(via Mariel Colbert, ALA) On Thursday, April 22, at 2:00 PM CDT, we will host an informational session to accompany The ALA COVID Library Relief Fund application form. If you are interested in applying for a grant for your public, school or academic library, we invite you to this free one-hour information session on the ALA COVID Library…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Call for Applicants: Association of Research Libraries Kaleidoscope Program for MLIS Students from Underrepresented Groups (Deadline Thurs., May 13)
(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University, on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries) The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2021-2023 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. The program recruits master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial groups into careers in research libraries and…
Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Library Association Awards Due Saturday, May 15
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations. Academic librarians are eligible for many of the awards, so please nominate a deserving colleague. Self-nominations are also acceptable. Awards of note include the following. Librarian of the Year Academic Librarian of the Year (IACRL co-sponsors this award) Intellectual Freedom…
Call for Applications: Self-Funded Fellows for IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence (Tentatively In-Person July 10-16)–Deadline Fri., April 9
(via Dr. Clara Chu, Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) We invite applications for self-funded Fellows for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals and educators interested in enhancing their knowledge of AI to participate in the Institute. The…
HSLI Member Eleanor Truex Receives MLA Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant
(via Linda Feinberg, NorthShore University HealthSystem) Health Science Librarians of Illinois member Eleanor Truex, AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Library, is a 2021 recipient of the Medical Library Association’s Research, Development, and Demonstration Project Grant. According to MLA’s website, the purpose of the grant is “to provide support for research, development, or demonstration projects that will help…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for ALA’s Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant is Thurs., March 4
(via ACRL) The American Library Association is currently accepting applications for Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, a grant initiative that will distribute nearly $2 million to libraries. All library types are eligible, and college, university and community college libraries are especially encouraged to apply. Participating libraries will receive training in…
Reminder: Nominations for Illinois Library Association Awards Due Saturday, May 15
(via Michelle Nielsen Ott, IACRL Past President) The ILA Awards Committee is now accepting nominations. Academic librarians are eligible for many of the awards, so please nominate a deserving colleague. Self-nominations are also acceptable. Awards of note include the following. Librarian of the Year Academic Librarian of the Year Intellectual Freedom Award TBS, Inc. Technical…
Reminder: Registration Open for RDAP 2021 Summit (Online March 10-12); Deadline to Apply for Scholarships is Fri., Feb. 19
(via Cameron Cook, University of Wisconsin-Madison) Registration is now open for the RDAP (Research Data Access & Preservation Association) 2021 virtual summit! This year’s theme is “Radical Change and Data”, and the event will take place March 10-12 (Wednesday-Friday), on Zoom. Registration for the summit is $30, and additional workshops are $10 We are also…
Registration Open, and Awards Available, for 2021 Reaching Forward Illinois Combined Virtual Conference (April 15-16 and May 7)
(via the Illinois Library Association) The Reaching Forward Conference (Thursday-Friday, April 15-16) and the Reaching Forward South Conference (Friday, May 7) are joining forces to bring their 2021 virtual conferences to all Illinois libraries! The combined conference, Reaching Forward Illinois, will allow registrants to attend both conferences for one fee. Recordings of the sessions will…
Call for Nominations: Initial Notable Works List for Library Support of Graduate Students–Deadline Fri., March 5
(via Abbie Basile, Old Dominion University) The ACRL Academic Library Services for Graduate Students Interest Group‘s Notable Works for Library Support of Graduate Students Working Group seeks nominations for our inaugural annual Notable Works List. Our goal is to recognize and showcase excellent professional contributions that inform the work of library colleagues who support graduate students. …