[Asis-l] Call for Presentation Proposals: 2014 Library Research Round Table Forums at ALA Annual Conference

[Edward M. Corrado]

*Call for Presentation Proposals*

*2014 Library Research Round Table Forums at *

*ALA Annual Conference, *

*Chicago, IL*

The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at
the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Las Vegas,
NV (June 26-July 1, 2014). The LRRT Forums are a set of programs at the ALA
Annual Conference featuring presentations of LIS research, in progress or
completed, followed by discussion. One of the forums is broad in scope and
one is on a more specific topic. The forums are:

*Research: Data-Driven Decision-Making *

Libraries collect data on usage of collections, services, and physical
space. However, much of these data are not utilized to capacity. This
session will feature three research papers that demonstrate how to leverage
user-centered data to develop services. Audience members will learn about
methods and techniques that they can use locally to answer questions in
their own organizations. Attendees will be able to take away results that
could be applied directly in local settings and make connections with
presenters and one another to explore creative ways to respond to
challenges.

*Research: Creativity & Innovation*

Novelty and innovation are needed to respond to many of today’s challenges.
Libraries and librarians require new and creative approaches to defining
questions and finding answers. Three papers that demonstrate innovative
inquiry will be selected by a committee for inclusion in this Forum.
Attendees will discover methods and techniques that they previously were
not familiar with, but can be employed in their libraries. Audience members
will become cognizant of new questions or emerging ways to state and think
about problems. The results presented will offer directly applicable
solutions that can be adapted by attendees in their organizations.

This is an opportunity to present and discuss your research project
conducted in the broad area of library and information science or in a more
specialized area of the field. LRRT welcomes papers emphasizing the
problems, theories, methodologies, or significance of research findings for
LIS. Topics can include, but are not limited to, user studies and user
behavior, assessment, evaluation of library and information services,
organizational structure and personnel, cooperative collection management,
collection assessment, digital libraries, archiving, preservation, and data
curation. Both completed research and research in progress will be
considered. All researchers, including practitioners from all types of
libraries, library school faculty and students, and other interested
individuals are encouraged to submit proposals. LRRT Members and nonmembers
of LRRT are invited and welcomed to submit proposals.

The Committee will use a blind review process to select a maximum of six
projects, three for each of the two forums. The selected researchers will
be required to present their papers in person at the forums and to register
for the conference. All expenses, including registration for the
conference, travel, accommodation, etc., are the responsibility of the
researchers/presenters.

Criteria for selection are:

   1.

   Significance of the study to library and information science research;
   2.

   Quality and creativity of the methodology;
   3.

   Potential to fill a research gap or to build on previous LIS studies;
   4.

   Adherence to submission requirements (see below).

Please submit a two-page proposal by *Monday, February 17, 2014*. Late
submissions will not be considered, and submissions must be limited to two
pages in length. On the first page, please list your name(s), title(s),
institutional affiliation(s), and contact information (telephone number,
mailing address, and email address). The second page should *NOT* show your
name or any other identifying information. Instead, it must include: 1) The
title of your project, and 2) A 500-word or less abstract. The abstract
must include a problem statement, problem significance, project objectives,
methodology, and conclusions (or tentative conclusions for work in
progress), and an indication of whether the research is in-progress or
completed. Previously published research or research accepted for
publication by February 17, 2014, will not be considered.

Notification of acceptance will be made by Friday, March 28, 2014. Please
email submissions *(with an indication of which of the two forums for which
the abstract should be considered)* to:

JoAnn Jacoby

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Email: jacoby at illinois.edu
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