A Research Funding Opportunity for Library and Information Science Faculty: The OCLC/ALISE Library and Information Science Research Grant Program

Abstract

There are limited funding sources available for research in library and information science. In 1999 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. and the Association of Library and Information Science (ALISE) partnered to promote and publicize the Library and Information Science Research Grant Program (LISRGP) to encourage faculty research in library and information science. From 1985 through 1987 OCLC provided computer workstations to support library and information science faculty research. A maximum amount of $10,000 per research project was allocated from 1988 through 2002. Since 2003 the OCLC/ALISE LISRGP has funded three research projects up to $15,000 per project. Grant proposals should be written in accordance with the submission guidelines included in the call for proposals. The projects should be completed within a twelve-month period and the grant recipients are required to submit a final report. Priority will be given to those research proposals related to the research agenda that was developed from the OCLC research project priorities and the literature.