[Asis-l] University of Michigan Research Experience for Master’s Students (REMS) Program

[Soo Young Rieh]

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​Research experiences for master's students

12-week paid summer research experience May 26-August 14, 2015


Are you interested in applying to a doctoral program or just want to find
out more what Ph.D. programs entail?  Interested in a career in library
assessment?


The University of Michigan School of Information is hosting a 12-week
intensive summer Research Experience for Master’s Students (REMS) from
other iSchool master’s programs or schools of library and information
science.


Come develop your research skills with world-renowned faculty and in
leading institutions on the UM campus (School of Information, University of
Michigan Libraries, School of Education Teaching and Learning Exploratory,
the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, and the
Bentley Historical Library). Students selected will engage in a variety of
research projects and receive close mentorship as they investigate key
issues in information science with UMSI faculty or practitioners. The REMS
program supplements the experience in the research project with a broad
range of educational and social activities that create a community of
scholars among participating students. Students completing the program will
be eligible to apply for funding to attend a conference to present their
research project.


Research Projects


Collaborative Information Behavior in Families Dealing with Chronic Illness
(Tiffany Veinot, Ph.D. , UM School of Information)

Data reuse of video-based educational research data (Kara Suzuka, Ph.D., UM
School of Education and the Teaching and Learning Exploratory)

Profiling Common Types of Research Data Published by Chemists (Yi Li,
Ph.D., - Science, UM Library)

Author Disambiguation after Identity (Justin Joque, PhD. Visualization
Librarian & Alix Keener, Digital Scholarship Librarian, UM Library)

Enhancing Learning Through Searching (Soo Young Rieh Ph.D. , UM School of
Information)

Hathi Trust: Readability, Relevance and Acceptance (Paul Conway)

Understanding the Development of Archival Literacy (Terry McDonald, Ph.D.,
Director, UM Bentley Historical Library

An Examination of External Funding within the Academy, (Karen Downing,
Ph.D., Head of Social Sciences Team & Darlene Nichols, Grants Librarian, UM
Library)

Data Reuse Practices among Zoologists (Elizabeth Yakel, Ph.D. , UM School
of Information)

Analyzing Local Standards of Data Practice to Inform Library Data Services
(Jake Carlson – Research Data Services Manager, UM Library)



Eligibility and requirements

-U.S. citizen or permanent resident

-Currently enrolled master's student or 2015 master's graduate in an
iSchool or School of Library and Information Science

-Able to participate full-time in research activities in Ann Arbor, MI: May
26-August 14


Top priority will be given to applicants from underrepresented populations
in graduate programs and/or from schools with limited research
opportunities.


Participant benefits

-Participation in an original research project with leading U-M faculty,
libraries and archives on campus, and graduate students

-Develop research skills through one-on-one mentoring and instruction on
research

-In-depth orientation on research in the information sciences and the
responsible conduct in research and scholarship and weekly educational
seminars

-Potential for funding to attend a conference to present findings

-$10,000 stipend


Application requirements

*-A* *curriculum vitae (cv) or resume.*

*-A* *personal statement *which includes information about prior research
experience, career goals including future education, and your reason for
choosing to participate in the Research Experience for Master’s Students at
the University of Michigan. The statement should be at most 1000 words and
at least 11pt font size.

*-A list of your top four research projects in ranked order*

*-A* *copy of your *

*undergraduate college/university transcript* (unofficial acceptable)

*master’s program transcript *(unofficial acceptable)

*-One faculty letter of recommendation*. These should be from faculty
members that can evaluate your ability, and should be submitted directly by
the faculty member.



Send your application materials to UMSI-REMS at umich.edu



Website:
https://www.si.umich.edu/research/research-experiences-masters-students


Applications will be accepted until 20 April 2015. Initial notifications of
acceptance by 30 April 2015


For more information contact: UMSI-REMS at umich.edu


This project is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services
<http://imls.gov> RE-01-15-0086-15.
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