From: Jill Emery <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:56:23 -0800

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

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