The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of College &
Research Libraries (ACRL/DVC) announces the availability of a stipend of up to
$1,000, for a future academic librarian. Library school students living or
working in the chapter’s service area (eastern
Criteria for the award are:
1. Applicant must be a full-time or part-time student at the
Master’s level; and
2. Applicant must demonstrate an interest in academic librarianship
through employment, course of study, or research interests
To apply, please submit the following:
1. Resume
2. Cover letter that includes:
a. Name, mailing address,
telephone number, e-mail address;
b. List of courses
completed and in progress this term, including special projects towards the
degree;
c. Description of any
employment experience related to academic librarianship
3. A one page, double-spaced, essay that comments on a current trend in
academic librarianship. Possible topics include social networking, the
explosion of digital materials, open access, assessment, and the changing role
of technical services, but applicants are not limited to those topics.
The stipend will be awarded at the Chapter’s Spring Program and
Annual Business Meeting on April 16, 2010 (attendance is not required) and the
winning essay may be published in the Fall 2010 ACRL/DVC newsletter.
Applications must be submitted electronically as a PDF, RTF, or
Microsoft Word document by 5:00 p.m. on March 19, 2010 to:
Rachel McMullin, Vice President, ACRL/DVC, [log in to unmask]
Rachel M. McMullin, Ph.D., M.S.I.S.
Humanities/Information Literacy Librarian
Francis Harvey Green Library
610-738-0510