Writing effective research proposals

LIR (Library and Information Research) has just published issue 102, including a short piece on how to write a research proposal, which may be of interest to LIS students and practitioners. I wrote the article based on my experience of teaching research methods (and of writing proposals of course) for the last seven years, and it contains practical tips and worked examples of the nuts and bolts of proposal writing – such as how to form and articulate aims and objectves. The piece is designed – in part – to provide support to those wishing to apply for the LIRG (Library and Information Research Group) annual research award.