LITA grant for Caribbean Librarian

Information obtained via Beyond the Job. Caribbean librarians are encouraged to apply. Last year's winner was Ms. Annette Smith, Director of the National Library Service in Barbados.

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Grant Available to Attend Library Information Technology Association
National Forum October 2008 USA


Sponsor: Mrs. Grace Hope Hill in Memory of Professor Errol Gaston Hill

Conference Theme:
Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library

October 16-19, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

The Library and Information Technology Association, a division of the American Library Association, announces a grant to support and promote international participation at the 2008 LITA National Forum.

The grant provides up to $2,500.00 US for a librarian currently living and working in the Caribbean, with preference given to a librarian from the Windward Islands (especially Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines and Grenada) to attend the 2008 LITA National Forum in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 16-19, 2008. The grant covers only airfare, hotel, registration, and currency conversion fees up to the grant total. The grantee is responsible for meals and other expenses not covered by the $2,500 grant. He or she will have opportunities to meet with the LITA leadership and members as well as attend the full forum.

To be eligible, an applicant must: (1) be living and working in the Caribbean; (2) hold citizenship other than U.S.; (3) have between five and fifteen years of work experience in a library or information setting; (4) have an interest in or experience with using, managing, or leading technology in a library or information setting; (5) understand English; (6) and not be a regular LITA Forum attendee.

Applications should be sent by e-mail to tsie@loc.gov with subject line: LITA Grant. The application must contain the following, submitted in English:
name, work address and e-mail addresses, current job title, brief resume, a brief summary of experience working with technology in a library or information setting, and a 200 or fewer word statement about why you would like to attend the LITA Forum including an indication as to whether this is the first time you would be attending a LITA Forum.

Application deadline is 5:00 pm (EST) May 1, 2008.

For more information about the Forum, visit
http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litaeventsprograms.cfm

Questions to tsie@loc.gov or lita@ala.org

Another Trini librarian blogger

Welcome to Jennifer the Caribbean Librarian.

Good to have you on board.

Caribbean Connector - A Trini Librarian blogger

Hi

Welcome Cheryl at Caribbean Connector.

Good to have another Caribbean librarian on board! I was begining to feel kinda lonesome!!!

Caribbean Library Blogger

Discovered the blog for a librarian at the American University of Antigua. See LIBINFOSPACE .
Good to know there is atleast one other out there. So, let me know if you come across any Caribbean/ West Indian Library/librarian bloggers.

New Publication - Caribbean Libraries

One of the more important happening in the last six months has been the publication of
Caribbean Libraries in the 21st Century: Changes, Challenges, and Choices.

This publication provides a multicultural, multiethnic perspective on the state of and development of libraries, library services and librarianship in the Caribbean region. It is only the 3rd such publication and this is by far the most comprehensive and inclusive. It incorporates twenty-five articles by forty contributers. I co-author a chapter in this work. Its an imporatant contribution to the literature of librarianship of and in the Caribbean region. Have a look at the TOC.

The editors Cheryl Peltier-Davis and Shamin Renwick received an Acurialean Award for the publication.

I'm back

It has been six months since I last posted. I had intended to take a break to review the purpose and by extension the content of this blog but I never intended for it to be so long. Truth be told I am no closer to deciding what type of blog - strictly professional or quasi-professional this is to be. I do know that I want to continue working on this blog, to promote and provide a forum for Caribbean librarians and librarianship. More on that in due course.

As can be expected so much has happened since January 30th. And I will in due course be a posting on these developments.

Beginnings

Okay, so after lurking for sometime now, I have decided to set up my own blog. I have been checking to see whether there are others with whom I share certain characteristics out there, but I am yet to locate one such person. So, I hope that this space will allow me to find such persons and perhaps add our voice to the sphere.

We will see how it goes.