Announcing the ARLIS/NA-SE Professional Development Travel Award!

 

Are you an art librarian or library student living in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands territory? Are you hoping to attend the 45th ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA February 5-9, 2017?

 

To encourage the professional development of our members, the Art Libraries Society of North America Southeast Chapter (ARLIS/NA-SE) will sponsor one $500 (USD) award for the strongest applicant to attend ARLIS/NA in New Orleans. Please see below for eligibility and required duties of the award recipient.

 

To apply, complete the online application form (https://goo.gl/forms/8JsAhsYup9TUkYwe2) by 11:55pm PST November 23, 2016. The recipient will be notified by early December.

 

Purpose:

The purpose of this award is to cultivate a talented, dedicated, and educated group of professionals for the ARLIS/NA organization as well as the ARLIS/NA-SE chapter.

 

Funds from this award may be used to pay for travel, lodging, registration, and meals associated with professional development activities at the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

 

Eligibility:

• Currently reside in the geographic area served by the ARLIS/NA-SE chapter (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).
• Membership in ARLIS/NA-SE and ARLIS/NA at the time of application is not required, however preference will be given to current ARLIS/NA-SE members.
• Currently be either employed in the field of art librarianship and/or visual resources curatorship, or enrolled in an educational program leading to a graduate degree.
• Current students, individuals beginning their professional career within the field of Art Information in the past five years, and paraprofessionals who are becoming active in ARLIS/NA or ARLIS/SE for the first time are eligible.
• All individuals meeting these criteria may apply for the award; however, first-time attendees are given preference.
• Recipients of the award may not reapply in future years.

 

Award Recipients Duties:

The travel award recipient is expected to:

• Participate in the ARLIS/NA Conference Networking program (if they have not previously done so).
• Attend the ARLIS/NA-SE Chapter meeting at the ARLIS/NA conference.
• Submit a written report on his or her conference activities within one month of the conference. The report should be submitted to the ARLIS/NA-SE webmaster to be posted to the ARLIS/NA-SE webpage.
• Serve on the 2018 Professional Development Travel Award Committee and subsequently chair the committee in 2019.

 

If you have questions, contact the Professional Development Travel Award Committee: Sara DeWaay ([log in to unmask]) and Breanne Crumpton ([log in to unmask]).

 

Good luck!