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Category: Awards and Scholarships

Submit a Nomination for the Margaret Mann Citation for Cataloging and Classification

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Applications are open for the Core/OCLC Margaret Mann Citation, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in individual libraries. The deadline to apply or nominate someone is Monday, February 14. This esteemed award…Continue Reading

Submit a Nomination for the Prestigious Kilgour Technology Research Award

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Core and OCLC invite nominations for the 2022 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2022. The Kilgour Research Award recognizes research relevant to the development of information technologies, in particular research showing promise of having a positive and substantive impact on…Continue Reading

Call for applications for 2022 IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence

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Core is an Institute partner for this program. For more information, see https://idea.infosci.utk.edu/ or direct questions to Soo Young Rieh at rieh@ischool.utexas.edu. Application deadline: February 1, 2022 Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2022 Core invites applications for the inaugural IDEA (Innovation, Disruption, Enquiry, Access) Institute on Artificial Intelligence (AI). We’re…Continue Reading

Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology Application Now Open

Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology

The application for the Core/OCLC Spectrum Scholarship in Library and Information Technology is now available through March 1, 2022. The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them…Continue Reading

2021 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced

John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award Recognizing and Rewarding Excellence in Strategic Communications

~ Eight Libraries Awarded $10,000 Grants from H.W. Wilson Foundation  ~ The 2021 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award is managed…Continue Reading