Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research
The Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research is given to provide recognition and monetary support for dissertation research employing exemplary research design and methods.
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The Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research is designed to provide recognition for dissertation research employing exemplary research design and methods relating in at least a general way to library studies. The award is restricted to research designs that have been approved by the doctoral candidate’s dissertation committee and that are about to be employed or are in the initial stage of use. The recipient of the award will receive a Certificate and $250.
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Frequency: Annual
Award Information
| Title | Year | |
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| Jacqueline “Jacquie” Kociubuk
2025 - Winner(s) |
2025 - Winner(s) |
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| No award
2024 - |
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| No award
2023 - No Awards Given |
2023 - No Awards Given |
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| Amber Matthews
2022 - Winner(s) |
2022 - Winner(s) |
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| No award
2021 - |
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| Bonnie Tulloch
2020 - Winner(s) |
2020 - Winner(s) |
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| Renee M. Burress
2019 - Winner(s) |
2019 - Winner(s) |
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| Amanda Waugh
2018 - Winner(s) |
2018 - Winner(s) |
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| Rachel Williams
2017 - Winner(s) |
2017 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| Min Sook Park
2016 - Winner(s) |
2016 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| No award
2015 - No Awards Given |
2015 - No Awards Given |
| Title | Year | |
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| No award
2014 - Winner(s) |
2014 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| Devon Greyson
2013 - Winner(s) |
2013 - Winner(s) |
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| Victor J. Sensenig
2012 - Winner(s) |
2012 - Winner(s) |
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| Amy VanScoy
2011 - Winner(s) |
2011 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| Rhee Hea Lim
2010 - Recipient(s) |
2010 - Recipient(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| No award
2009 - No Awards Given |
2009 - No Awards Given |
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| Sharon McQueen
2008 - Winner(s) |
2008 - Winner(s) |
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| Melissa L. Just
2007 - Winner(s) |
2007 - Winner(s) |
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| Rebecca Miller
2006 - Winner(s) |
2006 - Winner(s) |
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| Donghee Sinn
2005 - Winner(s) |
2005 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| No award
2004 - No Awards Given |
2004 - No Awards Given |
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| No award
2003 - No Awards Given |
2003 - No Awards Given |
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| No award
2002 - No Awards Given |
2002 - No Awards Given |
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| No award
2001 - No Awards Given |
2001 - No Awards Given |
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| Robert Carey
2000 - Winner(s) |
2000 - Winner(s) |
| Title | Year | |
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| No award
1999 - No Awards Given |
1999 - No Awards Given |
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| No award
1998 - No Awards Given |
1998 - No Awards Given |
- The award is restricted to research designs that have been approved by the doctoral candidate’s dissertation committee and that are about to be employed or are in the initial stage of use. Completed research is not eligible for consideration.
- Any research design is acceptable, but the topic of the research must relate in at least a general way to library and information studies.
- Candidates should submit a two-part paper based on their approved dissertation proposal:
- A brief problem statement not to exceed 500 words.
- A summary of the design/methodology portion of the dissertation proposal, not to exceed 2,500 words.
- A brief statement from the dissertation committee chair, supporting and approving the research.
- Candidates for this award need not be LRRT members.
Papers will be evaluated in a double-blind, peer review process, on the basis of the following criteria:
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Clarity of the research design.
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The appropriateness of the design and method(s) for the research problem.
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Adequacy of the description of the methodological procedures.
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The inclusion of definitions of important terms where needed.
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The adequacy of the data collection instrument(s) or technique(s).
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Appropriateness of the proposed data analysis for the research problem and methods.
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Innovation of the research design.