Applications for CALL/ACBD Research Grant due October 15, 2011
CALL/ACBD invites members to apply for CALL's Research Grant which provides financial assistance of up to $4,000 in 2011 to support members who wish to do research on a topic of interest to those working in law libraries.
Proposed research projects need not be large or formal; research could include surveys, bibliographic projects, pilot projects and feasibility studies. Grants have been previously awarded for a survey of the education of law librarians in Canada, a comparison of electronic citators, and a bibliography of common law materials written in French.
See the Committee's pages on the CALL/ACBD website
http://www.callacbd.ca/index.
See also a list of previous recipients
http://www.callacbd.ca/index.
and two helpful sections: planning research
http://www.callacbd.ca/index.
and research resources
http://www.callacbd.ca/index.
Applicants must be members of CALL/ACBD and the proposed research project must promote an understanding of legal information sources or law librarianship. Funding may be granted for research assistance, online costs, compensating time off, purchase of software, travel, clerical assistance, etc. CALL/ACBD members may apply jointly for the grant and previous applicants who were not awarded funding are welcome to reapply.
For further details and the application form consult the CALL/ACBD website
http://www.callacbd.ca/index.
The final decision to award the research grant will be made by the CALL/ACBD Executive, based on the recommendation of the Committee to Promote Research.
To apply for this research grant please submit an application by October 15, 2011
outlining the proposed project, the amount of money requested and a detailed budget setting out how the funds will be spent. The application form is available on the CALL/ACBD website. Applications for the grant should be sent via email to:
Marianne Rogers
Chair, Committee to Promote Research
email: rogers@yorku.ca
If you would like to discuss a proposed research project or if you have any questions, please contact the chair or a member of the Committee to Promote Research:
Marianne Rogers
Law Library, Osgoode Hall Law School
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
416-736-2100 x33934
email: rogers@yorku.ca
