OBS/TS Joint Research Grant Committee
2008-2009 Annual Report
Chair Ruth Funabiki convened the Committee meeting in Portland in July 2008.
Membership of the 2008-09 Committee included Richard Amelung (ex-officio), Pam Deemer (2008-10), Barbara Henigman (2008-10), Ruth Funabiki (Chair, 2007-09), Chris Long (2007-09), and Patricia Satzer (2007-09).
Both OBS-SIS and TS-SIS budgeted funds for the grant to be awarded in 2008-09. Each SIS was prepared to fund $500 for a project.
At the 2008 OBS-SIS Board meeting, there was a discussion of how to better publicize the grant opportunity. Although the Chair did not follow through on several of those plans, the grant opportunity received more mention this year than last. Information about the grant was posted on the OBS-SIS Facebook page on August 6, 2008. In addition, the grant was featured in March 2009 in Hollie White's Technical Services Law Librarian "Research & Publications" column.
No inquiries or applications were received between the time of the announcement and the June 15 deadline for applications.
The principal agenda item for the meeting in Washington will be to once again address the question of how to best publicize and promote the grant opportunity. If publicity increases substantially without a response in the coming year, I think the SISs should consider whether the grant program should be dropped.
Respectfully submitted,
Ruth Funabiki, Chair
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