[Eurchap] Award for LIS Student by SLA Asian Chapter and STD

[Debal Chandra Kar]

Asian Chapter 


2008 Asian Student Awards 
to attend Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference in Washington, 
DC, USA, June 14-17 2008 

Dear Members, 

Please announce it to the local people and your country. 

In 2009 SLA Asian Chapter will be offering an Award jointly with 
Science-Technology (ST) Divisions of SLA. 

The award will be US$1800 to cover the costs of attending 100th SLA Annual 
Conference 2009 (conference registration, hotel lodging, economy return 
airfare to Washington D.C. and other related costs) for the successful 
applicant. The award will be formally acknowledged in Washington D.C. at 
the Science-Technology Division?s Award Ceremony. 

Eligibility; All applicants must 

·        Have an excellent command of written and spoken English,
·        Be enrolled in an accredited Master -level LIS programme in Asia 
during academic year 2008-09 
·        Be eligible to travel to the USA 
·        Be interested in a career in special librarianship, preferably 
with a focus on working in environments that are the focus of one of the 
Science-Technology. 
·        Be a first-time attendee at an SLA conference 
Application Procedure 

Write a two part essay, in English, of approximately 500 words, which:  

1.        Tells us why you chose to enrol in a graduate/master LIS 
programme and what you hope to do with your degree and especially why you 
might wish to work in Science-Technology area.  For further information 
about the Science-Technology  Division co-sponsoring the Award may consult 
their website at  http://units.sla.org/division/dst/
2.        Addresses one of the following three topics: 
A.        What skills must the new information professional possess and 
why?  
B.        What is the biggest challenge facing the profession, in general, 
and information professionals in your country, in particular? 
C.        What benefits/knowledge do you hope to gain from attending the 
2009 SLA conference? (Do not describe what you will do during the 
conference). 
Include a letter of recommendation, which explains why you would be a good 
candidate for this award. The recommendation may come from either a 
faculty advisor in your programme, or an SLA member who knows you well. 

Include a copy of your most current CV with your current postal and email 
address and telephone number.

All documents must be prepared in Microsoft Word and must be e-mailed no 
later than 31 December 2008 to Scott Davidson, Award Chair, SLA Asian 
Chapter at  D C Kar, President, SLA asian Chapter <dckar at teri.res.in> , 
 Scott Dadidson, Chair, Award Committee <scottjdavidson at gmail.com>, and 
Sheila Rosenthal, Chair of the DST Awards Committee at <slr at sei.cmu.edu>. 
Notification of award status will be made in March 2009. 

Post Award Requirements 

The recipients of the 2009 Asian student award will write a brief article, 
in English, on their conference experience for publication in the autumn 
2009 issues of the SLA Asian Chapter Newsletter and newsletter of the 
Science & Technology Division.   

The 2009 Award Winner will be asked to maintain contact with the SLA Asian 
Chapter Board during the year of their Award. SLA Board Members and 
Members of the Science & Technology Division will be appointed as 
contacts, before, during and following the conference. 

DEBAL C KAR 
President, SLA - ASIAN Chapter 

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