[Hum-DIS] FW: [sla-canz] SLA-CANZ SciTech Award

[Kerry Smith]

From: Gillian Ralph [mailto:g.ralph at xtra.co.nz] 
Sent: Wednesday, 28 October 2009 6:40 AM
To: Australia and New Zealand Chapter
Cc: Jeanette Regan
Subject: [sla-canz] SLA-CANZ SciTech Award

 

Dear Librarian and Information Sciences students

 

The following  is an award which is sponsored by the Special  Libraries Association Sci-Tech Division and the  scientific publishers Annual Reviews to award a  current library or information sciences student to  attend the annual SLA Conference and experience first hand the huge gathering of librarians, exhibitors, keynote speakers and sessions in New Orleans in June 2010.

Please apply for this very generous award NOW as the closing date for applications is 31 December 2009 The award winner will be notified in  plenty of  time to plan for Conference in June 2010

 

 

 

2010 Australia and New Zealand Chapter Student Award

 

      to attend Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference     

in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 13 – 16 June 2010

 

In 2010 the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter (CANZ) will be offering an Award jointly with Science-Technology Division (DST) of SLA.

The successful applicant will receive an award of US$2,300 to be used towards a travel stipend and conference registration for the 2010 SLA Annual Conference in New Orleans. The award will be formally at the Science -Technology Division’s Awards Ceremony at that Conference.

 

Eligibility: 

Applicants must:

·         Be enrolled in an accredited Library and Information Science (LIS) courses and programs in Australia or New Zealand during the current academic year. These courses are noted on the websites of either: 

ALIA www.alia.org.au/education/courses/librarianship.html <http://www.alia.org.au/education/courses/librarianship.html> 

                  or LIANZA www...lianza.org.nz/news/newsroom/news125381905.html <http://www.lianza.org.nz/news/newsroom/news125381905.html>  .

 

·         Be eligible to travel to the USA

·         Be interested in a career in special librarianship, preferably with a focus on working in a science and technology environment.

·         Be a first-time attendee at an SLA conference

 

Application Procedure

 

1. Please write a two-part essay, in English, of a total of approximately 500 words, which: 

 

i.        Tells us why you chose to enrol in a graduate/master LIS course; what you hope to do with your degree; and especially why you might wish to work in the science and technology area, and

 

ii.      Addresses one of the following three topics:

·         What skills must the new information professional possess and why? 

·         What is the biggest challenge facing the profession, in general, and information professionals in your country, in particular?

·         What longer term benefits/knowledge do you hope to gain from attending the 2010 SLA conference? (Do not describe what you will do during the conference).

 

 

2.     Include a letter of recommendation, from your course advisor or an SLA member who knows you well, which explains why you would be a good candidate for this award.

 

3.     Include a copy of your CV including your postal, and email addresses and telephone number.

 

4.     Prepare all documents in Microsoft Word and send by e-mail no later than 31 December 2009 to:

Sheila Rosenthal, Chair of the DST Awards Committee at  slr at sei.cmu.edu 

 

5.    The applications will then be assessed by the joint DST and ANZ Chapter Student Awards Committees.

 

The Award winner will be notified by March 2010.

 

 

Post Award Requirements

 

The recipient of the 2010 ANZ Chapter Student Award will:

 

1.	write a brief article on their conference experience for publication in the September / October 2010 issue of the Science-Technology Division’s newsletter, Sci-Tech News, and for the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter’s website

 

2.	maintain contact with the SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter Board during the year of their Award.

 

3.	be willing to serve on a Science-Technology Division Committee of their choice. 

 

Mentors will be appointed for the recipient from ANZ Chapter Board and the STD for the duration of the award.

 

For further information about the Award, please contact the ANZ Chapter Student Award member, Gillian Ralph g.ralph at xtra.co.nz <mailto:g.ralph at xtra.co...nz> 

 

For further information about the Award’s co-sponsors, please consult their websites:

 

·         SLA Science-Technology  Division, http://units.sla.org/division/dst/ 

 

·         SLA Australia and New Zealand Chapter http://units.sla.org/chapter/canz/ 

 

·         Annual Reviews http://www.annualreviews.org/   


 

Gillian Ralph 

 

2 / 42 East Coast Road
Milford, Auckland, New Zealand 0620

 

ph: +64 (0)9 4105821
fx: +64 (0)9 4100561
e-mail: g.ralph at xtra.co.nz 

 

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