{"id":14675,"date":"2022-01-26T21:22:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hsli.org\/?p=14675"},"modified":"2022-01-26T21:22:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T21:22:52","slug":"final-reminder-applications-for-imls-funded-fellows-at-2022-idea-institute-on-artificial-intelligence-currently-in-person-july-10-15-due-tues-feb-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/final-reminder-applications-for-imls-funded-fellows-at-2022-idea-institute-on-artificial-intelligence-currently-in-person-july-10-15-due-tues-feb-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Reminder: Applications for IMLS-Funded Fellows at 2022 IDEA Institute on Artificial Intelligence (Currently in Person July 10-15) Due Tues., Feb. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(via Dr. Clara Chu,\u00a0Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library)<\/p>\n<p>We invite applications for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals holding full-time positions in US institutions interested in enhancing and applying their knowledge of AI in their workplace, to participate in the Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by the\u00a0Institute of Museum and Library Services (https:\/\/www.imls.gov\/), also referred to as IMLS,\u00a0the IDEA Institute offers one-week of intensive learning and practical experience in AI applications in library and information environments. The second Institute will be held\u00a0<strong>at The University of Texas at Austin on July 10-15, Sunday-Friday (dates are tentative, pending COVID-19 circumstances)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We are seeking 15 IMLS-funded Fellows. IMLS-funded Fellows will have their Institute expenses covered (housing, meals and program fee) and will only be responsible for the cost of their transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Our priority is to recruit and create a cohort of Fellows who will represent diverse socio-demographic backgrounds, types of positions, types of libraries, and capacities of implementing AI in their workplace. We are recruiting applicants who meet the following requirements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>are enthusiastic to learning, evaluating, and applying AI in library and information environments<\/li>\n<li>have a basic knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, and\/or equivalent) and web coding<\/li>\n<li>hold full-time positions in US institutions as library and information professionals<\/li>\n<li>are committed to participating in the online Pre-Institute Onboarding Program (10-15 hours contact time over three months) and post-Institute activities (e.g., project presentations and implementation)<\/li>\n<li>can attend the 2022 IDEA Institute in Austin, TX, for one week<\/li>\n<li>have institutional support to apply learning gained from the Institute to AI projects in their own workplace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IDEA Fellows will be chosen through a competitive selection process.\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p>To submit an application, please go <a href=\"https:\/\/utexas.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_6tUXhbqQ4PweVBc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0Applications will be accepted until\u00a0<strong>Tuesday, February 1<\/strong>. Fellows accepted to the Institute will be notified on Tuesday, March 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&amp;T) and\u00a0American Library Association (ALA)\u00a0are Institute partners. For more information, go <a href=\"http:\/\/idea.infosci.utk.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> or contact Soo Young Rieh at <a href=\"mailto:rieh@ischool.utexas.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rieh@ischool.utexas.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via Dr. Clara Chu,\u00a0Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor at Mortenson Center, UIUC Library) We invite applications for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are seeking library and information professionals holding full-time positions in US institutions interested in enhancing and applying their knowledge of AI in their workplace, to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-non-hsli","category-calls-and-requests","category-conferences-and-meetings-non-hsli"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14675\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}