Are you an aspiring business librarian or do you know someone who is? Send in your nominations! The deadline for submissions for the 2010 Gale/Cengage Student Travel award has been extended until: March 1, 2010. Please forward this to your local library school listserv or to any other potential candidates!
The BRASS Gale/Cengage Student Travel award is a $1000 cash award given to a student enrolled in an ALA accredited master's degree program to fund travel to and attendance at the ALA Annual Conference and a one-year membership in the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA. Applicants should have demonstrated interest in a career as a business reference librarian, and a potential to be a leader in the profession as demonstrated by activities that may include (but are not limited to) coursework, internships, jobs, special projects, and publications.
More info as well as the nomination form can be found here: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/awards/studenttravel/index.cfm
Please send the complete nomination packet in electronic format to the Committee Chair Diana Wu at diana.wu@sjsu.eduwith this subject line: BRASS Gale/Cengage Student Travel Award
Questions? Contact Diana Wu, chair of BRASS' Gale/Cengage Student Travel Award committee: diana.wu@sjsu.edu or 408-808-2087
Celia Ross
BRASS Chair, 2009-2010
Associate Librarian
Faculty Research Services & Reference Services
Kresge Business Administration Library
Stephen M. Ross School of Business
University of Michigan
701 Tappan, Room K3330
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 763-5452
caross@umich.edu