ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


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RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS 
SECTION

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect 
Peter E. Hanff, Coordinator, Technical Ser­

vices, The Bancroft Library, University of Cali­
fornia, Berkeley, CA 94720

Richard G. Landon, H ead, Thomas Fisher 
Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, To­
ronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1A5 
M em ber-at-Large (three-year term)

D onald Farren, Providence, RI 02906 
D ean H. Keller, C urator of Special Collec­

tions, Kent State University Libraries, Kent, 
OH 44242

SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN 
SECTION

Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect
George V. Hodowanec, Director, William Al­

len W hite Library, Emporia State University, 
Emporia, KS 66801

E dw ard Kasinec, Research Bibliographer and 
Librarian, Ukrainian Research Institute, H ar­
vard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 
Secretary (three-year term)

H ow ard M. Leich, Slavic Acquisitions L i­
brarian, University of Illinois at U rbana/C ham ­
paign, Urbana, IL  61801

Kay L. Shaffer, Slavic B ibliographer/C ata­
loger, University Libraries, State University of 
New York at Albany, Albany, NY 12222 
Member-at-Large (one-year term)

Murlin Croucher, Slavic Bibliographer, Wil­
son Library, University of North Carolina, 
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES SECTION

Vice-Chair/ Chair-E led 
Jean Boyer Hamlin, Librarian, D ana Library, 

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102
Rita L. Paddock, Head of Public Services, 

H arvard College Library, Cambridge, MA 
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1978 LRRT Research Competition
The Library Research Round Table of the 

American Library Association has announced 
its 1978 Research Competition for two $500 
awards and invites entries from all researchers. 
The deadline for subm itting entries is April 1, 
1978. The LRRT Research Development Com­
m ittee is conducting and judging the Research 
Competition, and the decision of the committee 
will be announced by Jane Robbins, LRRT 
chairperson, prior to the 1978 Annual Confer­
ence of the ALA.

G u i d e l i n e s  f o r  t h e  R e s e a r c h  C o m p e t i t i o n

1. All research papers subm itted m ust repre­
sent completed research not previously 
published.

2. All research papers must be related in at 
least a general way to library and informa­
tion science. Any research mode is accept­
able.

3. Research papers subm itted in the competi­
tion m ust not exceed seventy-five pages.

4. Research papers completed in the pursuit 
of master’s and doctoral studies ( e.g., 
theses, seminar papers, dissertations, etc.) 
are not eligible for entry. Research utilizing 
data gathered by a master’s or doctoral stu­
dent is eligible unless the research report 
is taken directly from the paper subm itted 
for degree requirements. Papers th a t are 
spin-offs of such research are eligible for 
entry in the competition.

5. Papers generated as a result of a research 
grant or some other source of funding are 
eligible for entry in the competition.

6. Research papers prepared by joint investi­
gators are eligible for entry.

7. Only one research paper per entrant will 
be considered in the 1978 competition; 
m ultiple entries from one entrant will not 
b e accepted.

8. Research papers will be judged on the fol­
lowing points:
a. Definition of th e research problem;
b. Application of research methods;
c. Clarity of the reporting of the research;
d. Significance of the conclusions, as 

judged by the committee.
9. The committee reserves the right to select 

no w inning papers if in its judgm ent none 
of the papers is considered satisfactory.

10. E ach w inner of the competition will receive 
a $500 award.

11. W inners of th e competition will be expect­
ed to present their research papers at one 
of the LRRT Research Forum programs at 
the 1978 Annual Conference. In  the event 
that the recipient of the aw ard is unable 
to attend the conference, an alternate may 
be designated to make the presentation or 
the presentation may be delayed, w ith the 
approval of the committee, until a later 
conference.

12. T he w inning papers will be published by 
the LRRT in its research series.

To enter the 1978 LRRT Research Competi­
tion, send three (3 )  copies of your research re­
port, postmarked no later than April 1, 1978, 
to: Robert Burr, Librarian, Crosby Library, 
Gonzaga University, Spokane, W A 99202. ■ ■