Print

---

This should say   New Orleans  -- ie.  Not Washington DC
that was where it was held last June  / fyi  / cheers, KarenWeaver

On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Budd, John M. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Folks: At each year’s ALA Annual Meeting the Library Research Round Table
> sponsors two research forums.  Proposals are now being taken for possible
> inclusion in the 2011 forums.  The process is double-blind referring.
> Information is as follows:
>
>
>
>  *Call for Presentation Proposals*
>
>
>
> *2011 Library Research Round Table Forums at *
>
> *ALA Annual Conference, *
>
> *Washington, DC*
>
>
>
> The Library Research Round Table (LRRT) will sponsor two Research Forums at
> the 2011 American Library Association Annual Conference in New Orleans (June
> 23-28).  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.  Two LRRT Research Forums are scheduled for 2011, one on
> general LIS research and one on a more specific topic that will emerge as we
> evaluate the submissions. The two forums are:
>
>
>
>
>
> *Research to Understand Users: Issues and Approaches*
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> *Four-Star Research*
>
> 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.
>
>
>
>
>
> 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, electronic services, service effectiveness, organizational
> structure and personnel, library value determination, and evaluation of
> library and information services.  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.  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 Friday, December 17, 2010.  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 December 15, 2010, will not be considered.
>
>
>
> Notification of acceptance will be made by Monday, February 21, 2011.
> Please send submissions (via email or snail mail) to:
>
>
>
> John M. Budd
>
> Library Research Round Table Chair-Elect
>
> School of Information Science & Learning Technologies
>
> 303 Townsend Hall
>
> University of Missouri
>
> Columbia, MO 65203
>
> Phone: 573.882.3258
>
> Fax: 573.884.4944
>
> Email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *John M. Budd, Professor*
>
> *School of Information Science & Learning Technologies*
>
> *University of Missouri*
>
> *303 Townsend Hall*
>
> *Columbia, MO 65211*
>
> *Phone: 573.882.3258*
>
> *Fax: 573.884.4944*
>
> *Email: [log in to unmask]*
>
>
>