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[DCExLIBRIS] Fwd: [Ptpl-l] PTPL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 2015 - DEADLINE FRIDAY
by Picken, Suzanne June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

- (Please excuse any cross posting.) Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) <http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/> announces the availability of two $1,000 scholarships for future librarians interested in technical services. Students living or working in the PTPL membership region (DC, Maryland, Virginia) and who are currently enrolled in an ALA-accredited Library and/or Information Science program, including distance education programs, are invited to apply. Criteria Requirements for the Award: The applicant must 1. be a full or part-time student in an ALA-accredited Library and/or Information Science at the Master's level at the time of the award and have completed at least one three-hour credit course; 2. demonstrate an interest in library technical services through employment, course of study, or research interests. Technical services work centers on the "...acquisition, identification, cataloging, classification, and preservation of all kinds of library materials." (see: ALCTS, http://www.ala.org/alcts/about) and; 3. be employed or living in the PTPL membership region (Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia). To apply, please submit the following materials: 1. PTPL scholarship application 2. Two written references (see below for details) 3. Current resume 4. One-page, double spaced statement of the applicant's interest in library technical services Please submit all materials in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), plain text (.txt), or PDF (.pdf) format to Tiffany Wilson at twilson(a)umbc.edu. References are accepted from two faculty members OR one faculty member and your current supervisor. References should be able to address your potential or experience in library technical services. Letters may be emailed directly from the faculty member or your supervisor to Tiffany Wilson at twilson(a)umbc.edu. Incomplete application packets and those received after the application deadline will not be considered. DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 26, 2015 at 11:59 PM EDT Recipients will be notified by August 28, 2015, and publicly awarded at the annual PTPL meeting in the fall. The recipients will receive a free one-year membership in PTPL and have registration fees for the annual conference waived. View this announcement and download the scholarship application at http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/scholar _______________________________________________ Ptpl-l mailing list Ptpl-l(a)list.wrlc.org http://list.wrlc.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ptpl-l -- Suzanne Picken Integrated Systems Librarian Washington Research Library Consortium 901 Commerce Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 301 390-2039 O 301 390-2020 F WRLC <http://www.wrlc.org>

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