IBSS blog competition

Are you interested in the social sciences? Would you like a chance to win one of five £100 prizes by submitting a post for the IBSS blog? Then read on for further details below ...

• Brief description of competition
• Competition deadlines/dates
• Eligibility
• How to enter
• Access to IBSS online
• Announcement of prizes
• Promotion
• Enquiries
• Competition flyer (links to a PDF)
• ESRC Festival of Social Science

Brief description of blog competition

Write a post for the IBSS blog at http://ibssblog.wordpress.com for the chance to win a prize. Five prizes of £100 each will be awarded for the contributions which are judged to demonstrate best how IBSS online has been used to find background information for a post on a topical social science issue. The winning entries will be posted on the IBSS blog. The competition is open to anyone interested in the social sciences and who studies at a school, college or university, or works for a governmental, not-for-profit or commercial organisation. Full entry details are given below.

This competition is being organised as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science. Click here for details about other events taking place between 6 and 15 March 2009

 

Competition deadlines/dates

• Closing date for entries: Friday 10 April 2009
• Announcement of winning entries: by 24 April 2009

Eligibility

Entrants should be pupils, students or researchers studying at UK schools or HE/FE institutions, or people working for a governmental, not-for-profit or commercial organisation.

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How to enter

1.	The aim of the IBSS blog is to look at topical issues through the lens of social science research using articles and books indexed on IBSS. It also aims to demonstrate to users the breadth of material available on IBSS. You can visit the IBSS blog at http://ibssblog.wordpress.com/ to look at previous posts and to see the wide range of topics discussed over recent months.
2.	You should prepare a blog post of approx 500 to 700 words referring to material you have found on IBSS online which backs up your discussion of a topical issue relating to the social sciences.
3.	Please prepare your blog post as a Word document and email it by 10 April 2009 at the latest to: Tom Carter, IBSS Assistant Manager, email: t.w.carter@lse.ac.uk
4.	Please include the following details with your entry: Name School/college/university/institution Contact email Telephone no. Address (to which prize can be sent if relevant) Please note: Only details of each winner’s name will be published with their blog posts (no personal details, such as address, email and telephone number will be publicised).

 

 

Access to IBSS online

In order for entrants to be able to carry out searches on IBSS your institution will need to have access to the IBSS online database.

·         UK HE institutions, some FE colleges and central government departments already have access to IBSS free of charge as a result of funding by the ESRC – for access details visit your institution’s library website.

·         Schools and FE colleges, which do not yet have access to IBSS, should email EBSCO who will arrange for access to be set up for you free of charge; email: sclark1@ebsco.com

·         Charities and not-for-profit organisations, which do not yet have access to IBSS, should email r.ursell@lse.ac.uk  who will arrange for you to receive IBSS free trial details.

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 Announcement of prizes

Up to 5 prizes of £100 each, sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will be awarded for the five best blog posts (as judged by the IBSS competition panel). The winners of the competition will be notified by IBSS by 24 April 2009.

Promotion

IBSS reserves the right to use the winning blog posts to promote IBSS on the IBSS blog and IBSS website and to make minor amendments to the winning blog posts if necessary. Only details of each winner’s name will be published with the blog posts (no personal details, such as address, email and telephone number will be publicised). It is a condition of entry into this competition that you agree to these promotion requirements.

 

Enquiries

Please direct all enquiries about the competition to: r.ursell@lse.ac.uk

 

ESRC Festival of Social Science

This annual, weeklong programme of events held across the UK is designed to communicate information about the social sciences and how social science impacts on our lives. The events take a variety of formats, from traditional lectures and seminars, to exhibitions, film screenings and topical debates. Furthermore, they are aimed at a range of different audiences, including policy makers, business, the media, the general public and students of all ages.

Click here for information on the other events taking place during the Festival of Social Science between 6 and 15 March 2009. Alternatively you can visit the Our Society Today blog to learn more.

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