<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><div id=":1z4" class="" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div id=":1z5" class="" style="overflow:hidden"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">***Application process EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 14, 2015***</span></b><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">“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</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The William H. Hannon Library has received a three-year grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to offer a continuing education opportunity for academic and research librarians. Each year 21 librarians will receive, <b>at no cost to them</b>, instruction in research design and a full year of peer/mentor support to complete a research project at their home institutions. The summer Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (IRDL) workshop is supplemented with pre-Institute learning activities and a personal learning network that provides ongoing mentoring.  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:  </span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://irdlonline.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://irdlonline.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The second workshop will be held on July 13-23, 2015, with arrival on campus on Sunday, July 12, and departure on Friday, July 24.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">We are now issuing a call for applications for the IRDL 2015. 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.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">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.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times,serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The Advisory Board, comprised of librarians with research experience in a variety of settings, will use an open review process to select participants who will travel to Los Angeles, California, participate in all Institute activities, and conduct a research project during the 2015-2016 academic year. The online application requires a proposed research project that will be revised at the workshop and will be the basis for the study to be completed in the coming year.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Selection criteria:</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black">       </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Commitment to the year-long process of communicating with other participants and conducting the proposed study</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black">       </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Significance of the research problem to the operational success of the applicant’s library or to the profession of librarianship</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black">       </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Thoughtfulness, thoroughness, and clarity of the research proposal</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-left:0.25in;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7pt;color:black">       </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Enthusiasm for research and a desire to learn.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">We will be accepting applications from December 1, 2014 to February 14, 2015.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Scholars accepted to the Institute will be notified in mid-April, 2015.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Please contact Project Directors with any questions about the Institute or the application process:</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Kristine Brancolini, Dean of the Library, Loyola Marymount University<br></span><span style="color:black;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="mailto:brancoli@lmu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">brancoli@lmu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(85,85,85)">Marie Kennedy, Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian, Loyola Marymount University<br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:marie.kennedy@lmu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">marie.kennedy@lmu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="color:black"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div class=""></div></div></div></div><div class="" id=":20j" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"></div></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>
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