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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“IRDL not only set me on the path to producing and properly documenting original research, but it set me up with a network of like-minded Librarians who will help me achieve my goals.” — 2014
IRDL Scholar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are issuing a call for applications for the Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) 2016. We are seeking novice librarian researchers who are employed by academic libraries or
research libraries outside an academic setting in the United States to participate in the Institute. Novice researchers typically may have conducted research but have not yet had a peer-reviewed article published as the primary author or had an individual
presentation accepted by a peer-reviewed conference. We define “novice” broadly; if you feel that you would benefit from being guided throughout the entire research design process, we encourage your application. Librarians of all levels of professional experience
are welcome to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The third workshop will be held on June 6-16, 2016, with arrival on campus on Sunday, June 5, and departure on Friday, June 17.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The William H. Hannon Library has received a three-year grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to offer this continuing education opportunity for academic and research
librarians. Each year 21 librarians will receive, at no cost to them, instruction in research design and a full year of peer/mentor support to complete a research project at their home institutions; the learning experience, travel to and from Los Angeles,
CA, accommodations, and food will be supplied to Scholars free of charge. The summer IRDL workshop is supplemented with pre-Institute learning activities and a peer learning network that provides ongoing support. The workshop will be held on the campus of
Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. For more information about the project, including the project partners, the San José State University School of Information and the Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC), please see
the project website: <a href="http://irdlonline.org">http://irdlonline.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We seek librarians with a passion for research and a desire to improve their research skills. IRDL is designed to bring together all that the literature tells us about the necessary conditions
for librarians to conduct valid and reliable research in an institutional setting. The cohort will be chosen from a selective submission process, with an emphasis on enthusiasm for research and diversity from a variety of perspectives, including ethnicity
and type and size of library.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Selection criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> * Commitment to the year-long process of communicating with other participants and conducting the proposed study within the 2016-2017 academic year;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> * Significance of the research problem to the operational success of the applicant’s library or to the profession of librarianship;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> * Thoughtfulness, thoroughness, and clarity of the research proposal;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> * Enthusiasm for research and a desire to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We will be accepting applications from December 1, 2015 to February 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scholars accepted to the Institute will be notified in early April, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please contact Project Directors with any questions about the Institute or the application process: Kristine Brancolini, Dean of the Library, Loyola Marymount University (<a href="mailto:brancoli@lmu.edu">brancoli@lmu.edu</a>)
Marie Kennedy, Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian, Loyola Marymount University (<a href="mailto:marie.kennedy@lmu.edu">marie.kennedy@lmu.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Angie Thorpe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2015 IRDL Scholar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Angie Thorpe<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Digital User Experience Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indiana University Kokomo Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2300 S Washington St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kokomo, IN 46904<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">765-455-9346<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:atthorpe@iuk.edu" target="_top"><span style="color:blue">atthorpe@iuk.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.75pt"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.iuk.edu"><span style="color:blue">www.iuk.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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