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The CILIP Academic and Research Libraries Group (ARLG) is proud invite applications for the 2012 Alison Northover Conference Bursary.
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The £750 bursary is awarded to commemorate the contribution to librarianship made by Alison Northover, Deputy Head of Reader Services in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Alison was also a committee member and Treasurer of the former University, College and Research Group of what was then the Library Association. Alison died aged 48 in July 1997. She was committed to professional development, both for herself and for others.
Purpose
The bursary is intended to support professional development for library staff in current membership of ARLG (formerly either UC&R or CoFHE) by providing for funds to attend a course or conference that they would otherwise be unable to fund. While the award may contribute towards meeting fees, it will not necessarily cover travel expenses. The bursary is not intended to contribute to fees or living expenses associated with library and information studies courses.
Previous winners include
- Alison Rudd-Clarke
- Joseph Ripp
- Katie Birkwood
Requirements
Candidates should preferably be in current employment in library/information work, and must be in current membership of the Academic and Research Libraries Group (formerly either UC&R or CoFHE) and CILIP. Successful candidates will be expected to give a report suitable for publication in the Group's newsletter / on the website.
Applications
Applications are invited to submit the following:
- A brief CV
- CILIP membership number and confirmation of membership of ARLG (formerly either UC&R or CoFHE) Group
- Details of how the bursary will be spent *
- Two supporting references (in signed and sealed envelopes)
- A rationale (no longer than 500 words) of how the bursary will support their personal and professional development in academic library and information work.
- A covering letter of application
- Any additional supporting documentation
* If exact sums are not known on application, an estimate may be given.
Deadline
Four copies of letters of application and any supporting documentation should be sent to arrive no later than 31 March 2012 to:
Christopher Cipkin
Main Library,
The University of Reading,
Whiteknights,
PO BOX 223,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG6 6AE
Tel: 0118 378 5120
Email: c.b.cipkin@reading.ac.uk