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