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For Immediate Release
February 14, 2006
Dryden named 2006 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Award winner
CHICAGO – Jean E. Dryden, a doctoral degree candidate at the University of Toronto, has been awarded the 2006 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship for her proposal, “Copyright in the Real World: Copyright and Archival Material on the Internet.” Her research will investigate the impact of copyright law on the current practices of Canadian repositories in making the primary source material preserved by archives and library special collections available on the Internet.
The fellowship, sponsored by Thomson Scientific, fosters research in academic librarianship by encouraging and supporting dissertation research.
“The committee took particular note of Ms. Dryden's research as the implications extend beyond archives and is applicable to all academic libraries,” said Teresa Y. Neely , chair of the selection committee and director of the Zimmerman Library at the University of New Mexico. “It has the potential to impact and justify changes in current law, cultural policy, and professional practice; as well as impact the identification and clarification of users' rights and fair use in relation to primary source material. Her proposal includes a mix of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, and her impressive publication record demonstrates a clear interest and accomplishment in this topic.”
Dryden received her B.A. in English and History from the Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, 1970, and received her M.A. from the Institute of Canadian Studies at Carleton University, Ottawa, 1972. She earned her M.L.S. from the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Western Ontario, London, 1983.
The award of $1,500 and a plaque will be presented at the 2006 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in New Orleans during the ACRL President's Program on Monday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m.
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association, representing 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.
