Grants

“Here is a list of grants I’ve received:

University at Buffalo

Bishop, Kay (PI) and Janczak, Sue with Buffalo and Rochester school systems. Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant: "Recruiting and Educating Minorities for School Library Positions in Urban Areas," October 2003, $255, 648, funded.

D'Elia, George (PI); Abbas, June; Bishop, Kay; and Kimball, Melanie. Institute of Museum and Libraries Services Grant: "The Impacts of Youths' Use of the Internet on Youths' Use of the Public Library," October 2002, $177,668, funded.

University of South Florida

Bishop, Kay (PI); Bauer, Pat; Williams, Nancy; and Rooks, Barbara. "Evaluating and Using Children's Literature to Improve Literacy: A Collaborative Research Project with Teachers and Librarians." Submitted to the University of South Florida Scholarship in Action Grant, February 2002, $11,684, funded.

Acquired a grant for "Circulation Plus and Catalog Plus" software from Follett Software Co. for a juvenile literature preview center in the School of Library and Information Science, $1700, 2001.

Acquired newly published books from several vendors for a juvenile literature preview center, approximately $2000, 2001.

Bishop, Kay. University of South Florida Faculty International Travel Grant—Auckland, New Zealand, February 2001, $1500, funded.

Bishop, Kay. University of South Florida Faculty International Travel Grant—Malmo, Sweden, October 2000, $1000, funded.

Bishop, Kay (PI) and Bauer, Pat. "Attracting Young Adults to Public Libraries." Submitted to the Frances Henne/YALSA Research Committee (National Division of the American Library Association), January 2000, $500, funded.

University of Kentucky

Bishop, Kay (PI); Case, Donald; and Sineath, Timothy. "A Proposal Under the Higher Education Act, Library Education and Human Resource Development Program, Title II-B to Support Master's Level Study in Librarianship," May 1997, $88,000, funded.

Bishop, Kay. Teaching and Learning Center Grant to attend the Lilly Conference on Teaching, November 21-23, 1997, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, September 1997, $350, funded.

University of Southern Mississippi

Bishop, Kay. Teaching Resource Center Technology Grant: "Instructional Graphics Learning Improvement Grant," 1996, $200, funded.

Bishop, Kay and Norton, Melanie J. (Co-PI's). HEA Title II-B Library Education and Human Resource Development Program: "Meeting Critical Shortages in Mississippi Libraries," 1996, $44,000, funded.

Acquired several grants from vendors (Microsoft, Winnebago, Brodart) for computer software and CD-ROM's, 1995-1996, approximately $3000.

Acquired books and software from book publishers and software vendors for a Book Preview Center in the School of Library and Information Science, 1996-1997, approximately $3000.

Murray State University

Received a grant for instructional computer equipment for the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, 1994, $2500.

Acquired several grants from library vendors (Winnebago, Follett, Bibliofile, SIRS) for computer software and CD-ROM's, 1994-1995, approximately $3000.

Manatee County, Florida

Received a mini-grant from the Manatee County Education Foundation for a paperback collection in Palmetto High School Library, 1989-1990, $250, funded.

Currently no grants submitted and pending.