Are you interested in doing some research?

Would you like to improve your success rate for your research proposals?

Do you have a great idea but do not know how to turn this into funding? … then the Library & Information Research Group have two seminars to help you. How to write a successful research proposal: secrets of success .  

Session 1 - The first half-day seminar consists of presentations by successful library and information researchers in the art of writing a successful research proposal. Providing ideas and tips in:

• writing research proposals and experiences of actually conducting the research

• using research as evidence to support your own library / service development – in benchmarking etc,

• how to use research in your library / service to contribute to the wider profession, by publishing the results in the library journals etc.

Who should attend: Practitioners, students and academics. It is particularly suitable for those who have never submitted a research proposal and/or those who are interested in submitting proposals for the forthcoming LIRG funding awards.

Duration: 3 hours Cost: £25 members of LIRG or CDG Scotland; £50 non-members.

Locations and dates:

Glasgow: 8 January 2010, 10am – 1pm Strathclyde University, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow. This session will be held in conjunction with the Career Development Group Scotland and is eligible for the CILIP Seal of Recognition.

Birmingham: 15 January 2010, Birmingham Central Library (1pm-4pm)

London: 12 January 2010, University of East London, Docklands Campus (10am-1pm) How to write a successful research proposal: proposal workshop -

Session 2 - This second session is a half day workshop offering participants an opportunity to:

• discuss sample proposals

• contribute a proposal of their own for workshop discussion

• network and discuss experiences.

Who should attend: Practitioners, students and academics. It is particularly suitable for those who have never submitted a research proposal and/or those who are interested in submitting proposals for future LIRG funding awards.

Duration: 3 hours Cost: £25 members of LIRG or CDG Scotland; £50 non-members.

Locations and dates:

Glasgow: 29 January 2010, 10am – 1pm Strathclyde University, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow. This session will be held in conjunction with the Career Development Group Scotland and is eligible for the CILIP Seal of Recognition.

Birmingham: 29 January 2010, Birmingham Central Library (10am – 1pm)

London: 26 January 2010, University of East London, Docklands Campus (10am-1pm)

Why two seminars?

The two seminars are linked – with the first providing an introduction and the second a more practical experience to develop skills. Participants may attend both or sign up for either seminar. For attendance at the second seminar, participants will be asked to bring a draft proposal for discussion in the workshop session. Reduced Rates: For attending both seminars, the cost will be: £40 LIRG and CDG Scotland members; £75 non-members.

For further details contact Alison Brettle A.Brettle@salford.ac.uk.

For booking contact Alan Poulter Alan.Poulter@cis.strath.ac.uk  Final date for booking: 6th January 2010 (for all seminars).

builds on the organisation’s strong track record in delivering significant education reform, including its key role in Curriculum for Excellence and the implementation of Glow in all 32 local authorities.

core remit is:-

• Curriculum – to keep the curriculum 3 – 18 under review and provide advice and support, including quality assured resources, on the curriculum 3 – 18 to Ministers and the education system;
• Assessment – to provide advice and support to Ministers and the education system on assessment to support learning, with support from SQA as appropriate, and to work with SQA to ensure the availability of quality assured resources to support assessment;
• Glow and ICT in schools – to provide advice and support to Ministers and the education system on the use of ICT to support education, to establish and maintain technology standards for education, to ensure practitioners have easy online access to advice and support, including digital resources and to manage the provision of the national ICT infrastructure to support education, currently Glow, the LTS Online Service and the local authority Interconnect.

There are a number of other areas that LTS may work with other partners, perhaps leading on certain elements, to ensure effective provision, including research and intelligence gathering, professional development and the sharing of good practice. 

The project has worked with LTS on a number of information literacy related projects and it is good to see that LTS will continue to work with partners on “research and intelligence gathering, professional development and the sharing of good practice.” The current project we are working with them on is very much based in these areas linked to the Curriculum for Excellence - ‘Real and Relevant – Information and Critical Literacy Skills for the 21st Century Learner’ (Early and First Level)