LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table)

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The mission of the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) is to provide a forum for discussion of activities, programs, and problems of instruction in the use of libraries; to contribute to the education and training of librarians for library instruction; to promote instruction in the use of libraries as an essential library service, and to serve as a channel of communication on library instruction between the ALA divisions, ALA and ACRL committees, state clearinghouses, Project LOEX, other organizations concerned with instruction in the use of libraries, and members of the Association.

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Call for Applications: Underrepresented Groups Scholarship for LOEX 2022 (due Feb 4)

  • 1.  Call for Applications: Underrepresented Groups Scholarship for LOEX 2022 (due Feb 4)

    Posted Feb 01, 2022 04:29 PM

    The LOEX 2022 Conference (Ypsilanti, MI: May 5-7) Committee has reserved at least one PAID registration for a librarian or library school student who is a member of an underrepresented group and/or who has done significant work to bring library services or information literacy opportunities to underrepresented groups. Each scholarship recipient will also receive a travel/lodging stipend of $250. Any additional conference-related expenses are the responsibility of the recipient.

    Interested librarians and graduate students currently enrolled in ALA-accredited MLIS programs are strongly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applicants who have been members of the profession for fewer than five years, and whose information literacy & instruction interests include outreach to underrepresented populations.

    To apply, please send:

    • A current CV, including number of years in the profession
    • A 500-word essay describing your interest in information literacy services

    Submissions will be accepted by email only and should be addressed to:
    Elizabeth Walker-Papke, LOEX 2022 Underrepresented Groups Scholarship Chair, scholarship2022@loexconference.org

    Deadline for submission is February 4, 2022. The recipient will be notified by email & announced on the conference website by February 15, 2022.

    http://www.loexconference.org/scholarship/



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    Brad Sietz
    LOEX Director
    LOEX
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