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Subject: Fwd: RBMS Preconference Scholarships
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:22:28 -0500
From: Nancy Kandoian <[log in to unmask]>
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Please see below, forwarded from the RBMS list, an item of potential
interest to Maps-L readers. ACRL and RBMS are part of the American
Library Association, and each year they hold a preconference just prior
to the ALA Annual Meeting. It usually takes place in a different city,
though close to the location of the main ALA meeting. This year's
preconference is in San Diego, while ALA is in Anaheim, and the link to
the main informational website about the preconference is
http://preconference.rbms.info/.
Nancy Kandoian
NYPL
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From: *Warner, Diane* <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Date: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 5:21 PM
Subject: [RBMS] RBMS Preconference Scholarships
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Reminder: Deadline for applications is March 30, 2012____
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Please help with publicizing these scholarships. ____
In partnership with the Association of College and Research Libraries
(ACRL), the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of ACRL is
offering scholarships to subsidize first-time preconference attendance
by professional librarians and qualified paraprofessionals and students.
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RBMS is committed to increasing diversity in its membership and the
special collections and archival professions. Accordingly, several
preconference scholarships have been designated for applicants of
underrepresented ethnic and racial groups. For more information about
the RBMS commitment to diversity, please visit the RBMS website
<http://rbms.info/committees/diversity/index.shtml>.____
Full and partial scholarships will be awarded. Full scholarships include
a waiver of the preconference registration fee (up to $280 for
professional and paraprofessional ACRL members, and $125 for full-time
student members) plus a travel and accommodation stipend of $700.
Partial scholarships provide complimentary registration and may or may
not include a stipend. ____
*Eligibility:* All candidates must meet one of the following criteria:
1) be currently enrolled in a library, information science, or archival
studies program; 2) be a graduate of such a program; or 3) be currently
employed as a paraprofessional in a rare books, special collections, or
archival capacity. Candidates must also be members of ACRL who have not
previously attended an RBMS preconference and who do not have sufficient
institutional support to attend.____
*Deadline:* All applications must be received by midnight PST on March
30, 2012.____
*To apply:* Candidates must complete an online application form
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/53HTWN8>. We recommend you view the
form, prepare your answers and then return to the form to complete it.
Answers for the longer questions may be cut and pasted into the form. ____
*Requirements:* Scholarship recipients are required to attend the whole
preconference and complete the conference evaluation. To help us ensure
the ongoing improvement of the scholarship program, all scholarship
winners will be required to submit a post-conference evaluation letter
by July 29, 2012.____
*Notification:* All applicants will be notified on or before April 27,
2012.____
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Diane Warner____
Librarian for the Sowell Family Collection ____
in Literature, Community and the Natural World____
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library____
Texas Tech University____
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806-742-3749 <tel:806-742-3749>____
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