ARTstor Travel Awards Program

The ARTstor Travel Awards program will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each to support educational and scholarly activities. While the digital age is opening up new approaches and techniques for using images of the world’s cultural heritage as evidence in teaching and scholarship, there is no substitute for engagement with original works and sites, for research in archives that hold primary source material, or for attending conferences with colleagues engaged with similar issues. In recognition of this need, ARTstor will provide five research travel awards in the amount of $1,500 each (to be used by September 1, 2011) to help support the educational and scholarly activities of graduate students, scholars, curators, educators, and librarians in any field in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

To be considered for a research travel award, applicants must create and submit an ARTstor image group (or a series of image groups) and a single accompanying essay that creatively and compellingly demonstrates why the image group(s) is useful for teaching, research, or scholarship. The five winning submissions will be determined by ARTstor staff. These submissions will help ARTstor to understand better the uses that scholars and teachers are making of ARTstor’s content and tools and will provide us with insights into how we can continue to improve our efforts to serve the educational community.

For more information about the ARTstor Travel Awards, please see: www.artstor.org/travelawards

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Darocha Berenz

Applications Sought for 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant

Deadline: December 15, 2007

But you still have until December 15th to apply for the 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant. Members of ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) can apply to receive a grant, sponsored by 3M Library Systems, which will cover expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 26 to July 2, 2008, in Anaheim, CA.

Take a look at the August 2007 issue of Footnotes to read about the ALA experiences of last year’s winners (http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/footnotes/august2007a/footnotesaug2007.htm). You will see how professionally rewarding attending an ALA conference can be.

The application form and further information about the grant is available on the NMRT website (http://www.ala.org/ala/nmrt/applyforfunds/3mawardinformation.htm). Remember, you must be a current member of NMRT in order to apply. To join NMRT, visit the ALA website (http://ala.org) and follow the “Join/Renew ALA” link to add to your ALA membership.

For further information about the grant, please contact:
Kate Hahn, Chair, 3M/NMRT Professional Development Grant Committee
Nevada State College Library,
1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, NV 89002

Free Grant Seekers Workshop — Kent, Ohio

Kent Trumbull Library will be offering free classes on the fundamentals of fundraising.  A two hour session on Monday, October 29th entitled Grant Seeking Basics will cover the essentials of the fundraising process and address the issues of seeking funding from corporations and community foundations.  The class will be from 10:00 am to noon and will also include an introduction to The Foundation Directory Online, teaching how to use the online databases to find funders.  You can register at the following URL:  http://foundationcenter.org/cleveland/gbclwarren.html 

For more information, call Rose Guerrieri at 330-675-8866 or email rguerrie@kent.edu

Also, for those interested in online resources for librarians, please check out my post on a grant writing session I attended at the 2006 ALA conference by clicking here.

WNBA Eastman Grant

DON’T MISS THE DEADLINE!

Publishing grant for librarians is available

The Women’s National Book Association sponsors the WNBA Eastman Grant, which is available for librarians who are interested in learning about the relationship between the library and publishing professions.

The WNBA offers a grant of up to $750 for a librarian to take a course or participate in an institute devoted to aspects of publishing as a profession.  The grant may also provide reimbursement for such study completed within the past year.

The grant honors Ann Heidbreder Eastman, who was an active and prominent member of both the WNBA and the American Library Association (ALA).  The grant represents Ann’s commitment to education about publishing as well as her support for communication between librarians and publishers.

Librarians holding a master’s degree in library science or its equivalent and having at least two years of post-master’s work experience in a library may apply.  The primary criterion will be the likelihood of career benefit to the person taking the course.

Applications must be received by November 2, 2007.

For more information and guidelines, visit www.ala.org/work/pubs/Eastman.html or contact Mary Jo Bolduc, Grant Administrator, American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611; Fax 312-280-5275; email: mbolduc@ala.org

Mary Jo Bolduc
Senior Administrative Assistant to Don Chatham
AED Publishing Department
American Library Association
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone (312) 280-5416

Ohio Valley Travel Award announcement

ARLIS/Ohio Valley is accepting applications from Chapter members for the $200 travel award towards attendance for this year’s Fall meeting to be held at the new Akron Museum of Art on October 26th, 2007. Interested chapter members should follow the application procedures outlined below and send to jane.carlin@uc.edu and amorris@toledomuseum.org as word attachments by October 1, 2007.

APPLICATION:

1. Submit a letter of application to the Travel Award Committee addressing any relevant award criteria and indicating how you will benefit from the meeting.
2. Include information regarding any available travel funding from your institution.
3. Please include a current resume

ARLIS Ohio Valley Travel Committee:
Jane Carlin, Senior Librarian, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning
Library Anne Morris, Head Librarian, Toledo Museum of Art Library