ALCTS Support Staff Grant

From: Rick Anderson <rickand_at_unr.edu> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:06:00 -0700 To: <acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu>

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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004
From: Pamela Bluh (Univ of Maryland) <pbluh_at_umaryland.edu>
Subject: ALCTS Support Staff Grant

ALCTS Support Staff Grant

The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is 
pleased to announce the establishment of a Support Staff Grant.  
Underwritten by a generous contribution from Sage Publications, the
Support 
Staff Grant will make it possible for an eligible individual (or 
individuals) to attend ALA Annual in Chicago in June 2005.  

Eligibility Requirements:

Currently employed in a full time support staff position;
Minimum of three years of experience in an area of technical services 
(acquisitions, cataloging, collection development/management,
preservation 
of library materials, serials);
No previous attendance at an ALA annual meeting

Successful candidates will be required to submit a brief report
describing 
their experiences at the annual conference.  This report will be
published 
in the post-conference issue of the ALCTS Newsletter Online and will
also be 
shared with the sponsor.   

The ALCTS Membership Committee will provide mentoring support for each 
candidate.

To apply:

Send a cover letter, resume and a brief essay (ca. 250 words)
summarizing 
the reasons why attending the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American
Library 
Association would be beneficial.  A letter of reference from the
applicant's 
supervisor, indicating the employer's support for the application is
also 
required.

Applications should be sent by December 1, 2004 to: Dale Swensen email: 
Dale_Swensen_at_byu.edu

Successful applicants will be notified in January.  All necessary travel

arrangements will be handled by ALCTS.

Harriet Lightman
Dale Swensen
Pamela Bluh

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