The Library and Information Research Group (LIRG)
Research Scan Award intends to encourage dissemination and take-up of research
and innovation in library and information science. The value of the Research
Scan Award is £500.
The LIRG Research Scan is not intended to be an annual
award, but rather a special means to address an urgent current issue in library
and information science, by acting as a summary of relevant research. It is not
intended to generate new research, but rather to collect, analyse
and present existing research in a report for application by practitioners.
Scan Award 2012/13 – Call for Proposals
What do LIS practitioners want from research?
To inform the development of a research policy for the Chartered Institute for
Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), LIRG are funding a scan of the
literature which will help address the question - what do LIS practitioners
want from research?
The scan should cover the published literature, across all domains of LIS and
focus on at least the following questions:
- What kind of research is relevant to LIS
practitioners?
- What do practitioners understand by
"research" and how do they use it?
- What are the barriers and facilitators to using
research in practice?
General Conditions
of the Award
Applicants should have the experience to perform a
comprehensive review of the quantitative and qualitative methodologies and best
practice currently available. Applications are open to lone researchers or
research teams. Researchers may be academics and/or practitioners. Researchers
must be residents of the UK. Please see below for how to apply and deadlines.
The Research Scan Award is not intended to
create new research but involves performing a literature review of existing
research. Synonymous terms for this activity are considered to be systematic
review, scoping review and horizon scanning. If in doubt about what is
required, please see below for contact email addresses for enquiries.
The final intended output of the LIRG Research
Scan will be a revised version of the Conference paper and will be published in
LIRG's journal, Library and Information Research. The Research Scan Award is a fixed sum of £500 which will be paid on acceptance of the final paper for publication in Library and Information Research. The Research Scan award is a fixed sum and is not intended to cover
institutional costs of the work (if any).
Outline of
Workplan
The detailed workplan for
the LIRG Research Scan 2012/13 is:
December 2012: Call for
proposals.
7 January 2013: Submission
Deadline.
By 21 January 2013: LIRG
to select and notify the successful researcher/team.
January through June 2013: Selected
researcher/team to compile a draft Research Scan paper on the given topic, and
submit it by email to the LIRG Awards Co-ordinator.
15 June 2013: submission of
the draft Research Scan paper.
1 July 2013: LIRG Pre-Umbrella Conference Event. Selected
researcher/team to present, and get feedback on, the draft Research Scan paper
from attendees at the event. Note that LIRG will pay travel expenses to the
event for up to two researchers involved in the Research Scan. This is in
addition to the Research Scan Award itself.
By the end of September 2013: Library and
Information Research, LIRG's journal, to
consider for acceptance the final version Research Scan report as a paper.
After acceptance, the Scan Award will be paid to the selected researcher/team. The
material from the scan report, paper and feedback from the LIRG event will be
used by LIRG to inform policy development.
Research
Scan Applications/Enquiries
There is no application form. Applicants are invited
to submit a brief proposal outlining how the scan would be conducted and what
it will cover. Applicants should also submit one A4 CV per would-be
researcher, containing relevant professional experience and / or academic
publishing record.
The proposal, appropriateness, quality and depth of academic and professional
achievements will form the criteria for the Scan Award.
Applications
and/or enquiries should be sent by email to:
Alison Brettle
LIRG Awards Co-ordinator
Room 190 Mary Seacole Building
University of Salford
Frederick Road
Salford
M6 6PU
Tel: 0161 295 0447
Email: Lirg.Awards@gmail.com
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