The EBLIP9 awards committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 LIS Student and First-Time Attendee scholarship awards and the Underrepresented Librarian scholarship awards:
LIS Student & First-Time Attendees Scholarship, sponsored by the ACRL
Underrepresented Librarian Scholarships, sponsored by the ARL
Sponsorships from the ACRL and ARL made these scholarships possible and will cover registration fees for each of the winners.
Scholarship applicants were asked to write a short essay addressing plans to use and share the knowledge they gain through attending the conference.
“Attendance at the EBLIP Conference is incredibly valuable to me as a new library faculty member and subject librarian to the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH),” wrote Eugenia Liu, Health & Human Services Librarian at the University of New Hampshire and one of the ARL scholarship recipients, in her essay. “…Some projects that I see directly benefiting from my attendance at this conference include effective training of CHHS students to seek and use evidence-based information in practice settings, collaborating with external stakeholders in the state of New Hampshire to deliver information services to combat the opioid epidemic, and writing systematic reviews for libraries…”
About EBLIP9
The biennial EBLIP conference aims to bring together librarians, researchers and practitioners to discuss evidence-based practice in libraries, to present research, and to share best practices. The 2017 conference will consist of keynote and concurrent conference sessions, poster sessions, and networking opportunities as well as pre-conference continuing education workshops.
More information about the conference can be found online at www.EBLIP9.org or by emailing EBLIP9@drexel.edu
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 124 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL’s mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
About the Association of College and Research Libraries
ACRL is a division of the American Library Association, representing nearly 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic
Underrepresented Librarian Scholarships Submission Period Now Closed
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is sponsoring conference scholarships for four (4) underrepresented librarians to attend the 2017 EBLIP9 conference. The EBLIP9 + ARL Travel Grant covers conference registration fees for each winner.
Applicant Criteria
Eligible applicants will meet the following criteria:
Applications - Submission Period Now Closed
Eligible individuals interested in applying for the competitive scholarships should submit a short essay addressing plans to use and share the knowledge they gain through attending the conference.
Applications must be submitted online by Midnight EDT on March 31, 2017. The selection committee, which includes members of the local EBLIP9 conference organizing committee, will notify applicants of selection decisions in April 2017.
Sponsored by
Student & First-Time Attendee Scholarship - Submission Period Now Closed
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) has generously sponsored scholarships for students and first time attendees to the 9th International Evidence Based Library and Information Practices (EBLIP9) conference June 18-21, 2017 in Philadelphia. Each scholarship will include a waiver of full conference registration.
Applicant Criteria
Eligible applicants are:
Applications -- SUBMISSION PERIOD NOW CLOSED
Eligible individuals interested in applying for the competitive scholarship should submit a short essay addressing plans to use and share the knowledge they gain through attending the conference.
Applications must be submitted online by January 30, 2017. The selection committee, which includes members of the local EBLIP9 conference organizing committee, will notify applicants of selection decisions in spring 2017.
Sponsored by:
Questions may be directed to the co-chairs at EBLIP9@drexel.edu.
Danuta A. Nitecki and John Wiggins
Co-chairs Local Organizing Committee
Contact the planning committee:
eblip9@drexel.edu
Embedding and Embracing Evidence
9th International EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARY & INFORMATION PRACTICE Conference
June 18-21, 2017