September 2012
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Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award
****Call for Nominations - Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award**** Presented by the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, the Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award consists of a citation and $1,500, generously donated by ProQuest. The deadline for nominations is December 1, 2012. The award is presented to an individual who has made distinguished and ongoing contributions to serials...
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DPLA Midwest: Scholarships available for LIS...
On behalf of the Digital Public Library of America Secretariat, I would like to invite you and your community to attend the DPLA’s third major public event, DPLA Midwest<http://dp.la/get-involved/events/dplamidwest/>, taking place on October 11-12, 2012 at the Chicago Public Library in Chicago, IL. Convened by the DPLA Secretariat at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and...
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MLA Medical Informatics Career Development Grant...
Consider applying for the Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant! Looking for support for a career development activity? The Medical Informatics Section/MLA Career Development Grant provides one individual up to $1500 to support a career development activity that will contribute to the advancement in the field of medical informatics. The application deadline is December 1,...
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SLA B&F's Centers of Excellence Awards 2013
Centers of Excellence Awards
Applications & Nominations Being Accepted
Is your organization a Center of Excellence?
Do you know an organization that should be recognized as a Center of Excellence?
Now is the time to apply or nominate!!!
The purpose of the Centers of Excellence Awards is to recognize excellence and quality in libraries and information centers represented within the...
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Nominate a colleague for the Virginia L. and...
This award recognizes a medical librarian who has demonstrated outstanding, sustained service to the Medical Library Association and the health sciences library profession. The award is named in honor of Virginia L. and William K. Beatty and recognizes their significant contributions to the association and the profession as longtime volunteers to the association. The winner receives a $1,000 cash...
August 2012
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Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library...
The Membership and Recruitment Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) of the Medical Library Association invites new librarians to apply for a conference scholarship to attend the 2012 MAC Annual Meeting.
This year’s meeting will be part of the MLA Quad Chapter Meeting held at the Tremont Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, MD, October 13-16.
Award
One scholarship will be awarded. The selected...
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Society for Information Science Fellowship Awards...
SIS Fellowship Awards for the year 2012 http://sis.org.in/fellowship.html https://sites.google.com/site/nitsis2012/home http://sis2012conference.blogspot.in/ Nominations Invited for SIS Fellowship and for Young Information Scientist Awards for the year 2012. The Society for Information Science (SIS) awards SIS Fellowship every year to honor and recognize outstanding contributions in the area...
July 2012
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ALA's AASL providing over $50,000 in award...
ALA Press Release
NEWS For Immediate Release July 17, 2012
Contact: Jennifer Habley
CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) prestigious awards program will offer more than $50,000 in awards in 2013 to AASL members. AASL’s 10 awards recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include research, collaboration, leadership...
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Institute of Certified Records Managers' Alan...
The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM) established the Alan Andolsen “Mentor of the Year” Award at their Spring Board Meeting in April 2011. The award was created to recognize an individual who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, has contributed significantly to the ICRM by mentoring activities. Qualification for this award shall be as follows: 1. A Certified Records...
June 2012
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SLA LMD 2012 Karen J. Switt Leadership Award
The awards committee is soliciting nominations from the Leadership and Management Division for the 2012 Karen J. Switt Leadership Award.
Each year, the Leadership & Management Division honors a member who has shown outstanding leadership, served as a role model for others, and contributed significantly to SLA. In 1999, the award was named in memory of Karen J. Switt, a much-admired and...
April 2012
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Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL)...
PTPL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 2012
Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) announces the availability of two $1,000 scholarships for future librarians interested in technical services. Students living or working in the PTPL membership region (DC, Maryland, Virginia) and who are currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited Library and/or Information Science program, including distance education...
March 2012
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SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award...
SLA DLDP Award Applications due 11 April 2012 The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program (DLDP) Award aims to accelerate the advancement and visibility of members who represent a diverse population of the Association by mentoring them for more leadership opportunities within SLA, to ensure that the Association remains vital, relevant, and representative of its diverse membership. The DLDP...
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Call for Nominations for the 6th American...
The American Psychological Association’s Excellence in Librarianship Award was created to recognize an outstanding contribution to psychology and behavioral sciences librarianship. The award includes a $2,500 check and an inscribed plaque, which will be presented at the EBSS Forum at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim in June 2012.
Who Is Eligible?
This award is...
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DC Library Association (DCLA) Awards 2012
Nominate a Colleague for a DCLA Award!
[Deadline: March 30]
We are currently accepting nominations for the following District of Columbia Library Association awards:
Ainsworth Rand Spofford President’s Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of library and information services. Winners do not have to be members of DCLA. This was last awarded in 2009 to...
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Georgia Library Association Scholarships 2012
The Georgia Library Association awards two scholarships annually to students completing a master’s degree in library science. The Hubbard Scholarship, a $3,000 award, is intended to recruit excellent candidates for librarianship and defray some of the costs of their education. The Beard Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is for applicants who show strong potential for leadership in the...
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APALA Conference Travel Award 2012
Heading to the Anaheim this summer? Need help getting there? Apply for the APALA Travel Award. The APALA Travel Award will provide $500.00 to support attendance at the 2012 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference. The Travel Award will fund one APALA member (librarian or library/information school student) to attend the conference and will be used to help cover registration and...
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APALA Student Scholarship Award 2012
Are you in library/information school, or headed there this Fall? The Asian Pacific American Librarians Association Scholarship will provide financial assistance to a student of Asian or Pacific background who is enrolled, or has been accepted into, a master’s or doctoral degree program in library and/or information science at a school accredited by the American Library Association (ALA). We hope...
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Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Awards 2012
The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Awards recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes they made to improve users’ access to information through resource sharing in their library, consortium, state or country. It is hoped that the award will encourage libraries and librarians to make changes in how they do resource sharing to improve service to users. RRS looks for...
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John Cotton Dana library public relations award...
The H.W. Wilson Foundation, the Library Leadership & Management Association (LLAMA), a division of ALA, andEBSCO Publishing are excited to announce that chances to win a John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award have increased tremendously. Now there are eight awards, and the amount for each winner has gone up to $10,000!
Presented since 1946, JCD Awards honor outstanding public relations efforts by a...
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Scholarships Offered for ANCHASL Spring 2012...
If you’re thinking about attending the Spring ANCHASL Meeting and C.E.: “Peeling the Onion (Clinical Informatics)” on April 20, 2012, please consider applying for one of the scholarships that the ANCHASL Board has made available to ANCHASL members to help with your finances. Up to three scholarships will be awarded. Recipients with a short commute will receive an award of $75. In...
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Miriam Braverman Memorial Prize from the...
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Calling all Activist-Librarians-to-be!!
Are you an LIS student who has been a bit pre- #Occupied? Do you struggle with how to bring together your incipient librarianship and your quest for global justice?
Well, bring those passions together in a exemplary paper, get published, and go to ALA Annual!
The MIRIAM BRAVERMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE, a presentation of the
Progressive...
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Tuition Assistance for Graduate Students in...
The Student Financial Assistance Committee (SFAC) of the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) is pleased to announce the 2012 competition for its Ruth Fine Memorial Student Loans of $6,000 each in support of ALA-accredited graduate library/information science education. These interest-free loans, which the SFAC can forgive upon an awardee’s maintaining a 3.0 or better GPA for the...
February 2012
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Are You A Librarian Superhero? contest sponsored...
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced the launch of the second annual Are You a Librarian Superhero? contest to recognize the often heroic efforts put forth by librarians around the country. Looking to build on the success of last year’s contest, during which over 800 nominations were received, Gale is again calling on everyone – fellow librarians, library patrons, students and school...
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Digital Public Library of America West offers...
On behalf of the Digital Public Library of America Steering Committee, I would like to invite you and your community to attend the DPLA’s second major public event, DPLA West<http://dp.la/get-involved/events/dplawest/>, taking place on April 27, 2012 in San Francisco. Convened by the DPLA Secretariat at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society and co-hosted by the Internet...
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Society for Scholarly Publishing Conference Travel...
Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Conference Travel Grant Program If you are a student in a publishing or library/information science program, or have been working in this field for three years or less, please consider applying for a grant to attend the SSP’s Annual Meeting (see details below). If you’re not a potential candidate, but know someone who is, please share this...
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Freedom to Read Foundation Sponsors Gordon M....
Applications open for 2012 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, sponsored by FTRF
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has opened applications for the 2012 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship, which will enable a library school student or new professional to attend ALA’s 2012 Annual Conference, held June 21-26 in Anaheim, Calif.
The goal of the Gordon M. Conable Conference...
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Travel Grant Competition to Use Special...
Travel Grant Competition The Department of Special Collections Washington University Libraries St. Louis, Missouri
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012. Travel must occur between May 15, 2012 and June 30, 2013.
Travel reimbursement grants of up to $1000 are available to faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and independent scholars who would like to use our collections for research. Funds...
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Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library...
Need Some Funding for Research? – Applications Due : August 1, 2012
Well, February is quickly drawing to an end and many of us are either preparing to head to MLA 2012 or are thinking of preparing something for MLA 2013. If in preparation for submitting a proposal for the MLA 2013 meeting you find that you need some funding for your research, the MAC Research and Assessment Committee is...
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SLA IT Division Offers Joe Ann Clifton Student...
Submissions are now being accepted for the Joe Ann Clifton Student Award 2012 from the IT Division of SLA. This award is intended to promote participation in the SLA Annual Conference by an exceptional library science student. The award recipient will receive a 1-year student membership in SLA and expenses to attend the annual conference in Chicago! More information is available at:...
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Society of American Archivist Mosaic Scholarship...
Applications for the Society of American Archivists’ Mosaic Scholarship are due in two weeks, with a deadline of February 28, 2012. The Mosaic Scholarship was established by the SAA Council in August 2008 to advance SAA’s Diversity Strategic Priority: To provide financial and mentoring support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, to encourage students...
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Rare Books & Manuscripts Section of ACRL offers...
In partnership with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ACRL is offering scholarships to subsidize first-time preconference attendance by professional librarians and qualified paraprofessionals and students. RBMS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and the special collections and archival professions....
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Theatre Library Association Brooks McNamara...
Brooks McNamara Performing Arts Librarian Scholarship
TLA is pleased to offer the Performing Arts Librarian Scholarship to an emerging member of this profession. Named for a beloved former TLA President who trained and mentored a generation of theatre librarians, archivists and scholars, the Scholarship aims to recruit and support new members and future leaders.
Applicants should be students...
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Conference Scholarship Advice from SLA B&F...
Aileen Marshall, a working professional, won a conference scholarship from Special Library Association’s (SLA) Business & Finance Division to attend the SLA’s Annual Conference in 2011. Here’s our interview with her.
What advice do you have for someone who is applying to a SLA B&F Division Conference Scholarship?
1) The most important thing is to adhere to the...
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ARLIS/NA & Visual Resources Association Foundation...
The Art Libraries Society/North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) are pleased to announce the Samuel H. Kress Foundation Summer Educational Institute Scholarships for SEI 2012. The Samuel H. Kress Foundation, http://www.kressfoundation.org/, has generously agreed to sponsor five scholarships for the 2012 Summer Educational Institute. SEI 2012 will be held...
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SLA Academic Division offers Springshare Award to...
The Academic Division of SLA is very proud to present for the second year an award for academic libraries, sponsored by Springshare, Inc., creator of LibGuides!
This annual award recognizes a new program or service that demonstrates an innovative approach to academic librarianship. Please feel free to distribute to all innovative academic libraries you may know.
Award
A certificate and a $500 US...
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Scholarship for Student to Attend the Acquisitions...
The Acquisitions Institute is sponsoring a scholarship for a student currently enrolled in library school to attend the Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge Conference on May 19-22, 2012 in Mount Hood, OR. Students must submit a 300 word essay telling the Acquisitions Institute about themselves and why attendance at the Acquisitions Institute would benefit them. Applications should be...
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Congressional Research Awards from the Dirksen...
* GRANTS: CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS * DEADLINE: All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2012. The Dirksen Congressional Center invites applications for grants to fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization...
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Scholarships for the 2012 International Conference...
Scholarships Available for 2012 International Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, March 1 Application Deadline
Thursday, March 1 at 5 p.m. CST is the receipt deadline for scholarships to the June 4-7, 2012 International Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Qualified applicants must work with a tribal...
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Asian Pacific Americans Librarians Association...
Are you doing any research related to library and information science in general and Asian Pacific American librarianship in particular. Apply for the APALA Sheila Suen Lai Research Grant! The $1000 grant may be used for conducting research projects, attending research related conferences and workshops, conducting research workshops and programs, or assisting in research writing. This award may...
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The Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American...
See: http://salalm.org/about/scholarships-and-awards/salalm-scholarship/
The SALALM Scholarship has been established to encourage professional and leadership development in Latin American and Caribbean Studies academic librarianship. To be awarded biannually commencing in December 2011, the $1000 is for a master’s candidate in an archival studies or ALA-accredited library or information studies...
SLA Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division... →
informationista:
For those of you who were planning to apply for a Pharmaceutical & Health Technology Division Spring Meeting Travel Award and didn’t get it done, there is some good news: The deadline for applications has been extended until Monday, February 13, 2012. The PHT Division will award stipends of up…
American Library Association Office for Diversity... →
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The American Library Association (ALA) Office for Diversity seeks proposals for its Diversity Research Grant program. Applications may address any diversity topic, including the recruitment and promotion of diverse individuals within the profession or the provision of library…
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Google offers a new student scholarship for...
The newest addition to the Google scholarships family is the Google Student Veterans of America (SVA) Scholarship. We’re partnering with the nonprofit Student Veterans of America (SVA) to support their mission of providing veterans with the resources, support and advocacy they need to succeed in higher education and throughout their careers. The Google SVA Scholarship is available to student...
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SLA Business & Finance Division with ISI Emerging...
The SLA Business and Finance Division, with the sponsorship of ISI Emerging Markets™, is offering one award in the amount of US$ 2,000, plus complimentary registration to one CE course offered by the Business & Finance Division, to a business information professional from a developing country to help cover expenses at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference, to be held in Chicago, Illinois, USA, July...
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Federal Armed Forces Librarians Roundtable Awards...
FAFLRT Award Nominations Due: April 16, 2012
FAFLRT is fortunate to have talented and knowledgeable professionals who make important contributions to librarianship and the Federal information community. Your dedication is also helping to ensure the future of Federal librarianship. FAFLRT provides a number of opportunities to recognize professional excellence and also support and encourage the...
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Electronic Resources & Libraries offer student...
Electronic Resources & Libraries - Student Grant Awards to this year’s ER&L Conference The Electronic Resources & Libraries is proud to announce AIP sponsored student grant awards to this year’s conference. These awards are open to currently enrolled students wishing to attend ER&L 2012. Applications are due February 22, 2012. Student applicants will be required to...
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Art Libraries Society of North America H.W. Wilson...
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award.
This award of up to $3,000 supports research activities by ARLIS/NA members in the fields of librarianship, visual resources curatorship, and the arts. The award seeks to promote research which benefits the professions of art librarianship and visual resources...
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Art Libraries Society of North America Worldwide...
This is a call for nominations for the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Worldwide Books Awards for Electronic Resources.
This award is given in recognition of outstanding electronic resources by ARLIS/NA Individual members in the fields of librarianship, visual resources curatorship, and the arts. The form of recognition may range from a certificate of merit to a cash award of up...
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NAACP Launching New Scholarship to Encourage...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is launching a new scholarship to encourage African American students to become librarians.
Albemarle-Charlottesville Chapter President Rick Turner presented the program to the board of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library Monday. The scholarship will offer one student each year up to $3,000 to intern with the library...
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SLA Business & Finance Division offers 3 awards
The SLA Business & Finance Division is recognizing members of the division who have made outstanding contributions by offering the following awards:
· Outstanding Achievement in Business Librarianship, including a gift of $1,000.
· Distinguished Member Award, including a gift of $1,000.
· Distinguished Leadership & Service Award, including a gift of $500 to the...
