PTPL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 2013

Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) 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:

1. The applicant must be a full or part-time student in 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. The applicant must demonstrate an interest in library technical services through employment, course of study, or research interests. Technical services is work "�dedicated to acquisition, identification, cataloging, classification, and preservation of all kinds of library materials." (see: ALCTS, http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alcts/about/index.cfm).

To apply, please submit the following materials and note that all submissions must be in MS Word to Mimi Games at mgames@wcl.american.edu:

1. PTPL scholarship application (2013PTPLscholarshipApplication.docx)
   
2. Two written references
3. Current resume
4. One-page, double spaced statement of the applicant�s interest in library technical services
   

The scholarships will be awarded by August 30, 2013, and publicly announced 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.