Librarian’s Handbook For Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants

Librarian’s Handbook For Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants
by Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis, Stacey L. Bowers, Christopher Hudson, Claire Williamson, and Joanne Patrick

A comprehensive book that covers the full spectrum of the grant process, Librarian's Handbook for Seeking, Writing, and Managing Grants is designed to provide all the information necessary for librarians and educators to become effective members of grant-development and management teams. Written in an easy-to-understand, succinct format, it will be invaluable even for those with little or no background knowledge and regardless of the size or type of library or information center.

Recognizing that grants are developed through a sequential process, the volume focuses on the fundamental components of grant planning, grant writing, and grant management. Readers will learn to identify potential federal and state funding sources, organize and manage the proposal development process, do research, and establish and encourage participation on local development teams. They will also learn about specific aspects of grant management, such as budget and finance monitoring; hiring; research compliance and policies; sub-agreements and partnership forms; and reporting requirements.

Features
+ A bibliography
+ A glossary

Highlights
+ Provides the only grant-management handbook designed specifically for the library community
+ Discusses all of the elements of the grant-writing process, including planning, project design, project narrative, project personnel, budget development, project evaluation, and supplementary materials
+ Explains specific aspects of the grant-management process, including accounting, budget, and finance monitoring; hiring, payroll, and human resources; travel rates and forms; purchasing; research compliance and policies; sub-agreements and partnership forms; and reporting requirements
+ Offers an overview of funding opportunities of interest to the library community

Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis, PhD, is associate professor of library and information science in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver, CO. Hall-Ellis wrote Libraries Unlimited's From Research to Practice: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in LIS Education and Grants for School Libraries. She holds a PhD in library and information science from the University of Pittsburgh and an MLS from the University of North Texas.

Stacey L. Bowers is the outreach and access services librarian for the Westminster Law Library in the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, CO. She is the principal investigator of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Grant from the American Association of Law Libraries. Bowers holds a JD and an MLIS from the University of Denver.

Christopher Hudson is the project coordinator for the Law Librarianship Fellows Program at the University of Denver, CO, that is funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Hudson holds a JD from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an MLIS from the University of Denver.

Claire Williamson served as the outreach center coordinator for the Law Librarianship Fellows Program at the University of Denver, CO funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Williamson holds a JD and MLIS from the University of Denver.

Joanne Patrick is an administrator for the Sturm College of Law at the University of Denver, CO. She holds an MA in communications from the University of Denver.