السلام
عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،
نقلاً عن الأخت العزيزة
والزميلة الفاضلة الأستاذة/ هبة إسماعيل، مدير
فنى المكتبات بجمعية الرعاية
المتكاملة منحتان مقدمتان من جمعية
المكتبات الأمريكية American Library
Association (ALA)،
وهما على النحو التالي:
Bogle
Pratt International Travel Fund:
Applications Sought for the Bogle Pratt
International Library Travel Fund:
The American Library
Association is accepting applications for the 2014 Bogle Pratt International
Library Travel Fund sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt
Institute School of Information and Library Science. An award of $1,000 is
given to an ALA personal member to attend their first international conference.
An international conference may be defined as a conference sponsored by an
international organization or a conference held in a country other than your
home country. Recipients must be personal members of the American Library
Association (ALA) for at least one full year. The deadline to submit
applications is January
1, 2014. Winner
will be announced after the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
The award is in recognition of Sarah Comly Norris Bogle, a prominent U.S.
librarian who made notable contributions to international library service.
Applications should be sent to:
International Relations
Office
American Library
Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611-2795
Online
Course Grant for Library Professionals from Developing Countries:
Purpose:
The goal of this program
is helping library professionals from developing countries stay current with
the latest trends and developments in technical services areas and enhance
their professional knowledge and skills in librarianship and information
science.
One free seat per ALCTS
online continuing educational course session is available to librarians and
information professionals from developing countries.
Criteria:
Applicants must:
- Have a degree in library or
information science (e.g. a 4-year undergraduate degree or a master’s) or,
* Be enrolled in a library or
information science program in a developing country or,
* Be working as a librarian or
information professional in a developing country
* Be a legal national from a
qualifying developing country (see lists of Qualifying Countries: World Bank | United Nations) living in this
country.
- Have working knowledge of English
- Have technical abilities to
participate in an online course: *
* Computer skills: be comfortable with
Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.; a word
processing program, such as Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, etc., be able to send
emails with attachments; copy and paste text; download and save a file, install
a program or plug-in; quickly learn a new program using online tutorial or Help
section;
* Regular unlimited access to a
computer (at least a Pentium II-based PC or a G3 PowerMac machine;
* A reliable high-speed Internet
connection (Broadband or DSL, or at least 56k modem);
* Antivirus software installed and
kept up-to-date on a computer.
** See Are you ready for online learning? for general information on online learning. Also look for technical requirements at course description as they may vary from course to course. Send e-mail to jreese@ala.org if you have any questions.
* Financial need in assistance due to
insufficient or lack of funding for professional development from your employer.
- Legal nationals from developing
countries studying abroad are not eligible for this grant.
Project Promotion:
The information about
ALCTS online courses for librarians or information professionals from
developing countries will be posted at the web sites of ALCTS Continuing
Education Committee and International Relations Committee. The courses will be
also advertised at the alaworld
discussion list.
A link to the Online Course Schedules, the Application Form and a list of Qualifying
Countries will be provided to the ALA divisional international relations
committees’ web sites and appropriate discussion lists.
Application Procedures:
Registration:
Registration for ALCTS
grants will open after the annual schedule of courses becomes available. The
IRC Committee creates the registration schedule and decides on the number of
sessions open for simultaneous registration. Registration will stay open for at
least 30 but no more than 45 days.
Submission:
Applications for course
sections beginning between February 24 and August 18, 2014 may be
submitted between November 26 and December 30, 2013. After December
30, the application will be closed.
- Applicants
must submit the interactive web form at: https://alctsprogram.wufoo.com/forms/alcts-online-course-grant-application-form/
- The form
must be completed in English.
- The number
of courses that one individual can receive is no more than two free courses per
year.
Selection:
The ALCTS International
Relations Committee will review all applications according to eligibility and
required criteria and select the winners. E-mail acceptance will be sent to a
successful applicant as soon as the decision is made but not later than three
weeks prior to the course starting date. If a winner does not respond to the
Award letter within two weeks after receiving the award notice, her/his seat
will be offered to the next eligible applicant.
Waiting List:
The Committee may create
a waiting list for eligible applicants if necessary. The applicants placed on a
waiting list will be informed about the status of their application. They
have the option to stay on the waiting list, or to withdraw their application.
The waiting list will be kept for one year. Applicants who were not selected
during the one-year waiting list period are encouraged to resubmit applications
for the next year's course offerings.
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