Annual Meeting Grant

AALL Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 2009

Grant Information Document

Purpose: Purpose: The purpose of the Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (RIPS-SIS) Annual Meeting Grant is to assist individuals with registration expenses for the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting. Individuals chosen to receive a grant have the potential to make a significant contribution to law librarianship through their involvement with AALL and the RIPS-SIS. The grants are funded by the RIPS-SIS. Qualifications: AALL membership is required of all applicants. Preference will be given to applicants who are members of the RIPS-SIS at the time of application. However, membership in RIPS is not required. In the event that circumstances prevent the use of the grant by a grant recipient, the grant shall revert back to the RIPS-SIS. Grant Awards: The RIPS-SIS Annual Meeting Grant will cover full registration expenses for the AALL Annual Meeting. RIPS-SIS members will also receive an appointment to a RIPS-SIS committee. Non-members will receive a free one-year membership in RIPS-SIS and a committee appointment. In exchange for receiving grant funding, recipients will be required to write an article for the RIPS-SIS newsletter describing their impressions of the AALL Annual Meeting. Deadline: Completed applications must be e-mailed by April 24, 2009 to the email address below. Late applications may be considered at the discretion of the Committee. Grant Committee The grant committee is made up of the following RIPS-SIS members: Ron Wheeler, Associate Director for Public Services, Georgia State University College of Law Library in Atlanta, GA; Lynn Murray, Head of Research Services at Underwood Library, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas; Stefanie Pearlman, Reference Librarian, University of Nebraska – Lincoln; and Kathleen Brown, Faculty and Student Services Librarian, St. Thomas University Law Library. Email completed applications to:

Email completed applications to: Ron Wheeler, Chair, RIPS-SIS Grant Committee Associate Director for Public Services Georgia State University College of Law Library wheeler@gsu.edu

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