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

Peggy Alexander, co-chair

Alison Armstrong

Diana King

Andrea Lynch, co-chair

Toshie Marra

Jennifer Osorio

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 Liladhar Pendse Cheryl A. Bartel Future events Your ideas, feedback

LAUC Mini-grants

LAUC Presentation grants

LAUC Research grants

LAUC-LA Mini-grants

Valerie's Words-of-Wisdom

Tips and tricks from past awardees

Liladhar Pendse

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

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-grants Statewide LAUC vs. LAUC-LA mini-grants $500 maximum amount Letter or proposal with same content categories as for full grant Justification Statement of need (research) Methodology Budget Timetable

Statewide LAUC vs. LAUC-LA mini-grants

$500 maximum amount

Letter or proposal with same content categories as for full grant

Justification

Statement of need (research)

Methodology

Budget

Timetable

LAUC Presentation Grants Basic requirements same as those for mini-grants Awarded to fund the cost of presenting completed research Printing and travel expenses Additional 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

Basic requirements same as those for mini-grants

Awarded to fund the cost of presenting completed research

Printing and travel expenses

Additional 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 research in library and information science, including dissemination of information on advancement in knowledge within the broad definitions of library and information science on the profession of librarianship 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

Appropriate research topics – larger scale

research in library and information science, including dissemination of information

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

on the profession of librarianship

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 application Cover sheet Need for research Design and methodology Budget Supplemental budget sheet Personnel Timetable for completion Timeline October - December call for proposals and promotion of LAUC research grant reminders sent January proposals due to LAUC-LA committee feedback provided to applicants by the LAUC-LA committee February final applications due to LAUC committee April - June LAUC committee forwards accepted proposals to UCOP Applicants notified by LAUC R&PD chair

Parts of the grant application

Cover sheet

Need for research

Design and methodology

Budget

Supplemental budget sheet

Personnel

Timetable for completion

Timeline

October - December

call for proposals and promotion of LAUC research grant

reminders sent

January

proposals due to LAUC-LA committee

feedback provided to applicants by the LAUC-LA committee

February

final applications due to LAUC committee

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 process Your LAUC-LA Committee on Research and Professional Development Our LAUC-LA representative to the LAUC Research and Professional Development Committee Guidelines document Checklist Required parts of the application Criteria for judging proposals -- scoring sheet Past projects funded Evaluation worksheet

Resources available to help you through the process

Your LAUC-LA Committee on Research and Professional Development

Our LAUC-LA representative to the LAUC Research and Professional Development Committee

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: discussion of the need for research description of the nature of work proposed estimated cost/budget Not all proposals can be funded Previous awardees

Accepted through June 5th

Up to $500

Apply by submitting a letter with the following information:

discussion of the need for research

description of the nature of work proposed

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

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

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

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 p romote 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 ?

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 p romote 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!