Competiton for Librarians at Mortenson Center, 09/97

COMPETITON FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for two positions in a four-month professional development program for librarians from outside the United States. This program will begin in January 1998. Applicants from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America (regions that have not been well-represented in previous years of the program) are especially encouraged to apply. Applications must be received by September 1, 1997. Information about the program and the application form may be found on the World-Wide Web at:

http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~mortensn/program/descr.html

We are trying to spread information about this competition to as many forums as possible. Please feel free to pass the information about this competition to any eligible librarians who may not see this announcement and/or do not have Internet access.

Questions about this competition may be directed to Susan Schnuer at:

schnuer@uiuc.edu

Paper copies of the program description and application are available upon request from:

The Mortenson Center for
International Library Programs
Room 246J Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801

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Barbara Barnes
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mortenson Center for International Library Programs (Univ. Library) &
Graduate School of Library & Information Science
phone: (217) 244-1896 email: blbarnes@uiuc.edu

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