Siobhan Stevenson, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

A public library for the 2020s: librarians, social workers and the inclusive city
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$54,499
New labour, new libraries: the changing nature of work in Canada's millennium public libraries
SSHRC · 2011 · Principal investigator
$72,058

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A public library for the 2020s: librarians, social workers and the inclusive city

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Stevenson, Siobhan

Keywords: public libraries; social work; poverty reduction; social policy; social inclusion; social capital; interdisciplinary; librarianship; critical policy studies; urban development

$54,499

New labour, new libraries: the changing nature of work in Canada's millennium public libraries

Principal investigatorSSHRC2011Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Stevenson, Siobhan A.

Keywords: public libraries; public librarians; public library buildings; labour conditions; local economic development; information and communication technologies

$72,058

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Stevenson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A public library for the 2020s: librarians, social workers and the inclusive city" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]