The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) offers an annual scholarship for library school students and new professionals to attend ALA’s Annual Conference. The goal of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship is to advance two principles that Gordon held dear: intellectual freedom and mentoring. The Conable Scholarship provides for conference registration, transportation, housing (six nights),… Read more »
Events
LIS Industry Speaker Series: Join us this evening at 7pm EDT
Students, alumni, and the broader LIS community are welcome to attend all speaker series events. March 26: Kelsey Badger, The Ohio State University Libraries Badger provides data-related education to faculty and graduate student researchers in her role as Assistant Professor and Research Data Librarian. She has previously supported data management in state and federal government…. Read more »
IU Indianapolis University Library Presents: MLIS Cover Letter Writing Workshop (4/8, 6:30 ET)
Last fall the department received feedback from two hiring managers at different institutions about the quality or absence of our students’ or recent alumni cover letters. If you are a graduate on the job market, if you plan to search for a job when you graduate, or if you plan to build a career in… Read more »
This week: LIS Industry Speaker: Kelsey Badger, The Ohio State University Libraries (3/26)
Whether you were able to step away from work/life or if you just took a break from coursework, welcome back to the spring semester. Students, alumni, and the broader LIS community are welcome to attend all speaker series events. March 26: Kelsey Badger, The Ohio State University Libraries Badger provides data-related education to faculty… Read more »
Student Conference Awards to Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA (deadline: March 31)
The SLA Board is proud to offer Awards for students and recent graduates of undergraduate and graduate library and information science programs to attend the SLA Annual Conference at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 7–10, 2025. There will be up to 15 Awards offered. Each award includes conference registration coordinated directly with SLA Staff… Read more »