[Asis-l] Call for Proposals for Beta Phi Mu LRRT Research Paper Award 2014

[Edward M. Corrado]

*Call for Proposals*

*Beta Phi Mu/LRRT Research Paper Award for 2014*

This award is being jointly presented by The Beta Phi Mu International
Honor Society

(http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/) and the American Library Association's
Library Research Round Table (http://www.ala.org/lrrt/) to recognize
excellent research into problems related to the profession of
librarianship.  Any ALA member is eligible for this $500 award, and all
methodologies and research topics/questions are eligible for
consideration.  The criteria to be followed for the selection of an award
winner are:

·         Importance of the research question or problem (20 points)

·         Adequacy of the review of relevant literature (10 points)

·         Appropriateness of the methodology used (10 points)

·         Effectiveness of the application of the methodology (20 points)

·         Addition of the findings to the knowledge and/or praxis in the
field of librarianship (20 points)

·         Articulation of the conclusions emanating from the study (10
points)

·         Clarity and completeness (10 points)

The submissions will be limited to a 2,000-word abstract. Submissions
should be made electronically to the contact person. The submissions must
not have been previously published. The bibliographic style should follow *The
Chicago Manual of Style*, 16th ed.  for references with volume (date):
pages. Submissions should be made electronically to the contact person
below and must not have been published prior to March 1, 2014. Individuals
may submit only one paper. Jointly authored proposals are acceptable, but
all authors must be ALA members, and will split the award of $500.

*The deadline for submission is March 1, 2014*. All submissions that meet
the deadline and the criteria will be considered. The proposals will
undergo a blind-review process by a joint BPM/LRRT award committee and the
winner will be notified by May 1, 2014.  Please include a title page with
title of proposal and author contact information including name,
institutional affiliation, mailing address and email address.

The award will be presented during one of LRRT's research programs at the
ALA Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, NV, June 26-July 1, 2014.

*Email Submissions as Word documents only to**: *

Amanda Ros, BPM President and Award Chair

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Alfred R. Neumann Library

2700 Bay Area Blvd.

Houston, TX 77058-1002

Phone: 281-283-3938

Fax: 281-283-3937

rosa at uhcl.edu
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