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1978 LRRT Research Competition

The Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association has announced its 1978 Research Competition for two $500 awards and invites entries from all researchers. The deadline for submitting entries is April 1, 1978. The LRRT Research Development Committee is conducting and judging the Research Competition, and the decision of the committee will be announced by Jane Robbins, LRRT chairperson, prior to the 1978 Annual Conference of the ALA.

Guidelines for the Research Competition

1. All research papers submitted must represent completed research not previously published.

2. All research papers must be related in at least a general way to library and information science. Any research mode is acceptable.

3. Research papers submitted in the competition must not exceed seventy-five pages.

4. Research papers completed in the pursuit of master’s and doctoral studies (e.g., theses, seminar papers, dissertations, etc.) are not eligible for entry. Research utilizing data gathered by a master’s or doctoral student is eligible unless the research report is taken directly from the paper submitted for degree requirements. Papers that are spin-offs of such research are eligible for entry in the competition.

5. Papers generated as a result of a research grant or some other source of funding are eligible for entry in the competition.

6. Research papers prepared by joint investigators are eligible for entry.

7. Only one research paper per entrant will be considered in the 1978 competition; multiple entries from one entrant will not be accepted.

8. Research papers will be judged on the following points:

a. Definition of the research problem;

b. Application of research methods;

c. Clarity of the reporting of the research;

d. Significance of the conclusions, as judged by the committee.

9. The committee reserves the right to select no winning papers if in its judgment none of the papers is considered satisfactory.

10. Each winner of the competition will receive a $500 award.

11. Winners of the competition will be expected to present their research papers at one of the LRRT Research Forum programs at the 1978 Annual Conference. In the event that the recipient of the award is unable to attend the conference, an alternate may be designated to make the presentation or the presentation may be delayed, with the approval of the committee, until a later conference.

12. The winning papers will be published by the LRRT in its research series.

To enter the 1978 LRRT Research Competition, send three (3) copies of your research report, postmarked no later than April 1, 1978, to: Robert Burr, Librarian, Crosby Library, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99202. ■ ■