Research Grant Awarded to Larry Dershem

The 1999/2000 TS/OBS Joint Research Grant Committee is pleased to announce that Larry Dershem has been awarded a $1000 grant. His research will focus on exploring and developing ways to extend the Library of Congress Classification system to:

• make it suitable for detailed analysis of specific topics (such as Internet Law, Intellectual Property Law, etc.),
• make it suitable for use as an organizational tool for Web resources, and
• make it easier to use for catalogers unfamiliar with particular areas of the law.

The purpose of the TS/OBS Joint Research Grant is to provide support necessary for research which will benefit technical services law librarianship. If anyone is interested in applying for a grant during 2000/2001, information about the grant is available on the TS and OBS Web sites.

Corinne C. Jacox
TS/OBS Joint Research Grant Committee Chair
cjacox@mail.barry.edu