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To: rbms@ala.org<br>
From: fpena@grolierclub.org<br>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 16:42:04 -0600<br>
Subject: [RBMS] ACRL/RBMS Conference Scholarships<br><br>
IMLS OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND ACRL/RBMS CONFERENCE ON LIBRARIES,
ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS<br><br>
The Institute for Library and Museum Services (IMLS) has provided funding
for thirty new and aspiring professionals to attend a major national
conference organized by the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of
the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of
the American Library Association (ALA). Entitled, "Libraries,
Archives, and Museums in the 21st Century: Intersecting Missions,
Converging Futures?," the conference will explore issues of mutual
interest to libraries, archives, and museums. It will be held on 20-23
June 2006 in Austin, Texas, with the Harry Ransom Humanities Research
Center at The University of Texas at Austin serving as the primary host
for the expected 300 attendees.<br><br>
Students currently enrolled in graduate program of library and
information science or archival or museums studies, or graduates from
such programs with less than five years of professional experience are
eligible to apply for the IMLS-funded scholarships, which are designed to
cover all costs associated with attending the conference, including
registration, airfare, lodging and meals. At least ten scholarships will
be reserved for applicants from professionally underrepresented
backgrounds. Further information and an online application form are
available from the conference web site at
<<a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/rbms2006" eudora="autourl">
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/rbms2006</a>>. The deadline for applications
has been extended to March 30, 2006.<br><br>
The two-and-a-half-day conference program will include a series of
plenary sessions that will address a broad range of topics from
comparative viewpoints, including collecting purposes and strategies,
audiences and access, legal issues, and professional education and
development. A variety of seminar sessions and facilitated discussions
will complement the conference theme. Participants will also be able to
take advantage of special tours of the recently renovated Ransom Center
and Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and
Museum, and other local cultural facilities.<br><br>
General registration will begin in February 2006, with an early-bird rate
of $195. Lodging at the conference hotel, the Stephen F. Austin
InterContinental in downtown Austin, will include rates from $99 to $129
per night. Additional hotel and dormitory lodging options will also be
available.<br><br>
Questions about the IMLS scholarships may be addressed to Tory Ondrla,
Meeting and Special Events Planner (tondrla@ala.org).<br>
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Janet M. Carleton - <carleton@ohio.edu> - 740/597-2527
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Digital Initiatives Coordinator / Women's Studies Bibliographer<br>
Alden 235A, Ohio University Libraries, Athens,
Ohio<br>
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