SLA Research Grants Also Accepting Applications
SLA announced that it has pooled its research funds and now is offering a new SLA Research Grant incorporating the Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Grant Fund (established in 1991, and named in honor of the former president of Disclosure, Inc., a company now known as Global Access). The deadline for applications is 1 October 2008.
SLA is supporting two types of projects:
- Research projects focused on the needs and concerns of information professionals in special libraries and related venues, with its current focus being on evidence-based practice, as in the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Research Statement, "Putting Our Knowledge to Work." Awards may be granted up to $25,000.
- Projects which directly benefit the operations of SLA and its units, by furthering the scientific, literary and educational purpose for which the association is organized and operated. Awards may be granted up to $10,000.
Grant applications are evaluated by SLA's Research and Development Committee based on the purpose and objectives of the proposed project within the context of evidence-based practice, the significance of the topic to the profession, the project's methodology, qualifications of staff and the appropriateness of the project's budget and timetable.
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