LAUC-LA Committee on Research & Professional Development

May 29, 2009

• Peggy Alexander, co-chair

• Alison Armstrong• Diana King• Andrea Lynch, co-

chair• Toshie Marra• Jennifer Osorio

LAUC-LA Representative to the LAUC Committee on Research and Professional Development

• Valerie Bross

• LAUC Mini-grants• LAUC Presentation grants• LAUC Research grants• LAUC-LA Mini-grants • Valerie's Words-of-Wisdom• Tips and tricks from past awardees

o Liladhar Pendseo Cheryl A. Bartel

• Future events• Your ideas, feedback

Funding Eligibility

All members of the Librarians Association of the University of California (LAUC) are eligible to apply for funds, including permanent and temporary staff 

Please note: Members of the LAUC Research and Professional Development Committee and the LAUC-LA Committee on Research and Professional Development are not eligible to apply for funds for the period of their term of office

LAUC Mini-grantsStatewide LAUC vs. LAUC-LA mini-grants$500 maximum amount Letter or proposal with same content categories

as for full grantJustification

Statement of need (research)MethodologyBudgetTimetable

LAUC Presentation Grants

Basic requirements same as those for mini-grantsAwarded to fund the cost of presenting completed

researchPrinting and travel expensesAdditional information needed: abstract of the

paper or poster, name of sponsoring organization for conference, description of funds requested from other sources

LAUC statewide funding priorities: (1) Research Grants, (2) Mini-grants, (3) Presentation Grants

Funds available on July 1 and must be spent by June 30 of following year

LAUC Research Grants • Appropriate research topics – larger scale

o research in library and information science, including dissemination of information

o on advancement in knowledge within the broad definitions of library and information science

o on the profession of librarianshipo on subject specialties for which the applicant is

highly qualified and which would result in the advancement of knowledge in general

• Awards can range from $200 to $14,000

LAUC Research Grants - continued

• Parts of the grant applicationo Cover sheeto Need for researcho Design and methodologyo Budgeto Supplemental budget sheeto Personnelo Timetable for completion

• Timelineo October - December

call for proposals and promotion of LAUC research grant reminders sent

o January proposals due to LAUC-LA committee feedback provided to applicants by the LAUC-LA committee

o February final applications due to LAUC committee

o April - June LAUC committee forwards accepted proposals to UCOP Applicants notified by LAUC R&PD chair

LAUC Research Grants -- continued

Resources available to help you through the processo Your LAUC-LA Committee on Research and

Professional Developmento Our LAUC-LA representative to the LAUC

Research and Professional Development Committee

o Guidelines document Checklist Required parts of the application Criteria for judging proposals -- scoring sheet Past projects funded Evaluation worksheet

LAUC-LA Mini-grants

• Accepted through June 5th• Up to $500• Apply by submitting a letter with the following

information:o discussion of the need for researcho description of the nature of work proposedo estimated cost/budget

• Not all proposals can be funded• Previous awardees

 

Valerie's Words-of-Wisdom

• When asking for equipment/software, remember it is owned by University of California

• Feedback by LAUC-LA R&PD and/or Statewide Rep to the LAUC R&PD

• If you are interested in doing a multi-campus LAUC Research Grant, read that section of the Guidelines closely

• The design and methodology should be written clearly

Take it away...

Liladhar Pendse, YRL CRIS 

Cheryl A. Bartel, Biomed RICS

Future LAUC-LA R&PD Events

June 2009 -- Part 2• research speed-dating event ... find a potential

collaborator or research mentor...fine tune your research idea by getting feedback from colleagues and LAUC-LA representatives

July/August 2009 -- Part 3• discussion of research ideas/projects and get

tips/advice from committee representatives, LORA representatives, and LAUC-LA's representative to the LAUC R&PD Committee

We need your ideas and feedback• How can the LAUC-LA Committee on Research and

Professional Development (R&PD) help you achieve your research goals?

• What ideas do you have for making LAUC-LA R&PD future events successful? 

• What other ways we could promote LAUC and LAUC-LA funding opportunities? 

• What advice/assistance do you need from the LAUC-LA Committee on Research to assist you turn your research interests into a research plan of action?

Thank you for coming today!