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The Association of Architecture School Librarians (AASL) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Professional Service Award. The award supports attendance at the AASL annual conference, which will be held in Denver, March 15-17, 2018. The application deadline is January 26, 2018. PURPOSE The AASL Professional Service Award recognizes that professional development opportunities and support are essential throughout a professional career, and that the quality of the annual conference is enriched by the presence of librarians with substantial professional experience. The award aims to encourage continued involvement of experienced academic librarians in the annual AASL conference, to promote AASL membership and membership retention, and to promote a diverse and inclusive organization. AWARD 1. The amount of $600.00, to be awarded in person at the annual meeting. 2. Waiver of annual AASL dues for a period of one year. ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS 1. An applicant must be a member of AASL for at least three years prior to the award application. 2. An applicant must have at least eight years post-MLS professional experience and be currently employed in a library serving an architecture program. 3. An applicant must lack sufficient funding to attend the annual meeting. 4. The recipient must be able to attend the AASL conference. 5. A recipient may only receive this grant once. APPLICATION PROCESS 1. Complete the application form: https://goo.gl/forms/vcJJKYasPRgKDmfs1. 2. Request a letter of recommendation (500 word limit) from an AASL member supporting your application. Please ask your colleague to send it to AASL Awards Committee chair, Amy Trendler, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. 3. Send a current curriculum vitae to AASL Awards Committee chair, Amy Trendler, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. MORE INFORMATION Inquiries about the award should be directed to Amy Trendler, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Learn more about AASL at http://www.architecturelibrarians.org/. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Amy Trendler Architecture Librarian University Libraries Ball State University 765-285-5858 Muncie, IN 47306 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> The University Libraries provide services that support student pursuits for academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom instruction. http://www.bsu.edu/library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~