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Libraries Selected for ARL Fellowship Program:
Mark A. Puente, Director of ARL Diversity Programs, announced
recently that “The Association
of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Programs
have been awarded a $481,751 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian Program to support the Career
Enhancement Program (CEP). The ARL CEP is a minority fellowship program that
recruits library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally
underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups into careers in research and
academic libraries.”
“The CEP partners with eight ARL member libraries to provide each
program participant with a six- to twelve-week paid internship, as well as a
suite of other benefits. The full, eight-month fellowship experience includes a
formal mentoring program, opportunities for leadership development, and career
placement assistance. Over a three-year period, funding from IMLS will support
the fellowship for 32 diverse MLIS students (10–12 students per year).”
“The ARL CEP uses a cohort model, where CEP Fellows are assigned
in pairs to the host libraries. The program encourages the development of a
close network of peers, while at the same time providing outstanding MLIS
students with practical learning experiences to complement their library school
coursework.”
The other host libraries are:
- University
of Arizona
- University
of California, San Diego
- Columbia
University
- University
of Michigan
- National
Library of Medicine
- North
Carolina State University
- University
of Washington
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