Dear Colleagues,
The ARLIS/NA Travel Awards Committee is pleased to announce the following Travel Awards for attending the 45th annual conference of ARLIS/NA, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana February 5-9, 2017.
Details about the conference can be found at http://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/
The application form for the awards can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YG368FD.
More information about the Travel Awards can be found at https://www.arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/64-conference-travel-awards.
Several awards are available to students and non-ARLIS members. Please feel free to send this announcement to others who might benefit from attending our wonderful conference!
Application deadline for all conference travel awards: Monday, October 31st 2016, 12:00 pm EST.
Awards Open to All Eligible Applicants:
Student Diversity Award for Conference Attendance ($1000)
Eligibility: Students from a traditionally under-represented group who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation).
Purpose: To encourage multicultural students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.
Howard Karno Award ($1000)
Eligibility: Art librarians residing in Latin America or Art Librarians residing in North America working with significant Latin American art/architecture research collections or researching subjects or themes related to Latin American art/architecture.
Purpose: To encourage professional development of art librarians who work to advance the study of Latin American art through interaction with ARLIS/NA colleagues and conference participation.
Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance ($1000)
Sponsored by the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) the Judith A. Hoffberg Student Award for Conference Attendance is given annually in honor of the founding of ARLIS/NA and its first president. The Art Libraries Society of North America was founded in 1972 by a group of art librarians attending the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago at the initiative of Judith Hoffberg.
Eligibility: Students who are currently enrolled in an accredited graduate program in Library Studies and/or Information Studies or have recently graduated (within 12 mos. of graduation).
Purpose: To encourage students considering a career in art librarianship or visual resources to participate in the activities of ARLIS/NA.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Katie Riel
Travel Awards Subcommittee Chair
Kathryn Riel
Acquisitions and Serials Librarian
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-879-7112