Connaway, L. S. (2018). OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program. Presented at ALISE 2018 Conference, February 8, 2018, Denver, Colorado.
OCLC ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grant Program
1. ALISE 2018, Denver, 8 February 2018
OCLC ALISE
Library & Information Science
Research Grant Program
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, PhD
Moderator
2. OCLC ALISE LIS Grant Program
• Promotes research relevant to the advancement of
librarianship and information science
• Supports research for full-time academic faculty (or
equivalent) in schools of library and information science
– Beginning 2017 funded 3 research projects up to $25,000
• Research of interest to the library and information science
community
3. 2018 OCLC ALISE LIS Grant Call for Proposals
• Prioritize submissions that integrate diversity,
inclusion and equity aspects into research areas
– Impact of digital technology on libraries, museums, and
archives
– Social media, learning, and information-seeking
behavior
– New developments in knowledge organization
4. OCLC ALISE LIS Grant 2018 Recipients
• Characterizing the Adoption of ORCID iDs in Academic
Communities
• Alexander Voss, St. Andrews University
• The Critical Catalog: Understanding Metadata for Access to and
Promotion of Diverse Library Resources
• Rachel Clarke, Syracuse University
• Understanding the Information Seeking Behavior and Digital Skills
of Refugee Migrants during the Job Seeking Process
• Violetta Trkulja, Humboldt University
5. OCLC ALISE LIS Grant 2017 Recipients
• Costing Research Data Management: Difficulties and Findings
• Lorraine Richards Bornn, Drexel University
• Financial Information Literacy Toolkit for Equipping over 200
Million Poor for Mobile-based Digital Payments: A Study with
Public Libraries in India
• Devendra Potnis, The University of Tennessee
• Library Engagement with Community-based Health and Wellness
in Diverse Communities
• Charles Senteio, (Principal Investigator), Rutgers University
• Nancy Kranich (Co-Investigator), Rutgers University
The number of grant applications has fluctuated between 38 and 7.
We received 38 proposals for the 2018 Call
28 of them were eligible proposals
16 US and 1 Puerto Rico applicants submitted proposals
21 non-US applicants submitted proposals
An overview of the grant and its history is available at http://www.oclc.org/en-US/publications/nextspace/articles/issue21/OCLCALISELibraryandInformationScienceResearchGrantProgram25yearsofcutting-edgelibrarysciencesresearch.html
The number of grant applications has fluctuated between 38 and 7.
We received 34 proposals for the 2017 Call
26 of them were eligible proposals
17 Eligible from North America
16 US applicants submitted proposals
1 Canadian applicant submitted a proposal
9 Eligible proposals from outside North America
3 proposals from Australia
3 proposals from Nigeria
1 proposal from Azerbaijan
1 proposal from Germany
1 proposal from Russia
An overview of the grant and its history is available at http://www.oclc.org/en-US/publications/nextspace/articles/issue21/OCLCALISELibraryandInformationScienceResearchGrantProgram25yearsofcutting-edgelibrarysciencesresearch.html