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Elizabeth Hollenbeck, was selected to be a Dance Heritage Coalition Fellow this summer. She is glad to represent Texas Woman's University SLIS as one of the DHC Fellows. Attached is the press release, and here is the link to her official blog: http://dhcfellow2013jpdf.wordpress.com/ For Immediate release Contact: Imogen Smith, DHC Project Manager, 202 223 8393, [log in to unmask]<file:///C:\Users\Kirsten\Documents\IMLS%20Fellows\[log in to unmask]> Dance Heritage Coalition announces 2013 Fellows IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program supports second year of Fellowships WASHINGTON - The Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC) has named the 2013 recipients of Fellowships in Dance Preservation and Archives for master's degree students, supported by a generous three-year grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The 2013 Fellows are Selena Chau, Hadley Davis, Sydney Gulbronson, Elizabeth Hollenbeck, Jennifer Kishi, Lyla Medeiros, and Rinna Rem. Year 2's seven finalists were selected from a large applicant pool of highly qualified candidates and represent the geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the field's young professionals. The fellowship program will kick off with a week of orientation workshops and site visits for the cohort in the dance- and library-rich city of Chicago. Fellows will receive training in dance-related librarianship and archival practices at one of the DHC's nationally distinguished dance archives, a practicum placement at a smaller dance collection like a dance company or historical society, and travel to national conferences. Fellowships for Summer 2013 are $10,000 each. When the grant was awarded to the DHC in 2011, it was the first time that a grant in this IMLS program had supported a dance-specific project, and only two other awards in the history of the grant program had singled out performing arts librarianship. "Dance is a part of our nation's rich cultural heritage," said Susan Hildreth, IMLS Director. "It is important that we share this knowledge and ensure these valuable resources are available to the widest audiences." DHC Executive Director Libby Smigel commented on the significance of receiving the award: "Through this grant, the IMLS staff and its reviewers have shown great confidence in our work to organize and preserve dance legacy materials. I believe the outstanding accomplishments of our Fellows in the past 10 years spoke convincingly to the impact that this program will have for the Fellows, the DHC, and - most significantly - for the small-size dance collections that otherwise have little access to archival assistance." Applications for the 2014 Fellowships will be available late fall at www.danceheritage.org/apply.html<http://www.danceheritage.org/apply.html>. To be added to the email contact list, send an email with name, library school, email, and phone to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> with "Fellows Contact List" in the subject line. See the blogs of last summer's Fellows here. http://www.danceheritage.org/imlsfellowshipsfirstyr.html Read the IMLS news announcement here. http://www.imls.gov/grant_awards_announcement_laura_bush_21st_century_librarian_program.aspx? <http://www.imls.gov/grant_awards_announcement_laura_bush_21st_century_librarian_program.aspx?CategoryId=1&pg=4> CategoryId=1&pg=4<http://www.imls.gov/grant_awards_announcement_laura_bush_21st_century_librarian_program.aspx?CategoryId=1&pg=4> The Dance Heritage Coalition is the sole national nonprofit organization that works to document and preserve the records of America's dance legacy and to ensure access to the materials for use by scholars and critics, faculty and their students, and the general public. www.danceheritage.org<http://www.danceheritage.org/> The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute's mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas. www.imls.gov<http://www.imls.gov/> Biographies and Placements of 2013 Fellows Selena Elaine Chau - Jerome Robbins Dance Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Selena is an MLIS graduate student at San Jose State University where she is focusing on the utilization of technology and library science principles in performing arts collections and museums. As a performer, she has danced in The Lion King, on The Metropolitan Opera and The Santa Fe Opera stages, and for Kazuko Hirabayashi, Mark Morris, and Reginald Ray-Savage. Hadley Davis - Newberry Library, Chicago. Hadley graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelor's in philosophy. She is currently at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the School of Library and Information Studies master's program, specializing in archives and records administration. Sydney Gulbronson - American Dance Festival, Durham, NC. Sydney is pursuing her MSIS at The University of Texas at Austin School of Information. She graduated from Stanford University in 2011, where she studied art history and dance. Elizabeth Hollenbeck - Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Archives, Becket, MA. Elizabeth is a practicing artist and a scholar, passionate about the digital preservation and online presentation of resources and archive materials pertaining to the visual and performing arts. She is currently a master's student at Texas Woman's University, completing a degree in library and information studies with a focus on digital libraries and archives. Previously she earned a BFA in ceramics and furniture design at Virginia Commonwealth University. Jennifer Maiko Kishi - Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University. Jennifer will receive an MLIS from UCLA in June 2013, specializing in archival science and informatics. She received her bachelor's from UCLA in political science. As an archivist and former dancer, she is interested in digital preservation, access, and documentation of performing arts and dance heritage material through new and developing technologies. Lyla Medeiros - UCLA Library. Lyla received her MLS at Indiana University, Bloomington. She holds a bachelor's in dance studies and art history from SUNY Empire State College. She previously trained as a ballet dancer and continues to teach aspiring dancers. Rinna Rem - Arizona State University, Tempe. Rinna is from the Pacific Northwest and has a bachelor's in cultural anthropology from Reed College. She will receive an MLIS in June 2013 from University of Washington, where she is also a Khmer language fellow. She is a daughter of Khmer Rouge refugees and has a great interest in the revival of apsara, Khmer classical dance, as a means of healing and reconciling post-genocide Cambodia. ********************************* Michael López Academic Advisor II School of Library and Information Studies Texas Woman's University P.O. Box 425438 Denton, TX 76204-5438 http://www.facebook.com/twuslis 940-898-2720 voice 940-898-2611 fax [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> http://www.facebook.com/mlopez39.twu