Updated July 10, 2019

Purpose

The Research and Publications Committee supports ALAO members by providing opportunities to fund research projects, helping members discover available resources, and by facilitating inter-institutional research projects.

Specific Activities

See the ALAO Procedures Manual for current information.

Committee Membership

Committee members serve a staggered two-year term with the option of one additional two-year term. Membership on the committee must be sustained at five members, and a maximum of seven members.

ALAO Research Grants - 2019

We are pleased to announce the Research Grant Program for 2019. Any ALAO member may apply for up to $2000 in research funding to help cover costs for current or upcoming research projects.

More information and application instructions:
http://www.alaoweb.org/committees/researchpub/2019-research-grant

Additional Funding Sources & Programs

See our Sources of Funding page to discover other grant programs that support research in library science.

ALAO Member Publications Bibliography

E-mail co-chairs Brittany Brannon or Ken Irwin to let us know about your publications so that we can add them to the bibliography. We also regularly collect copies of book reviews and articles for display at the ALAO Annual Conference.

Please send copies of your publications to the committee chairs at:

Brittany Brannon, Co-Chair (term expires July 2020)

Research Assistant
OCLC
6565 Kilgour Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 614-763-7018

Ken Irwin, Co-Chair (term expires July 2021)
Reference Librarian
Wittenberg University
Thomas Library
801 Woodlawn Ave.
Springfield, OH 45504
Phone: 937-327-7594

You may also display copies of your books at the Research and Publications Committee table at the ALAO Annual Conference by sending them to Brittany or Ken or by bringing them to the conference.