Announcing ER&L/EBSCO Information to Inspiration Fellowship

[Jill Emery]

ER&L/EBSCO Information to Inspiration Fellowship

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Electronic Resources & Libraries
(ER&L) are pleased to announce the inaugural “Information to Inspiration”
Fellowship. Designed to advance the careers of highly motivated library
professionals and the field of librarianship, this unique program will
provide up to $4,000 to support a library professional or a team of library
professionals interested in conducting research about issues related to
management of electronic resources in the ever-evolving information
industry. Read the full news release here:
http://www2.ebsco.com/en-us/NewsCenter/Pages/ViewArticle.aspx?QSID=638

ER&L encourages you to submit an application. After 7 years of working to
cull thought provoking and valuable research into the annual ER&L
conference, we are excited to share this new opportunity with the library
community. "Rooted in a shared belief that our individual efforts and
leadership can and will impact the field of librarianship, ER&L is pleased
and proud to partner with EBSCO Information Services to serve as the
inaugural launch pad for the EBSCO Information to Inspiration
Fellowship--an award which will directly fund research by library
professionals working to advance our field." -- Bonnie Tijerina, ER&L
Conference Coordinator/ Harvard University

Fellowship Area of Focus

This award is seeking library professionals work on measuring and
evaluating use, users and usage. Some example topics of interest include:

Practical implementation and support of analysis techniques to increase
usage and maximize the value of electronic resources
Measuring value or impact of library resources with data
Determining return on investment
ER&L Strongly encourages applications from the library community. Learn
details about the award, uses for funding, eligibility, selection criteria
and application process: http://bit.ly/ebscofellow

Application Deadlines

Jan. 18, 2013: Round 1 deadline.
Jan. 22, 2013: Round 1 applicants advised of results.
Feb. 4, 2013: Round 2 deadline.
Feb. 1–11, 2013: Committee review applications.
Feb. 15. 2013: Winning applicant notified.
March 17–20, 2013: Winner announced, brief presentation by award winner.

Committee
A committee of ER&L community members and EBSCO representatives will be
evaluating applications. Committee members include:

Anna Creech, University of Richmond
Ellen Conrad, Denison University
Katie Gohn, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Bonnie Tijerina, Harvard University & ER&L Conference Coordinator
EBSCO Representatives

Read the full news release with links to the application here:
http://www2.ebsco.com/en-us/NewsCenter/Pages/ViewArticle.aspx?QSID=638

If you have any questions, please contact erl.sponsor at gmail.com.

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2012-12-19
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