2010 Sparks Award for Professional Development
2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development
The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of attending the 2010 SLA Annual Meeting June 13-16 in New Orleans, LA. The award is intended to encourage the professional development of student members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their participation in Chemistry Division activities.
TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2010 SLA Annual Conference. The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.
ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the SLA Chemistry Division and all new members of the SLA Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since January 2009) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010. See below for how to join.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit the following:
-A brief essay that: a) clearly articulates your objectives for professional development; and b) indicates what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Meeting. Maximum length: 2 pages.
-Resumé
-Names of two references.
-Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food and/or continuing education course).
Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE) course is recommended, but not required.
DEADLINE: All applications for the award must be received by March 1, 2010 (all applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010). The winner will be notified March 15, 2010. Essays will be judged by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.
SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:
Cory Craig
University of California, Davis
Physical Sciences & Engineering Library
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8676 cjcraig@ucdavis.edu
SLA CHEMISTRY DIVISION SPARKS AWARD: http://www.sla.org/division/dche/sparks.htm
HISTORY: The award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a chemistry librarian at the University of Illinois from 1913 until her death in 1929. Ms. Sparks contributed a great deal to the field of chemical information, her achievements include teaching courses on chemical information, and authoring and publishing what is argued to be the first book to formally address chemical literature and library instruction.
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