The official name of the ALA affiliate is the American Indian Library Association. Blanche Woolls On Wed, 16 Jun 2010, Lambert, Frank wrote: > > It is astonishing that any institution of higher learning would refer to > North America?s native peoples as ?Indians.? It?s as though SLIS was the > first graduate school off of the ships navigated by the first western > European explorers 5-600 years ago and believing that it had actually landed > on the Indian subcontinent. Amazing! Well, if it is okay for Library of > Congress to continue to perpetuate this term of ignorance in its list of > subject headings, I guess it is perfectly fine to continue using it in other > contexts. Or is it? > > > > FL > > > > ~~ > > Frank Lambert, Ph.D. > > Assistant Professor > > School of Library and Information Science > > Kent State University > > P.O. Box 5190 > > 314W University Library > > Kent, OH 44242 > > 330-672-0015-voice > > 330-672-7965-fax > > [log in to unmask] > > > > "A little learning is a dangerous thing; > > Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." > > -Alexander Pope (An Essay on Criticism - 1711) > > > > > > > > From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Marcia Laughrey > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: San Jose SLIS to Award Scholarships to American Indians and Alaska > Natives > > > > The San Jose School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is partnering > with the American Indian Library Association (AILA) to launch Circle of > Learning ? an initiative designed to recruit and support American Indians > and Alaska Natives who are interested in earning a Master of Library and > Information Science (MLIS) degree. > > > > The scholarship program is designed for Native students who want to earn a > fully online ALA-accredited MLIS degree. Scholarship recipients will > receive financial assistance and other support, including mentoring, career > advisement, field experiences, involvement in professional conferences and > workshops, and interaction with Native leaders in the profession. > > > > Because all courses are delivered fully online, students will be able to > live anywhere while earning their MLIS degree. Circle of Learning?s unique > blended approach of online curriculum delivery and face-to-face social and > professional interactions will help ensure that scholarship recipients > receive personalized support and develop a professional network that will > benefit them in the years ahead. > > > > The Circle of Learning scholarship program is made possible because of a > generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the > primary source of federal support for the nation?s libraries and museums. > IMLS announced the award on June 15, 2010. View their announcement here: > http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/061510.shtm > > > > The Circle of Learning advisory committee is finalizing application > criteria. Details regarding eligibility for scholarships and application > materials will be available on the project website by August 3, 2010. > Students will need to be admitted to the School?s MLIS program in order to > receive scholarship funding, and the individuals selected to receive > scholarships will be eligible to start receiving tuition reimbursement for > courses taken during the Spring 2011 semester. > > > > For more information regarding the Circle of Learning project, including > application information and deadlines, please visit the project?s website at > http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/circleoflearning/. > > > > For more information about SLIS and how to apply to the School?s fully > online MLIS program, visit http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/audience/prospective.htm. > > > > To learn more about the American Indian Library Association and its > initiatives to improve library and information services for American > Indians, visit http://www.ailanet.org/. > > > > For information regarding this announcement, please contact Lisa Valdez at > [log in to unmask] > > > > Marcia Laughrey > > Receptionist > > School of Library and Information Science > > San Jose State University > > One Washington Square > > San Jose, CA 95192-0029 > > Ph: 408-924-2490 > > Fax: 408-924-2476 > > > > >