JUDY PITTS RESEARCH FORUM: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The Judy Pitts Research Forum will be held during the American Association of
School Librarians (AASL) 12th National Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The forum, which is under the sponsorship of the AASL Research and Statistics
Committee, provides an opportunity for discussion, collaborative problem solving,
and fellowship among academics and practitioners interested in research-related
issues. This is a call for proposals for research presentations at the forum.
The forum is named for Judy Pitts, faculty member in the School of Library and
Information Management at Emporia State University at the time of her death in
1994. Pitts worked several years as a library media specialist before earning her
Ph.D. at Florida State University in 1993. Her dissertation research -- for which
she received the AASL/Highsmith Research Grant -- was (and is) an important
contribution to our understanding of information needs, information-seeking
behavior, and information use. Pitts also served as co-editor of AASL's School
Library Media Quarterly from 1988 to 1991.
Selection of presentations for the 2005 Judy Pitts Research Forum will be based on
the following criteria: the potential to measure and/or evaluate the impact of
school library media programs on learning and education; the originality of the
research project and the methodology; the potential for replication, the clarity
and completeness of the proposal; and the timeliness of the research topic. The
research should be completed or near completion. No monetary award accompanies
selection of presenter(s).
Proposal should include the following...
Date submitted:
Project Title:
Applicant Name:
Employing Institution:
Applicant Address:
Office Phone: Fax:
E-mail:
Home Phone:
AASL/ALA Membership #:
Abstract of the Research (50 words or less):
Statement of the Identified Problem:
Goals and Objectives of the Research:
Methodology:
Conclusion(s):
E-mail your proposal as an attached word-processed document, or mail five copies of
the proposal and any attachments, no later than May15, 2005 to:
Donna Shannon
School of Library and Information Science
Davis College
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
dshannon@gwm.sc.edu
Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of five persons. Applicants will be informed
of the committee's decision by July 15, 2005.
The person(s) chosen will present their research findings at the AASL National
Conference, October 6-9, 2005. The exact day and time of the forum will be
announced prior to the conference. For more information about the AASL National
Conference, visit the official conference Web site at www.ala.org/aasl/pittsburgh.
Contact Donna Shannon dshannon@gwm.sc.edu if you have any questions about the Judy
Pitts Research Forum.
The American Association of School Librarians (www.ala.org/aasl), a division of the
American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of
library media services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of
strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence,
facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library media field.
Posted by:
Steven L. Hofmann
Manager, Digital Development
American Association of School Librarians
a division of the American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2795
800-545-2433, ext. 4389
312-280-4389 direct
312-664-7459 fax
shofmann@ala.org
www.ala.org/aasl
Save the date!
AASL 12th National Conference & Exhibition
October 6-9, 2005 in Pittsburgh, PA
www.ala.org/aasl/pittsburgh
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