a reminder that the deadline for the 1994 LAPT Research Award is fast approaching -- February 15, 1994 -- Carol Hawks 1994 RESEARCH AWARD LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS: PRACTICE & THEORY The Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory (LAPT) Research Award provides an annual prize of $1,000 for research in the broad areas of acquisitions, serials, publishing, and collection management. The award will be given for one proposal and administered in two parts: $500 when the proposal is selected to fund the research effort and $500 when the completed manuscript is submitted to Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory. The award will be granted to the individual, not the institution, and may be used to cover expenses incurred in conducting the research outlined in the winning proposal, including travel, postage, staff support, supplies, and other items. The winning proposal will identify a critical issue in acquisitions, serials, publishing, or collection management and outline a rigorous approach to testing or solving the issue raised. Proposals will be judged on their significance, clarity and originality. The proposal should be a brief, concise description (no more than 500 words) of the project. A budget proposal and a one page vita of the author must be attached. Awards will not be limited to experienced researchers; however, researchers should present their proposal clearly addressing the following issues: 1. What are the aims and objectives of the research proposal? 2. Please describe your methodology and data analysis procedures. 3. What related research has been undertaken and/or published? Please include specific citations. 4. Is the research replication of a previous study? The deadline for submitting proposals is February 15, 1994. Proposals will be reviewed by a panel consisting of the editor-in- chief, the assistant editors, and three members of the editorial board. The winning proposal will be announced at the annual American Library Association Conference in 1994 and in the fourth issue of LAPT for the year. Research for the winning proposal must be completed within one year of the date when the award is announced. Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory reserves the right of first refusal of the completed manuscript. Information on past recipients and their research follows: 1992 -- Anna H. Perrault -- "A Study of the Effects of the Diversion of Funds from Monographs to Serials on the Monograph Collections of Research Libraries" This study investigates the shrinking non- serial resources base for United States academic libraries, shifts in monographic collecting patterns and trends in the acquisition of foreign language imprints, and the decline in monograph acquisitions as distributed across subject disciplines or among language groups. 1993 -- Samuel Demas, Anne S. Caputo, and William J. Kara -- "Viability of the Vendor Model of Information Delivery Through a Library Gateway" The study aims to determine the viability of the 'vendor model' of information delivery through a library gateway. By offering a campus community unrestricted access to an unprecedented scope of electronic information, libraries and vendors will learn for the first time: which files are used, how much they are used, by whom they are used (e.g. faculty, staff, students), and at what times of the day and night. Proposals and questions concerning this year's award should be addressed to: Carol Pitts Hawks Editor-in-Chief Library Acquisitions: Practice & Theory 2129 Sandston Road Columbus, OH 43220 (614) 292-6314 FAX: (614) 292-2015 Internet: hawks.1@osu.edu