(via the Illinois Library Association) We have scholarships available for individuals interested in furthering their careers in librarianship. Scholarships may be used for classes, registration fees for workshops, seminars, conferences or other educational opportunities. Don’t wait, apply now! For any questions regarding scholarships, please e-mail ILA. SCHOLARSHIPS (click on the scholarship to view additional information) · …
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
Northwestern University’s Ted Quiballo is ACRL Member of the Week
(via ACRL) Ted Quiballo, MS/LIS, is User Support Specialist Associate and Instructional Technologies Librarian at Northwestern University’s Evanston campus. Describe yourself in three words Engaging, facilitator, supportive. What are you reading (or listening to on your mobile device)? For work, I am currently reading “Creating and Sharing Online Library Instruction” by Joelle Pitts, Sara K….
APA Librarian Conference Travel Award Applications Due March 31
(via Yu-Hui Chen – University at Albany, State University of New York) Do you work in an academic or health sciences library in the United States? Are you an early- or mid-career librarian? Are you looking for sources of funding for a conference you’d like to attend this summer? If the answer to all of…
Reminder: Nominations Deadline for Illinois Library Association’s 2019 Awards and Scholarships is May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) We are excited to announce that nominations for the 2019 ILA Awards and applications for the 2019 Scholarships are now open! The ILA awards program recognizes excellence in librarianship and library service in Illinois. The ILA scholarships are designated to help and encourage the pursuit of education in librarianship. While the Illinois…
UIUC’s Dr. Linda C. Smith Inducted as Illinois Library Luminary
(via the Illinois Library Association) Linda’s nearly 50-year career began when she came to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Graduate School of Library Science (now the School of Information Sciences) in 1971 shortly after graduating summa cum laude in physics and mathematics from Allegheny College (PA). She received her M.S. from Illinois in 1972…
Call for Applicants: Funding Opportunities From the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region
(via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine – Greater Midwest Region) Members can apply now for funding opportunities (https://nnlm.gov/gmr/funding) to support health information outreach, research data services, and expert speakers. The Greater Midwest Region office of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) offers funding to support the NNLM mission: To advance the progress…
Augustana’s Bluemle Receives 2019 ACRL Instruction Section Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award
(via ACRL) Stefanie R. Bluemle, research and instruction librarian and instruction coordinator at Augustana College, has been chosen as the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Ilene F. Rockman Publication of the Year Award for her article “Post-Facts: Information Literacy and Authority after the 2016 Election<https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/portal/article/post-facts-information-literacy-and-authority-after-2016-election>,” published in…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for Grant to Attend Innovative Library Classroom (June 6-7 in Williamsburg, VA) is Monday, 2/25
(via Elizabeth Kocevar-Weidinger, Virginia Military Institute) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce a grant to attend the 2019 conference, held at William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA on June 6th and June 7th. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing funding for registration…
Nominations Deadline for RUSA Achievement Awards Extended to 2/15
(via RUSA) The deadline to submit nominations for Achievement Awards has been extended to February 15, 2019. RUSA encourages members to nominate their colleagues whose work has influenced their thinking and performance and whose outstanding contributions merit recognition by the profession. RUSA has, and will continue to, nominate, select and honor the very best in…
UIUC’s John Price Wilkin Receives ALA’s 2019 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
(via the American Library Association) John Price Wilkin, Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and University Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named the 2019 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Wilkin will receive a cash award and citation during an ALCTS event at the ALA…