Potomac Technical Processing Librarians (PTPL) announce 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 program, including distance education programs, are invited to apply.
1. The applicant must be a full or part-time student at the Master's level and have completed at least one three-hour credit course. 2. The applicant must demonstrate an interest in technical services through employment, course of study, or research interests.
* A PTPL scholarship application <http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ptpl/PTPLscholarshipApplication07.doc>, including two e-mailed letters of reference. (The application is attached and linked at http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ptpl/scholarship2007.htm) * A current resume. * A one-page, double spaced statement of the applicant's interest in library technical services.
The scholarships will be awarded by August 31, 2007 , and publicly announced at the annual PTPL meeting in October. The recipients will receive a free one-year membership in PTPL and have registration fees for the annual conference waived.
*DEADLINE TO APPLY IS **JUNE 5, 2007 * *See the PTPL website at http://www.lib.virginia.edu/ptpl/ for further information about the organization.
-- *********************************************************************** Yvonne Carignan Head of Preservation University of Maryland McKeldin Library College Park, MD 20742
carignan@xxxxxxx (301) 405-9343 (301) 314-9971 FAX
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