[Asis-l] Shera Research and Dissertation Award Announcement

[John Bertot]

The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) of the American Library Association
(ALA) is pleased to announce the 2008 winners of the Jesse H. Shera Award
for Distinguished Published Research and the Jesse H. Shera Award for the
Support of Dissertation Research, which honors work that advances library
research.

The Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research is given to
the author(s) of a research article published in English during the calendar
year and nominated by any member of LRRT or by editors of research journals
in the field of library and information studies.  The 2008 recipients are
Eric M. Meyers, Karen E. Fisher and Elizabeth Marcoux of the University of
Washington iSchool for their work on ³Studying the Everyday Information
Behaviors of Tweens: Notes from the Field,² Library and Information Science
Research, 29(3), 2007, pp. 310-331.  The study investigated how children
engaging with everyday information poses methodological challenges that
differ significantly from those associated with adult populations.

The Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research is given
to provide recognition and monetary support for dissertation research
employing exemplary research design and methods.  The 2008 recipient is
Sharon McQueen, University of Wisconsin Madison, School of Library and
Information Studies, for ³The Story of OEFerdinand¹: The Creation of a
Cultural Icon.²

LRRT was founded in 1968 to contribute toward the extension and improvement
of library research by providing public program opportunities for describing
and evaluating library research projects and for disseminating their
findings.  LRRT is dedicated to informing and educating ALA members
regarding research techniques and their usefulness in obtaining information.
The information must help users reach administrative decisions and solve
problems and expand the theoretical base of the field by serving as a forum
for discussion and action on issues related to the literature and
information needs for the field of library and information science. For more
information on the Library Research Round Table please visit
http://www.ala.org/lrrt

Congratulations to the recipients!

Best wishes,

John Bertot
Chair, LRRT

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