From: Mark Winek <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thu, 26 May 2016 13:35:43 -0400

(Please excuse any cross posting.)

Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) announces the
availability of two $1,000 scholarships for future librarians
interested in technical services. Students living or working in the
PTPL membership region (DC, Maryland, Virginia) and who are currently
enrolled in an ALA-accredited Library and/or Information Science
program, including distance education programs, are invited to apply.

Criteria Requirements for the Award:

The applicant must

1. be a full or part-time student in an ALA-accredited Library and/or
Information Science at the Master's level at the time of the award and
have completed at least one three-hour credit course;

2. demonstrate an interest in library technical services through
employment, course of study, or research interests. Technical services
work centers on the "…acquisition, identification, cataloging,
classification, and preservation of all kinds of library materials."
(see: ALCTS, http://www.ala.org/alcts/about), and;

3. be employed or living in the PTPL membership region (Virginia,
Maryland and the District of Columbia).

To apply, please submit the following materials:

1. PTPL scholarship application
2. Two written references (see below for details)
3. Current resume
4. One-page, double spaced statement of the applicant’s interest in
library technical services

Please submit all materials in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), plain
text (.txt), or PDF (.pdf) format to Karl E. Debus-López at
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References are accepted from two faculty members OR one faculty member
and your current supervisor. References should be able to address your
potential or experience in library technical services. Letters may be
emailed directly from the faculty member or your supervisor to Karl E.
Debus-López at [log in to unmask]

Incomplete application packets and those received after the
application deadline will not be considered.

DEADLINE TO APPLY:  June 30, 2016 at 11:59 PM EDT

Recipients will be notified by August 31, 2016, and publicly awarded
at the annual PTPL meeting in the fall.  The recipients will receive a
free one-year membership in PTPL and have registration fees for the
annual conference waived.

View this announcement and download the scholarship application at:

http://www.potomactechlibrarians.org/scholar