AALL/Aspen Publishers Grants Program Seeks Applications for $5,000 in
Research Grants
The Research Committee of the American Association of Law Libraries is
accepting applications through Oct. 27 for research grants from the
AALL/Aspen Publishers Grants Program, totaling up to $5,000.
The committee will award one or more grants to library professionals who
want to conduct research that affects librarianship. The grants program
funds small or large research projects that create, disseminate, or use
legal and law-related information. Projects may range from the historical
(indexes, legislative histories, bibliographies, biographies, directories)
to the theoretical (trends in cataloging, publishing or new service models
in libraries) to the practical (implementation models for collection,
personnel or infrastructure management).
The Association's Research Agenda offers suggestions for research projects
that cover the profession of law librarianship, law library patrons, law
library services, legal research and bibliography, legal information
resources, and law library facilities. However, projects are not limited
to those described in the agenda; the committee will consider all
applications and research projects. To review AALL's Research Agenda,
please go to http://www.aallnet.org/committee/research/agenda.asp
The AALL/Aspen Publishers Grant Program was established in 1996 with a
generous contribution of $50,000 from Aspen Publishers, a New York-based
legal publisher. Aspen Publishers considers its contribution as an
investment in research that will provide a prospective look at the role of
librarians, researchers and legal information providers and will yield
results to which publishers can respond. Aspen's goal is to sponsor
research that will have a practical impact on the law library profession
and inspire products and changes in the marketplace.
To apply for the grants, all applicants must provide resumes and
statements of their qualifications for carrying out their projects. The
applications must demonstrate experience with research projects and an
understanding of the dissemination and use of legal and law-related
information. Priority will be given to practicing law librarians and AALL
members, working individually or in partnership with other information
professionals. The grant application and complete guidelines are available
at http://www.aallnet.org/about/aspen_grant_application.asp
The submission deadline for applications is Oct. 27, 2003. Grants will be
awarded and announced in December. Allocation of the research grants will
be at the sole discretion of the AALL Research Committee.
For more information about the grants, please contact Ellen McGrath, chair
of the AALL Research Committee, at emcgrath@buffalo.edu
The members of the AALL Research Committee are:
Ellen McGrath, chair, University at Buffalo
Scott Childs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Edwin Greenlee, University of Pennsylvania
Michael Jeffrey Slinger, Cleveland State University
Trina Tinglum, University of St. Thomas
Susan Tulis, Southern Illinois University
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Ellen McGrath E-mail: emcgrath@buffalo.edu
Head of Cataloging Phone: (716) 645-2254
Charles B. Sears Law Library Fax: (716) 645-3860
University at Buffalo
State University of New York
Buffalo, New York 14260-1110
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