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University of Arizona, School of Information Resources and Library Science – Tucson, AZ
Year: 2005
Amount: $990,174  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of Arizona School of Information Resources and Library Science will recruit 48 Native American and Hispanic students to a master's program in library and information science as part of its Knowledge River initiative. The initiative will also involve 12 second-year Scholars for the Knowledge River program students and 24 Native American and Hispanic high school students in a Teen Community Health Information Institute to explore health sciences librarianship and provide community health services. The Knowledge River program will help students develop valuable skills such as leadership, professional contribution, and community service as well as improve their job preparation and job-seeking skills by providing workshops, community learning experiences, and opportunities to interact with library leaders. Match: $1,690,030

University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies – Los Angeles, CA
Year: 2005
Amount: $109,147  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies will build the infrastructure to develop the California Rare Book School to meet the needs of the western U.S. special library community. A feasibility study conducted in 2002 identified a need for such an educational program. Two groups of students will benefit—those already working in special collections libraries who need the knowledge and skills to describe the materials in these libraries and to preserve and provide access to them, and those in accredited programs of library and information science who seek careers in special collections librarianship. The project will mount the first group of courses in August 2006, and the school's program will be established in 2007. The long-term goal is to have a permanent program in special collections and to expand the number of educated and trained special collections librarians. Match $99,141

OCLC Online Computer Library Center and the J. Paul Getty Trust – Los Angeles, CA
Year: 2005
Amount: $339,537 *  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education

Denver Public Library – Denver, CO
Year: 2005
Amount: $670,315  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Denver Public Library will partner with the Emporia State University School of Library and Information Management and the University of Denver College of Education, Library and Information Science Division to conduct an educational program that will increase America's pool of minority and bilingual librarians. Ten students from local colleges and 10 Denver Public Library staff members will be recruited, with a focus on minorities and bilingual speakers. The Denver Public Library will provide individual and group mentoring, as well as employment opportunities for the program participants. Match: $128,899

University of South Florida, School of Library and Information Science – Tampa, FL
Year: 2005
Amount: $758,736  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of South Florida School of Library and Information Science, in partnership with the University of Central Florida Libraries, Florida Atlantic University Library, and the University of Florida Tampa Campus Library, will recruit 24 future academic librarians from three geographical areas in Florida. Students selected will either have an advanced subject degree, be willing to enter into a dual-degree program, or have special language skills. Partner libraries will provide employment/internship opportunities, chart student progress, and coordinate their advising, mentoring, and curriculum needs. This information will be analyzed to aid in the development of a model academic library curriculum. Match: $229,918

Florida State University, College of Information – Tallahassee, FL
Year: 2005
Amount: $159,526  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Programs to Build Institutional Capacity
The Florida State University College of Information will develop graduate education opportunities focused on leadership for school library media specialists and integrating the tenets of the National Board for Professional Teachers Standards. Among the project activities are (1) conduct a formal and informal needs assessment with successful and unsuccessful National Board candidates and use the findings to develop curriculum and support mechanisms; (2) design, pilot, and teach four (12 credits) master's-level certificate courses; (3) develop a 30-credit specialist curriculum on organizational leadership; (4) develop and initiate a recruitment plan with a focus on historically underrepresented groups; (5) develop a related research agenda; and (6) conduct, guide, and disseminate research. Match: $159,526

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning – Honolulu, HI
Year: 2005
Amount: $652,610  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
Pacific Resources for Education and Learning will address the continuing education needs of library staff in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific—American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau—by providing summer institutes for selected segments of the region's preprofessional staff. Each institute will include both traditional classroom instruction and a practicum for the participants. These activities will be supplemented by distance learning support for participants after they have completed the session and a follow-up workshop held as part of the annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives conference. This project will fill a critical gap in the education and training of library staff located on remote Pacific islands. Match: $634,560

American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries – Chicago, IL
Year: 2005
Amount: $93,106  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The Rare Book and Manuscript Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, will support a major national conference focused on examining issues of mutual interest to special collections library and museum communities and creating greater collaboration between them. The funds will provide 30 attendance scholarships for new and aspiring professionals from both fields, including 10 from professionally underrepresented minorities, and costs of speakers from the museum community. The conference is expected to attract 250 to 275 attendees. Titled Intersecting Missions, Converging Futures: Libraries and Museums in the Twenty-First Century, the conference will bring together practicing and aspiring professionals from both fields to investigate common concerns and to explore ways in which they can work together more closely in the future to fulfill their respective roles in society. Match: $96,589

Urban Libraries Council – Evanston, IL
Year: 2005
Amount: $999,541  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The Urban Libraries Council, in collaboration with 23 partner libraries, will recruit and educate new professional public librarians from 23 communities across the United States, providing them with a diverse professional workforce that understands neighborhood-based public library staffing and service strategies and the challenges of delivering them in community contexts. Funds will support the professional education of 115 students in up to 30 schools of library and information science. Partner libraries will enhance the scholars' academic education with local orientations that will provide insights into local library and community dynamics and perspectives. Match: $555,013

Urban Libraries Council – Evanston, IL
Year: 2005
Amount: $999,873  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) will recruit 40 emerging leaders in 40 public libraries who will attend an 11-month program that includes three instructional workshops, individual leadership assessments, and executive coaches. ULC fellows will be recruited with a focus on diversifying the next generation of public library leaders. Students and coaches will work on a challenging library project that will expose students to organizational and community dynamics. The program will create leaders who will have the skills to effectively lead complex public organizations in ways that create community value. The project will also build public library capacity to develop and nurture new leader talent. Match: $1,230,260

Indiana University – Bloomington, IN
Year: 2005
Amount: $883,171  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
Indiana University (IU), in a Cooperative Agreement with the Institute of Museums and Library Services, will develop an online, instructor-mediated course in outcomes-based evaluation (OBE) for library and museum professionals and students in library and museum educational programs. Funding during the three-year project will support course development, testing, and a two-year initial deployment at no cost to course participants. The course will prepare library and museum professionals to design and measure learner outcomes for projects and programs for which short- or medium-term learning is a key goal. The course will utilize case studies based on outstanding library and museum projects and will employ authentic multimedia examples and engaging, reality-based simulations that call for role-playing and response to emerging problems.

Northeast Document Conservation Center – Andover, MA
Year: 2005
Amount: $266,425  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) will work in partnership with the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) to develop, test, and disseminate a training program on digital preservation for staff in libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage organizations. A project advisory committee of digital experts, library school educators, and representatives of state libraries will develop the content for a pilot conference, entitled Persistence of Memory, to be offered in NEDCC's region. After the event, the content will be evaluated and reshaped, the curriculum materials will be packaged, and the conference will be taken on the road to two locations outside NEDCC’s region. Seventy-five scholarships will be awarded to ensure participation by diverse constituents, and approximately 500 professionals are expected to attend the conferences.

Simmons College, Graduate School of Library and Information Science – Boston, MA
Year: 2005
Amount: $780,465  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Doctoral Programs
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science will establish a doctoral program that specializes in managerial leadership in the information professions and focuses on the knowledge, skills, competencies, and personal traits applicable to leadership in libraries, nonprofit organizations, and other information-intensive enterprises. The program will train 15 well-qualified individuals to lead libraries and information organizations into the future, disseminate a body of scholarly and practice-based research to the profession, and continually update and examine leadership issues in information-related organizations. Match: $612,450

Simmons College Libraries – Boston, MA
Year: 2005
Amount: $661,449  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Pre-Professional Programs
Simmons College Libraries, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston, will recruit future librarians by providing internships to 144 Massachusetts high school students, focusing on minorities and those who are the first in their families to attend college. The three-year project will build on pilot internship programs to develop a curriculum that could be adapted for any library. Guidance for recruitment, funding, and management of the program will be developed to complement the curriculum. Match: $638,773

John Hopkins University, William H. Welch Medical Library – Baltimore, MD
Year: 2005
Amount: $639,746  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Pre-Professional Programs
Johns Hopkins University's William H. Welch Medical Library will collaborate with the medical libraries of Georgetown University, Howard University, University of Colorado, University of Tennessee Memphis, Houston Academy of Medicine, Washington University, and Yale University to bring together medical librarians, informaticians, and diversity counselors to increase the number of underrepresented minorities entering the health information professions. The program will implement and promote intervention strategies tailored to high school students entered in health careers programs. Match: $559,106

University of Maryland at College Park, College of Information Studies – College Park, MD
Year: 2005
Amount: $370,300  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Doctoral Programs
The University of Maryland at College Park College of Information Studies (CLIS), in collaboration with the university's Human Computer Interaction Lab, will recruit and educate four doctoral students to teach and conduct research in the area of children's information resources and services and digital libraries. Emphasis will be on recruiting from underrepresented groups or individuals who have an interest in meeting the needs of diverse communities. Students will assist in the design, approval process, delivery, and evaluation of at least one course in CLIS, and write at least one co-authored or single-authored paper in the area of children's information needs and digital technology. Upon completion of the doctoral program, students will be prepared to accept positions as faculty members in programs of information studies and contribute to the education of the next generation of professionals working with young people. Match: $113,350

Montana State Library – Helena, MT
Year: 2005
Amount: $460,044  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Montana State Library will educate and employ 10 new professional librarians in Montana through the development and implementation of a statewide campaign to promote librarianship as a career. The recruitment and promotion phase of the project will target Native American students and communities to increase the number of Native Americans in the profession. Students will receive scholarships to attend the Information School at the University of Washington in Seattle. Following graduation, four libraries in communities currently not served by professional librarians will receive stipends to hire the new graduates. Match: $165,305

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Information and Library Science – Chapel Hill, NC
Year: 2005
Amount: $392,295  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (UNC SILS) will partner with the Duke University Medical Center Library to recruit two cohorts of medical students into a new dual-degree master's program at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University. In response to a more complex medical information environment, experts with biomedical training as well as information and library science training are needed. Therefore, four physicians will be educated in information and library science to develop as medical informationists. The students will be mentored by two UNC SILS faculty and two Duke Medical Center Library professional librarians. Match: $193,089

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Library and Information Science – Chapel Hill, NC
Year: 2005
Amount: $804,344  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Library and Information Science will partner with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Institute on Aging to conduct a research project designed to study the career patterns of graduates of library and information science (LIS) programs by building an in-depth understanding of educational, workplace, career, and retention issues faced by LIS graduates. This part of the research will be sited in North Carolina, where a full range of LIS program types exist, including one that is in a historically black institution to allow for a focus on minority career and retention issues. The methods developed through this research will be used to generate a transferable model for career tracking of LIS graduates nationally. Match: $250,650

New York Public Library – New York, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $178,332  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The New York Public Library (NYPL) will develop a Leadership Academy to (1) educate 60 staff members on core concepts of leadership and management over two years, (2) provide staff the opportunity and knowledge to develop a solution to a leadership or management problem at NYPL, and (3) begin to prepare staff to become the future leaders of NYPL and the greater library community. The project will also train 15 senior managers to prepare them to support the staff who participate. Training will focus on leadership, communication, and management and supervision. The academy will consist of programs on executive management theories, on the practical application of theories covered in the programs, an assignment for staff to apply their new knowledge to existing management or leadership problems at NYPL, and the creation of plans of action.

Americans for Libraries Council – New York, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $10,000  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
Libraries for the Future and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, in a joint partnership, will convene 40 to 50 of the nation's library leaders, educators, and experts in selected fields in a forum that will begin a dialogue on Libraries and Productive Aging: Opportunities for Learning and Civic Participation. Participants will address the challenges posed by the need to create services for active, engaged older adults. The forum will enable expert professionals from related fields to offer their insights and will give library leaders the opportunity to explore concepts for strengthening academic and continuing education for librarians.

Syracuse University, School of Information Studies – Syracuse, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $999,033  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Syracuse University School of Information Studies will partner with the New York City Board of Education to address the need to educate school library media professionals for service in high-need, urban schools by creating a focused, graduate-level school media program in New York City. A total of 40 master's-level students will be recruited and will receive partial or total funding for participation in this program, A PLUS (A+). The program will build a collaborative model to serve underserved populations by bringing together a distinguished national school media teaching faculty and extending the unique strengths of the academic programs, faculty, and resources at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Match: $1,111,352

Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science – New York, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $591,206  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science will collaborate with the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) to enhance the training of Pratt's master’s in library and information science students for careers as archivists, manuscript curators, and photo/image specialists by arranging supervised internships at BHS. Thirty students from diverse communities will complete an archive certificate program covering theory and practice, from traditional methods to digital technology. They will intern at BHS archives and will be supervised by professional archival educators. Upon graduation, they will be assisted in securing positions in professional archives. Placements will be encouraged in special collections in communities of diverse, underserved populations. Match: $325,232

Oneida Herkimer Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – New Hartford, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $184,065  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Oneida Herkimer Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services will collaborate with other boards of cooperative educational services, participating school districts, and the University at Buffalo Department of Library and Information Studies to address needs in Central and Upstate New York for certified library media specialists. The project will recruit nine students who will complete the New York State Education Department-approved library media certification program. The program will combine distance learning and summer campus residency to address barriers created by location. Match $513,448

State University of New York at Albany, School of Information Science and Policy – Albany, NY
Year: 2005
Amount: $153,767  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Research
The State University of New York at Albany School of Information Science and Policy will improve education and training of visual resources (VR) professionals by providing the library community with the information necessary to support the development of successful training and education programs for the next generation of VR professionals. This research will identify current and future competencies required for the profession and evaluate American Library Association-accredited library and information science (LIS) schools for their capacity to meet these competencies. Guidelines and a statement of core competencies will be established to serve as potential standards for the training and education of VR professionals. In addition, a strategic document consisting of recommendations and strategies as well as instructional modules will be created to facilitate the integration of core competencies into existing LIS programs.

University of Oklahoma, School of Library and Information Science – Norman, OK
Year: 2005
Amount: $569,552  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Science will partner with the Oklahoma City Schools and Tulsa Public Schools to fund 30 master’s degree candidates with strong teaching credentials, including teacher certification and experience working with minority students. The partners will provide release time and continued employment of the future school library media specialists. Match: $305,934

Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation – Philadelphia, PA
Year: 2005
Amount: $997,099  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Pre-Professional Programs
The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation will develop recruitment programs that target high school and college students who work or volunteer at the Free Library. A three-tiered approach to recruitment will reach a total of 370 candidates for careers in librarianship (300 high school students, 45 library interns, and 25 paraprofessional library staff members) through a combination of tuition assistance, educational leave time, internships, mentoring and training, while providing for more traditionally underrepresented populations in the professional library field. Match: $1,024,749

Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, School of Library and Information Technologies – Mansfield, PA
Year: 2005
Amount: $981,814  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Mansfield University of Pennsylvania School of Library and Information Technologies will partner with the Colorado Department of Education, the Harrisburg Area School District, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education School of Library Media Division to increase the number of school library media specialists across the nation while building advocacy among school administrators. During this project, 45 school library media specialists will be recruited, trained, and provided with job opportunities, and 30 principals will be furnished with the background, guidelines, and tools to work effectively with school library media specialists. Match: $484,861

Drexel University, College of Information Science and Technology – Philadelphia, PA
Year: 2005
Amount: $291,492  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Programs to Build Institutional Capacity
The Drexel University College of Information Science and Technology plans to address two needs related to library and information science education in the management of digital information (MDI): (1) developing a robust curriculum on MDI that both builds on the more advanced capabilities of entering students and provides students with the more powerful tools they will need to take advantage of the opportunities in the field, and (2) fostering faculty with the ability to implement such a curriculum. The project will enhance the curricula offered by Drexel's College of Information Science and Technology and the College of Media Arts and Design by enriching existing courses and developing new courses in research methods and digital librarianship. Match: $309,644

University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Library and Information Science – Kingston, RI
Year: 2005
Amount: $504,775  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Library and Information Science will collaborate with the University of Rhode Island University Libraries to build upon the University of Rhode Island's successful 2000-2002 National Leadership Project, Project Prism, which recruited and trained seven masters in library science. This program will recruit and educate 12 students, focusing on four underrepresented ethnic minority groups, and prepare them to work with diverse populations and to provide culturally sensitive information literacy instruction in academic or public library settings. The students will receive tuition and mentoring, will participate in regional professional associations, and will be required to complete a public service internship. Match: $180,834

University of Tennessee, School of Information Sciences – Knoxville, TN
Year: 2005
Amount: $632,249  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of Tennessee School of Information Sciences will collaborate with the Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Information International Associates, the University of Tennessee John C. Hodges Library, and the University of Tennessee Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library to educate 10 science and technology librarians and create a model for the education of subject specialist librarians by combining practice in leading science institutions and libraries with graduate instruction. Students with strong science/technology backgrounds and from populations underrepresented in the profession will be recruited to the program, where they will receive mentoring and participate in hands-on professional practice. Match: $341,686

University of Texas at Austin, School of Information – Austin, TX
Year: 2005
Amount: $251,910  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Doctoral Programs
The University of Texas at Austin School of Information will educate three doctoral students to teach preservation in library and information science programs. The program's graduates will be prepared to assume upper administrative positions in libraries and to advocate for and promulgate policy to preserve the nation's documented heritage. Candidates will be recruited for the following three areas: administration of preservation, preservation and information policy, and preservation of digital information. Match: $97,654

Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies – Denton, TX
Year: 2005
Amount: $905,030  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The Texas Woman's University School of Library and Information Studies will collaborate with the Dallas Independent School District and the Universities Center at Dallas, combining their efforts and expertise to improve the accessibility and quality of library services for a diverse student population in the Dallas Independent School District. The project will extend the education of newly certified librarians through completion of their professional degrees. During this program, 45 students will complete the alternative district-based school librarian certification program and will go on to complete all requirements for the Texas Woman's University master’s in library science degree. Match: $510,016

San Antonio Public Library – San Antonio, TX
Year: 2005
Amount: $312,400  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The San Antonio Public Library, in collaboration with the City of San Antonio, will recruit 20 candidates from current library staff to a master’s degree program. The project will address current diversity and service needs within the San Antonio Public Library system. At least 12 candidates will be bilingual. The program will provide students with a mentor, workshops, individual executive coaching in leadership, and job rotation in order to give participants a well-rounded internship experience. Match: $938,870

University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Sciences – Denton, TX
Year: 2005
Amount: $159,578  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences, in collaboration with the Ysleta Independent School District and the El Paso Independent School District, will create, test, and revise Web-based courseware to be used by school librarians throughout the nation in online continuing education for K–12 librarians and staff. This project will result in Web-based courseware on five continuing education topics chosen through a needs assessment process within a large and diverse public school system. It will be evaluated and revised based on outcomes assessments from a large user base. The school districts will have a royalty-free license to offer the courseware to their librarians and library staff. Match: $120,120

University of Virginia, Rare Book School – Charlottesville, VA
Year: 2005
Amount: $122,250  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Continuing Education
The University of Virginia Rare Book School will offer 50 full-tuition scholarships to a diversified range of students for each of the next three years. As one of the few library schools providing systematic training for rare book and special collections librarians and curators, conservators, scholars, and others professionally concerned with the history of printed books and manuscripts, this program will allow the school to increase its current level of scholarship support from fewer than 4 percent to about 15 percent of those attending, increasing the number and diversity of its student body. Match: $3,000

Old Dominion University – Norfolk, VA
Year: 2005
Amount: $594,709  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
Old Dominion University will partner with Virginia Educational Region IV and Virginia Educational Region VII to address the critical shortage of licensed school library media specialists in Virginia by delivering a nationally recognized online professional graduate program to 40 students in designated superintendents’ regions that are geographically farthest from the two nationally recognized school library media licensure programs—the very rural and mountainous Southwest region and the urban Northern Virginia region. Match: $816,693

University of the Virgin Islands – St. Thomas, VI
Year: 2005
Amount: $965,910  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The University of the Virgin Islands will collaborate with the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences to fund 25 Virgin Islands residents for the master’s in library and information science degree through the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Science's FastTrack Online Program. Faculty from the University of Pittsburgh will travel to the Virgin Islands for face-to-face interaction with the cohort. The students will also receive academic and professional support through field experience, targeted mentoring, and exposure to national professional meetings, and will make a commitment to work for at least two years in the Virgin Islands. Match: $624,377

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, School of Information Studies – Milwaukee, WI
Year: 2005
Amount: $991,246  
Grant: Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program - Master’s Level Programs
The School of Information Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in collaboration with the Marquette University Libraries, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, will produce highly skilled organization of information professionals from diverse backgrounds. Twenty students will be admitted to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Information Studies’ American Library Association-accredited master in library and information science program. Students will be matched with a faculty mentor, provided with a funded internship, and receive tuition and support for a range of activities. Match: $232,515

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