LIS Scholarship Opportunities

SLA Business & Finance Division with ISI Emerging Markets offers an International Travel Award to attend SLA Annual 2012

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 15-18, 2012.

For information about this award, download the International Travel Award application or go to: http://bf.sla.org/category/announcements/

Questions and submissions should be directed to Awilda Reyes, Chair, International Travel Award Committee, atareyes@wcupa.edu.

Awilda Reyes

Chair, International Travel Award Committee

SLA Business & Finance Division

Francis Harvey Green Library

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, PA 19383

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 individual and a $500 contribution to the organization that the winner supports.

Deadline for these three awards is March 19, 2012. For more information about them, go to the following URL: http://bf.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-recognition-awards-application.doc

·         Impact Award – debuting in 2011, this award includes a $2,000 stipend to help the recipient cover expenses at the SLA Annual Conference in Chicago IL, July 15-18, 2012.  Sponsored by Wolper Information Services.

Deadline for this award is March 12, 2012. For more information about it, go to the following URL:http://bf.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-impact-award-application.doc

Submit nominations for these awards to:

Terri Brooks, SLA Business & Finance Division Awards Chair

terriannbrooks@aol.com

College & University Business Libraries section of SLA’s Business & Finance Division offers award to librarian new to academic business librarianship

The College & University Business Libraries (CUBL) Section of the Special Libraries Association Business & Finance Division is now accepting applications for a $1,500 award recognizing the accomplishments of a librarian new to the field of academic business librarianship.  Sponsored by Business Expert Press.

For information about this award and the application go to http://bf.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-cubl-award-application.doc.

Submit your documents no later than March 12, 2012 to:

Kathleen Dreyer

Chair, CUBL Award Committee

kd2145@columbia.edu

SLA’s Business & Finance Division offering 6 student scholarships to attend SLA 2012 Annual Conference

TO STUDENTS:

The Special Libraries Association Business and Finance Division is offering student stipend awards to help cover expenses at the 2012 SLA Annual Conference in Chicago Illinois, USA  July 15-18, 2012.  The Division will award student stipends and professional grants for a total of up to six $1,500 awards.   

Please post or distribute copies of the Student Stipend announcements to the students who are interested in careers in business libraries.   Feel free to post this announcement on student listservs or websites.  The direct URL for the Student Stipend announcement and application is : http://bf.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-student-stipend-application.doc

Please note that applicants should be membersof the SLA Business & Finance Division by March 1, 2012 to be eligible for consideration.  Students can join online at the following website:  http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm  . Student membership in SLA is only $40.00.  Students will need to apply prior to March 1^st, in order for SLA staff to have time to process their application.

Information about the SLA Business and Finance Division is at:  http://units.sla.org/division/dbf/

The conference theme is ”Practicing Agility in an Open World Economy”.

Participation in the programs, opportunities for networking, exposure to new information products and possible job leads at the employment clearinghouse will make this conference a valuable experience for students.

I appreciate your help in informing students about the stipend awards.  Please contact me if you have any questions about the award or the application process.

Sincerely,

Kathleen Rainwater

Chair, Grants and Stipends Committee

SLA Business & Finance Division

krsearcher@live.com

SLA CUBL’s Achievement in Academic Librarianship Award

The College & University Business Libraries (CUBL) Section of the Special Libraries Association Business & Finance Division is now accepting applications for a $1,500 award recognizing the accomplishments of a librarian new to the field of academic business librarianship. 

For information about this award and the application go to http://bf.sla.org/wp-content/uploads/2012-cubl-award-application.doc.

Submit your documents no later than March 12, 2012 to:

Kathleen Dreyer

Chair, CUBL Award Committee

kd2145@columbia.edu

ALA BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award 2012

2012 ALA BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel award

Are you an aspiring business librarian or do you know someone who is?  Send in your nominations!

Applications for the 2012 Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel are being accepted until January 31, 2012.  Please forward this to your local library school listserv or to any other potential candidates.

The BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel award is a $1000 cash award given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master’s degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, California and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA.  Applicants should have demonstrated interest in a career as a business reference librarian, and a potential to be a leader in the profession as demonstrated by activities that may include (but are not limited to) coursework, internships, jobs, special projects, and publications.

More information as well as the nomination form can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/awards/studenttravel/index.cfm

Please send the complete nomination packet in electronic format to the Committee Chair Carol L. Anderson at canderson@albany.edu   with this subject line: BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award

Questions?  Contact Carol Anderson, Chair of BRASS Gale Cengage Learning Student Travel Award committee:  canderson@albany.edu  518-442-3546