(via Mark Sullivan, IDS Project Executive Director at SUNY Geneseo) Ed Rivenburgh is the founder of the IDS Project and has been the driving force behind the technological and pedagogical advances over the past decade. Even after his retirement in 2012, the impact of his ideas on mentoring and technology has continued to be felt…
Category: Awards, Grants, and Scholarships (non-HSLI)
NMRT Offering Annual Conference Professional Development Attendance Award
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) NMRT (New Members Round Table) members are invited to submit an essay to win a ticket to attend a ticketed event of their choice at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference in Orlando, FL. The award facilitates professional development and networking opportunities for NMRT members through participation in special ticketed ALA…
Nominations Sought for 2016 Rethinking Resource Sharing Innovation Award
(via Margaret W. Ellingson, Emory University) The Rethinking Resource Sharing (RRS) Innovation Award recognizes and honors an individual or institution for changes it has made to improve users’ access to information, through resource sharing in its library, consortium, state, province, or country. The purpose of the award is to showcase innovation in resource sharing and…
Eisendrath and Filapek Chosen for Libraries, Archives, and Museums Conference Exchange
M. Alison Eisendrath, Andrew W. Mellon Director of Collections at the Chicago History Museum, and Joe Filapek, Consulting and Continuing Education Manager for the Reaching Across Illinois Library System, have been selected as participants in the 2016 Collective Wisdom: Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAM) Conference Exchange. Eisendrath and Filapek are among 18 librarians and archivists…
Illinois Academic Librarians Chosen as IFLA or IFLA-IMLS Fellows
Fifty U.S. librarians, including support staff and students, have each received a $1,000 scholarship from the ALA to attend the 2016 World Library and Information Congress. The Congress, which is sponsored by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), will take place in Columbus, Ohio, from August 13 to 19. The purpose of…
Apply Now for the ALA NMRT Student Chapter of the Year Award
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) In the spirit of ALA’s New Members Round Table, the Student Chapter of the Year Award is presented in recognition of a chapter’s outstanding contributions to the American Library Association, their school, and the profession. The purpose of the award is to increase student involvement in ALA through student chapters,…
Deadline to Apply for MANGO/NMRT Professional Development Grant is March 1
(via Lindsay Harmon, IACRL Vice-President/President-Elect) We are excited to announce that members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, which will assist with expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 23 – 28, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. This award is generously sponsored by MANGO Languages. The deadline is Tuesday,…
National University of Health Sciences Wins NN/LM Technology Grant
(via Fran Kovach, retired-formerly of SIU School of Medicine) The National University of Health Sciences recently received a $4,300 grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. The grant was one of five that the NN/LM awarded to institutions within the Greater Midwest Region. The award will fund technology upgrades at the school’s Learning…
ALA NMRT Professional Development Grant Available
(via Amy Greschaw, NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee) Current members of the American Library Association’s New Members Roundtable (NMRT) are eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference, taking place June 23-28 2016 in Orlando, FL. This grant is generously sponsored by Mango Languages. Applicants for the award must be…
ALA Seeking Proposals for Diversity Research Grants
The American Library Association is currently seeking proposals for its 2016-17 Diversity Research Grant program, which is managed by the ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 1. All applicants must be current members of ALA. The organization will give up to three awards, each of which will…