SLA Awards

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2010 Marion E. Sparks Award for Professional Development
The Chemistry Division of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) is
sponsoring a student/new member travel award to defray the costs of
attending the 2010 SLA Annual Meeting June 13-16 in New Orleans, LA. The
award is intended to encourage the professional development of student
members and new members of the Chemistry Division and encourage their
participation in Chemistry Division activities.

TRAVEL AWARD: $1,500 stipend to attend the 2010 SLA Annual Conference.
The winner will also receive a certificate of achievement and will be
introduced at the Chemistry Division Business Meeting & Breakfast.

ELIGIBILITY: All student members of the SLA Chemistry Division and all new
members of the SLA Chemistry Division (individuals who have joined since
January 2009) are eligible. All applicants must have joined the SLA
Chemistry Division by February 16, 2010. See below for how to join.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit the following:
-A brief essay that: a) clearly articulates your objectives for
professional development; and b) indicates
what you hope to gain from attending the SLA Annual Meeting. Maximum
length: 2 pages.
-Resume
-Names of two references.
-Brief budget (expected expenses for registration, airfare, lodging, food
and/or continuing education course).
Registration in a Chemistry Division or other Continuing Education (CE)
course is recommended, but not required.

DEADLINE: All applications for the award must be received by March 1,
2010 (all applicants must have joined the SLA Chemistry Division by
February 16, 2010). The winner will be notified March 15, 2010. Essays
will be judged by the SLA Chemistry Division Awards Committee.

HISTORY: The award is named to honor Marion E. Sparks, a chemistry
librarian at the University of Illinois from 1913 until her death in 1929.
Ms. Sparks contributed a great deal to the field of chemical information,
her achievements include teaching courses on chemical information, and
authoring and publishing what is argued to be the first book to formally
address chemical literature and library instruction.

SUBMIT APPLICATION VIA EMAIL TO:
Cory Craig
University of California, Davis
Physical Sciences & Engineering Library
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8676
cjcraig@ucdavis.edu

SLA CHEMISTRY DIVISION SPARKS AWARD:
http://www.sla.org/division/dche/sparks.htm

Want to join the Chemistry Division of SLA?
Not a member of SLA? Use this link to join SLA:
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/joinsla/index.cfm
When you join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional
divisions are $18/year.

Already an SLA member? To join the Chemistry Division either: 1)
Download the SLA Change/Add Units form:
http://www.sla.org/content/membership/unitchange.cfm and fax or mail it to
SLA. Or 2) Call 1-703-647-4936 and pay with a credit card. When you
join SLA, you can also join one division for free, additional divisions are
$18/year.