Annotated Bibliography of GGC Library Holdings
The following books are available for use in the GradGrants Center Office, located in the Main Library, Research Collection 1052E, on the Bloomington campus of Indiana University. Students may consult these reference books during the center's open hours each semester.
A-C | D | E | F | G | H-K | L-R | S-Z
A-C
AFL-CIO Guide to Union Sponsored Scholarships, Awards, and Student Financial Aid, 1993.
AFL-CIO Department of Education 815 16th St., NW, Rm. 407
Washington, DC 20006.
Free. (Publication No. R-528-1292-10).
A selected list of AFL-CIO scholarships available from international unions, local unions and AFL-CIO state and local central bodies.
Annual Register of Grant Support, 2001 edition.
Reed Publishing (USA) Inc.
R.R. Bowker
121 Chanlon Road
New Providence, NJ 07974
Annual, $153.
(ISBN No. 0-8352-4235-7)
Comprehensive, well-indexed listing of federal and private support sources. Information on types of proposals, restrictions, funding levels, deadlines, and application procedures.
Conservation Directory 1993, 38th edition.
Rue E. Gordon, Editor
National Wildlife Federation
1400 16th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-2266
$18.
Lists organizations, agencies and officials concerned with natural resource use and management.
D
Directory of Financial Aids for Minorities, 1991-1993.
Gail Ann Schlachter, Editor
Reference Service Press
1100 Industrial Road, Suite 9
San Carlos, CA 94070
$45. (ISSN No. 0738-4122)
A listing of scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and internships designed primarily or exclusively for minorities.
Directory of Financial Aids for Women 1999-2001.
Gail Ann Schlachter, Editor
Reference Service Press
El Dorado Hills Business Park
5000 Windplay Drive, Suite 4
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
$40.50 (ISSN #0732-5212)
A listing of scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, and
internships designed primarily or exclusively for women. Website at www.rspfunding.com.
Directory of Grants in the Humanities, 1993-94, 7th edition.
Oryx Press
4041 N. Central at Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397
$67.
Contains 3808 current funding programs that support research and performance in literature, language, linguistics, history, anthropology, philosophy, ethics, religion, and the fine and performing arts.
Directory of Indiana Donors, 1989-90.
Indiana Donors Alliance
1500 N. Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-638-1500
$15.
A comprehensive listing of active grantmaking foundations, trusts, and scholarship programs in Indiana. It includes profiles for 475 donors whose grants paid were at least $2,000 in most recently reported financial year.
Directory of International Corporate Giving in America and Abroad, 1992.
Katherine E. Jankowski, Editor
The Taft Group
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20852
(ISSNNo. 104-4263)
The third edition includes information on charitable giving activities in the United States of foreign owned firms as well as U.S. companies that give internationally.
Dissertation Proposal Guidebook
David C. Gardner and Grace Joely Beatty
Charles C. Thomas, Publisher
Springfield, IL
1980
This "down-to-earth" book provides a step by step approach toward dissertation development, as well as including useful samples illustrating each step. The book also includes a useful index of commonly used methodology terms, a bibliography of possible sources, and several useful models. Easy to follow and practical, it is important to note that many of the examples are oriented toward research in educational institution settings.
E
Educational Grants for Minority Students from Selected Foundations, Funds, and Individuals, 1995.
Minority Student Affairs Office
The Graduate School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
202 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-333-4860
Free.
Booklet provides description of portable fellowships for which students may compete by applying directly to the funding source.
Environmental Grantmaking Foundations 1999
Szymko, Corinne R.
Cary, NC: Resources for Global Sustainability, Inc., 1999.
This resource features profiles of 809 grantmakers who collectively give over 500 million dollars a year in environmental grants. The majority of the grants are sponsored by agencies located within the United States, but the directory does include international funding agencies as well as agencies that support for international projects. Each entry includes an address as well as additional contact information and a short description of the history and philosophy of each organization followed by a listing of sample grant awarded in previous competitions.
Evaluating Social Science Research, An Introduction
Thomas R. Black
Sage Publications
London, UK
1993
While primarily written to "teach how to design research," this book focuses on the evaluation of completed research as an avenue for understanding the process. It includes a lengthy section on population selection and the impact of these methods on your final outcome. It also provides a useful "Profiling Sheet" for evaluating the research methods and outcomes. If you are stumped about what the reviewers are looking for, this is the book to look at.
F
Financial Aid for Research, Study, and Other Activities Abroad, 1992- 1994.
Gail Schlachter and R. David Weber, Editors
Reference Service Press
1100 Industrial Road, Suite 9
San Carlos, CA 94070
Provides a list of over 1200 scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards and internships for research and creative activities abroad.
Foundation Grants To Individuals, 8th ed.
Carlotta R. Mills, Editor
Foundation Center
79 E. 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10003-3076.
$60.00 (ISBN No. 0-8754-493-7)
Listing of awards over $2000 made to individuals by over 1,284 foundations in the United States.
Funding for U.S. Study, 1992.
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
$39.95.
Provides information on some 600 grants and fellowships open to foreign nationals.
G
Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing, 3rd edition, 1988.
Continuing Education Publications
Portland State University
P.O. Box 1491
Portland, OR 97207
$23.45. (ISBN No. 0-87678-070-2)
Provides step-by-step guidance from idea to finished proposal. Also included in this revised edition are resource lists, cases, models, checklists, and sample formats along with added information on foundation and corporate funding sources.
Grant Information, 1990-1992.
Indiana Humanities Council
1500 North Delaware Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone: 317-638-1500
Grants for Graduate Study, 1992 edition.
Peterson's Guides
P.O. Box 2123
Princeton, NJ 08543-2123
$54.46
A comprehensive list of fellowships, grants and other programs that provide financial support to graduate students.
Grants Register, 1991-93.
St. Martin's Press, Inc.
175 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Biennial, $79.95.
Lists scholarships and fellowships at all levels of graduate study as well as research awards, exchange opportunities, and travel grants in major English-speaking countries.
H-K
How to Prepare a Research Proposal
David R. Krathwohl
Krathwohl's book views dissertation research and funding as parallel activities. Thus, it helps the student gear his/her dissertation proposal to meet both the needs of funding sources and the requirements of the discipline. While specifically designed for students in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, this book offers practical advice and useful techniques for any student who is submitting a grant proposal.
How to Write Proposals That Produce
Joel P. Bowman and Bernadine P. Branchaw, Editors.
Oryx Press
4041 N. Central at Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397
$23.50
Discusses the art and science of writing good research proposals.
The Journalist's Road to Success. 1993
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08543-0300
$4.00.
(Phone: 609-452-2820)
Guide offers a discussion of journalism career opportunities, based on information the Fund receives from students who have just finished college, from professional newspaper editors, and from college teachers; provides a comprehensive listing that will help students locate a university that offers the best possible blend of academic and practical experience; and lists all known journalism scholarships.
L-R
National Directory of Internships, 1994-95 edition.
Garrett D. Martin and Barbara E. Baker, editors.
National Society for Experiential Education
3509 Haworth Drive, Suite 207
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7229
ISBN No. 0-937883-11-5
This source lists sponsoring organizations using three indices -- field of interest, alphabetical, and geographical -- to internships available in the United States. Also includes a few international possibilities. A good source for the master's student to examine.
Need a Lift?, 41st edition, 1992.
The American Legion
National Emblem Sales
P.O. Box 1050
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Annual, $2.
(Phone: 800-321-8387)
Contains condensed information regarding career opportunities and educational benefits for graduate and undergraduate students. Emphasis on opportunities available to children of deceased and disabled veterans.
Practical Research Planning and Design, 4th edition, (1989).
Paul D. Leedy
Macmillan Publishing Company
866 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
$22.50.
(ISBN No. 0-02-369241-2)
Book is suitable for all courses in basic research methodology, including education, nursing, sociology, the behavioral or the social sciences, business administration, geography, landscape architecture, or allied academic disciplines.
Reliability and Validity In Qualitative Research
Jerome Kirk and Marc L. Miller
Qualitative Research Methods, Series 1
Sage Publications
Newbury Park, CA
1986
One of three Sage Publications books recently added to the collection, this resource provides a description of various theoretical schools of thought regarding the validity and reliability issues specific to qualitative research. It also includes a handy glossary of terms used in qualitative research reports such as "diachronic reliability."
S-Z
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans: A Guide to Education-Related Financial Aid Programs for Students and Professionals. 10th edition, 1994-95.
Debra M. Kirby, editor.
Gale Research, Inc.
Detroit, MI
$131.50
(ISBN No. 0-8103-8532-5)
Six indices aid in fast access to grant information by type of funding sought. Includes charts of standard sources by subject area for graduate, doctoral and postdoctoral research. Vocational Goals Index provides details concerning course of study, level of study, type of award, residence, affiliation, and citizenship requirements. Alphabetical index of Sponsors and Scholarships cross-references all administering agencies, donors, and awards. Also includes Field of Study Index, Legal Resident Index, Place of Study Index, Special Recipient Index.
Systematic Data Collection
by Susan C. Weller and A. Kimball Romney
Coding, clustering and sampling are all steps covered in this book. Weller and Romney's book is useful for those trying to develop a meaningful set of research questions while also preparing a frame for interpreting the data gathered.
Taft Corporate Giving Directory, 1991.
The Taft Group
12300 Twinbrook Parkway
Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20852-9830
$299.50 annually.
Directory provides detailed descriptive profiles of 500 of the largest and most important corporate charitable giving programs in the US.
Taft Foundation Reporter, 1991.
The Taft Group
12300 Twinbrook Parkway
Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20852-9830.
$299.50 annually.
Directory was created to help development officers and fund raisers find charitable support for nonprofit organizations.
Total Proposal Building, 2nd edition, 1988.
Richard Steiner
Tresletree Publications
P.O. Box 295
Albany, NY 12201
(ISBN No. 0-939109-01-8)
An expert system dedicated to one result -- winning grants and contracts from government, corporations, and foundations.
Writing Up Qualitative Research
Henry Wolcott
This book provides practical advice for writing your qualitative research while weaving in the theoretical concepts for developing the scholarliness of your work. An especially useful list of outside references is included, covering both methods and samples of various types of research.
Information contained in this bibliography is updated as new materials arrive. Most prices, where indicated, are purchase prices when the material was ordered, not necessarily current publisher prices.
If you would like to suggest titles to be purchased for the GGC's library, or if you have questions or comments regarding the GradGrants Center, please send email to Jody Smith, the GGC Director, or call us at 812-855-5281.
