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The International Society for Science and Religion (ISSR) requests proposals from institutions of higher learning to receive complete Libraries of major works in the field of science and religion.

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Introductory Statement
Please provide a detailed description of your institution’s overall activities and priorities including the number and type of students served by the relevant library and the type and quality of faculty and student research produced. Preference will be given to those institutions facing financial challenges in obtaining library holdings so the applicant is encouraged to outline annual acquisition budgets or other relevant information.

Capacities and Qualifications (you can also attach supporting documentation below):

1. Present capacity
Please describe your current library capacities including such elements as: current library holdings and quality of library infrastructure, present circulation of library holdings, number of faculty, students and others with access to library holdings.

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2. Current research and teaching in science and the human spirit
Please describe current scholarship and teaching that draws upon your library holdings. (This may include faculty presentations and publications, courses taught and student research projects, theses or dissertations written in science and religion, science and spirituality or related fields.)

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3. Institutional support
Please describe how your institution will support the use of the ISSR Library. Preference will be given to applicants willing to house the ISSR Library as a complete whole within the circulating collection. Please detail your willingness to display it prominently, to publicize its receipt, organize symposia around it, etc. Additional institutional support will strengthen applications including but not limited to: plans to introduce new courses, granting of research release or other support to faculty to familiarize themselves with the texts, craft research agendas or design new courses in related fields, matching funds for acquisitions (for example, the promise of complementing the ISSR Library with subscriptions to major journals in the field), other institutional initiatives focused on related fields.

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4. Original and promising plans for scholarly activity are welcomed as part of the application. Such plans may originate from faculty, students or administration and should clearly feature use of the ISSR Library.

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Additional information
Please include any additional information you feel would support your application.

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The Library will be shelved separately as a collection (most preferred option)
The Library will initially/temporarily be shelved separately and then mixed in with other collections after a period of time (second preferred option)
The Library books will be mixed in with other collections (least preferred option)

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