Please excuse the duplication of this message. Please feel free to share it with appropriate parties. As the Chair of the Library Research Roundtable (LRRT) of ALA, I would like to invite you to attend the four research forums being presented by LRRT at the ALA Annual conference in Washington, DC. And to attend the LRRT committee meeting. Details of each forum and meeting are below. Locations will be announced when available. Thanks to Norman Rose (ALA) for compiling this information. Meeting Title: New Minds, New Approaches Type: Program Meeting Description This session will present three graduate student research papers discussing library-related research projects. Students in library and information science graduate programs will be invited to submit papers, and an LRRT committee will select the three winning papers. Unit ALA - LRRT Will this session be published in the program book?: Yes Closed Session? No Estimated Attendance: 150 Preferred Day: Saturday June 26 Preferred Meeting Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon Meeting Title: LRRT Four-Star Research Type: Program Meeting Description This session will feature three library-related research papers describing studies of libraries and librarianship. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality and creativity of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship. Unit ALA - LRRT Will this session be published in the program book?: Yes Closed Session? No Estimated Attendance: 150 Preferred Day: Sunday June 27 Preferred Meeting Time: 8:00 am - 10:00 am Meeting Title: Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches Type: Program Meeting Description This session will feature three library-related research papers investigating users and their use of libraries and information. An LRRT committee will select the winning papers based on quality of study design, significance of the research topic, and potential for significant contribution to librarianship. Unit ALA - LRRT Will this session be published in the program book?: Yes Closed Session? No Estimated Attendance: 100 Preferred Day: Sunday June 27 Preferred Meeting Time: 10:30 am - 12:00 noon Meeting Title: Research from the Field: Increasing the Competitive Edge and Impact of Library's People, Services, and Technologies Type: Program Meeting Description This session will feature three research papers examining ways libraries can increase the competitive abilities of their people, services, and technologies to create greater impact in the library's service environment. The LRRT Chair will select the papers based on originality, quality, and creativity of study design; significance of the research topic; and the potential for significant contribution to librarianship. Unit ALA - LRRT Will this session be published in the program book?: Yes Closed Session? No Estimated Attendance: 100 Preferred Day: Sunday June 27 Preferred Meeting Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Meeting Title: Library Research Round Table Committee Meeting Type: Committee Meeting Meeting Description Committee meeting for the Library Research Round Table Unit ALA - LRRT Will this session be published in the program book?: Yes Closed Session? No Estimated Attendance: 30 Preferred Day: Monday June 28 Preferred Meeting Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm We look forward to seeing you there, Larry Larry Nash White, Ph.D. LRRT Chair, 2009-2010 Department of Library Science East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 252-328-2315 (Phone) 252-328-4368 (Fax) [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (Email)