CI News Letter 2008

Linda Most, a doctoral candidate at The Florida State University College of Information, has been awarded the Norman Horrocks Leadership Award from the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). Each year ALISE recognizes one new member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities in its professional activities. ALISE is "a non-profit organization that serves as the intellectual home of university faculty in graduate programs in library and information science in North America. "

Linda joined ALISE late in 2004, as she began her doctoral studies at FSU. She became active in the organization soon after joining, serving on the 2006 doctoral student recruitment initiative. In 2007 she became co-convener of the Doctoral Student Special Interest Group and was the convener for 2008. She co-chaired the 2008 ALISE/Jean Tague Sutcliffe Doctoral Student Research Poster Competition with Professor Wally Koehler of Valdosta State.

Linda Mosts doctoral research focuses on "the library as place." Her study looks at how a predominantly African American and blue collar rural community uses the public spaces provided by its library system.

Kim Patton, a masters student at the Florida State University College of Information and aKansas young adult specialist (Lawrence Public Library), has been nominated for president of the Young Adult Library Services Division of the American Library Association. Read an article about her life and her service:

“Bookworm: Librarian turned childhood passion into fulfilling career,” at Lawrence Journal World & News, November 24, 2008 by Eileen Roddy

Presented by: Corinne Jorgensen

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The American Library Associations Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies Division [ALA ASCLA] is recruiting applicants for the tenth annual ASCLA Century Scholarship. ASCLA Century, a $2500 award, is an ASCLA diversity initiative within the ALA Scholarship Program that promotes the entry of individuals with access needs into the library and information science profession.

ASCLA Century Scholarship Criteria:

1. Acceptance to or enrollment in LIS program (Master’s or Doctoral Level) at an ALA-accredited institution: no credit-hour limit for continuing students
2. Documentation of access need
3. American or Canadian citizenship
4. Submission of ALA Scholarship Program online application

Eligible veterans are encouraged to apply.

ASCLA Century Scholarship Home Page

ALA Scholarship Program Home Page