Mark Eddy, Case Western Reserve University

The ALAO Research & Publications Committee finalized awards for the 2014 Research Grant Program this past March. Out of a pool of six applicants, the committee selected three proposals for award grants.

Our 2014 grant winners are,

Shannon Marie Robinson — Fine Arts Liaison Librarian — Denison University
An award of $505 (full funding) for a research project entitled, The Information Needs of Dancers in Higher Education

Rocki Strader — Associate Professor and Authorities Librarian, Western Languages Cataloging Coordinator, Database Maintenance Coordinator — Library Tech Center, The Ohio State University Libraries
An award of $497 (partial funding) for a research project entitled, The cataloging of sound recordings in the United States: a chronological account

Jane Wu — Systems Librarian, Associate professor — Otterbein University
An award of $497 (partial funding) for a research project entitled, A Comparative Study of Information Literacy Education In Three Chinese Academic Libraries

The RPC would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of the applicants for participating in this year’s program. We look forward to hearing more about their exciting research in the coming months. Thanks very much to everyone!