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