About the APLab

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What is the APLab?

The Alexandria Project Laboratory is a research organization within the School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies at Rutgers the State University of New Jersey. The aim of the Laboratory is to study "the library function" or the organization and provision of access to information. Laboratory will attack problems in a sharply focused, time-limited fashion with the goal of providing meaningful solutions or analyses on a contract basis for clients or member organizations. The Laboratory will also study issues of a broader nature with results applicable to the larger world of digital libraries, networks, and information agencies. The name of the Laboratory recalls the library at Alexandria, the first in the western world, and has been chosen to reflect the continuity of library goals and objectives.

It is intended that the Laboratory will provide a collegial setting for these projects bringing together experienced researchers, graduate students at the University, and visiting investigators from participating libraries and corporations. A series of publications results from the research efforts. Technical reports will first be sent to agencies which contract for research studies. Seminars and short courses will be offered by the Laboratory for associates of the Laboratory and for students in the University.

The Laboratory solicits proposals for research projects and for membership in the Laboratory itself. For further information please contact Dr. Kantor at SCILS, Rutgers University, 4 Huntington St., Rm. 214, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 or by email: kantor@scils.rutgers.edu.

APLab Seeks Partners and Sponsors

Since its inception, APLab has been viewed as having cooperative arrangements with libraries and information agencies who might serve as research sites and with corporations or agencies which might sponsor research projects. This cooperative aspect is in direct agreement with the Lab's goal of providing meaningful solutions or analyses for clients or member organizations.

Ideas for relevant research projects can come from many sources - APLab fellows, Rutgers students, librarians and information specialists, and information seekers. APLab solicits the submission of ideas for research projects. The Lab research needs appropriate sites and/or subjects for its projects. Libraries and information agencies interested in participating in such activities should contact Dr. Paul Kantor. Finally, it must be remembered that research and its outcomes are never free. Research sponsors are therefore sought and interested agencies or corporations should contact the Lab.

 

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Last updated on: 9/7/05