Subject: Call for Nominations: First Step Award
From: Rebecca Kemp <rkemp_at_umd.edu>
Date: 10/8/2012 10:32 AM
The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section presents the award, a Wiley
Professional Development Grant. The award provides librarians who are
new to the serials field with the opportunity to broaden their
perspectives and encourages professional development and participation
at American Library Association (ALA) conferences and Continuing
Resources Section activities. ALCTS members with five or less years of
professional experience in the continuing resources field are eligible.
The award consists of $1,500, donated by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and is
applicable toward round trip transportation, lodging, registration fees,
etc. Eligible applicants may apply more than once. Winners will be
chosen based on: commitment to professional development in the
continuing resources field as shown by participation in continuing
education activities, workshops and previous participation in
professional a! ctivities; candidate's written justification for the
grant in terms of commitment to and interest in continuing resources
related work; personal professional development; financial need; two
letters of reference; and a vita.
Send nominations to: Shelley Almgren, chair, First Step Jury,
salmgren_at_txwes.edu
Visit the First Step Award page for more information:
http://www.ala.org/alcts/awards/grants/firststep
Posted on behalf of Mark Hemhauser
Mark Hemhauser
Systems Librarian
ILS Team--McKeldin Library
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
301-314-4812
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