(via ACRL) Qiana M. Johnson is a collection and organizational data analysis librarian at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Qiana first joined ACRL in 2003 and is your ACRL member of the week for February 6, 2018. 1. Describe yourself in three words: Unconventional, persistent, kind. 2. What are you reading (or listening to on…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships – Non-HSLI
Call for Proposals: Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant Award (Deadline Extended to Feb. 19)
(via Lauri Rebar, Florida Atlantic University) Do you have a project that is just waiting for the right funding? Are you thinking about ways that libraries can improve services to users? The American Library Association (ALA) gives an annual grant for those conducting research that will lead to the improvement of services to users. The…
Call for Nominations: ACRL Instruction Section Featured Teaching Librarian (Deadline March 2)
(via Sara Scheib, University of Iowa) Do you know someone who is an amazing teaching librarian? If yes, consider nominating them as a Featured Teaching Librarian! If you’re an amazing teaching librarian, consider nominating yourself. The ACRL Instruction Section Teaching Methods Committee wants to highlight excellent teaching librarians. Several times during the year, the committee…
Reminder: Deadline to Apply for 2018 NASIG Awards is Feb. 9
(via NASIG) One more week to apply for NASIG’s 2018 grants, awards, and scholarships, to be awarded at the 33rd Annual Conference being held in Atlanta, GA. June 8-11, 2018! The application deadline for the awards listed below is February 9, 2018. PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL AWARDS Birdie MacLennan Award An award for a mid-career professional, covering conference registration, three nights…
Call for Applications: MLA Hospital Libraries Section Professional Development Award (Deadline March 9)
(via Ene Belleh, The University of Pennsylvania Health System) The Professional Development Committee of the Medical Library Association’s Hospital Libraries Section invites HLS members to apply for a Professional Development Award. If a HLS member has had an abstract or poster accepted by MLA for the 2018 meeting, that member would qualify. The funding could…
Reaching Forward Conference Registration Open and Awards Applications Available
(via the Illinois Library Association) The 29th annual Reaching Forward Conference will be held Friday, May 4, at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The conference features a full day of programming, with morning coffee and a plated lunch. Reaching Forward programming is designed for library staff at all levels of experience and types of…
Reminder: Nominations for Elizabeth Futas Catalyst for Change Award Due Feb. 1
(via Julia Warga, Kenyon College) Many of us know those special librarians who invest their time and talent to make positive changes in the profession of librarianship. They are the ones taking risks to further the cause of the industry and working tirelessly for change within library organizations. They are the ones inspiring their colleagues…
Call for Applications: Travel Grant for The Innovative Library Classroom conference (Deadline Feb. 19)
(via Rebecca Seipp, Hollins University) The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) is pleased to announce a grant to attend the 2018 conference, held at Radford University in Radford, VA on May 8th and May 9th. The grant will help someone from an underrepresented and/or marginalized group attend the conference by providing funding for registration or accommodations…
Call for Nominations: MLA’s Daniel T. Richards Prize (Deadline Jan. 19)
(via Rebecca Raszewski, University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences – Chicago) The Collection Development Section of the Medical Library Association is seeking nominations for the Daniel T. Richards Prize of $250.00 for writing related to health sciences collection development. The Richards Prize will be presented to an individual who created a…
Registration Open for General Grants Training in Springfield (February 15-16)–Discount for IACRL Members
(via Carolyn Ciesla, IACRL President) This workshop is open to everyone, not just law enforcement, and is appropriate for educators and librarians. Grants Training in Springfield, IL–February 15-16, 2018 The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grants workshop in Springfield, February 15-16, 2018. This training is applicable to grant…