EBSCO sponsors several awards and scholarships in partnership with various library associations. The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the contribution of a library leader who has demonstrated exceptional service to ALCTS and its areas of interest (acquisitions, cataloging and classification, collection management and development, preservation and reformatting and serials). The winner receives a stipend of $3,000 donated by EBSCO and is recognized at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the American Library Association Annual Conference. More information The EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship provides a $1,000 cash stipend for use towards conference-related expenses. Ten sponsorships are awarded each year. Winners are recognized at a breakfast held in their honor during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and the CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Library Program Achievement Award recognizes significant achievement in the areas of community college programming and leadership. Winners are recognized during the Community and Junior College Library Section Meeting at the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award, sponsored by the Public Library Association and EBSCO Information Services, recognizes a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence in service to its community as exemplified by an overall or special program of significant accomplishment. The winning library is recognized at the Public Library Association President’s Program, held during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is provided to an active Special Libraries Association member from a group traditionally underrepresented in the SLA. Recipient must have potential for leadership in SLA and is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference. The recipient receives complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel and/or accommodations. The winner is also assigned a mentor to assist with understanding how SLA works and the roles of SLA leaders. More information. The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.
The Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the contribution of a library leader who has demonstrated exceptional service to ALCTS and its areas of interest (acquisitions, cataloging and classification, collection management and development, preservation and reformatting and serials). The winner receives a stipend of $3,000 donated by EBSCO and is recognized at the ALCTS Awards Ceremony during the American Library Association Annual Conference. More information
The EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship provides a $1,000 cash stipend for use towards conference-related expenses. Ten sponsorships are awarded each year. Winners are recognized at a breakfast held in their honor during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and the CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Library Program Achievement Award recognizes significant achievement in the areas of community college programming and leadership. Winners are recognized during the Community and Junior College Library Section Meeting at the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award, sponsored by the Public Library Association and EBSCO Information Services, recognizes a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence in service to its community as exemplified by an overall or special program of significant accomplishment. The winning library is recognized at the Public Library Association President’s Program, held during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is provided to an active Special Libraries Association member from a group traditionally underrepresented in the SLA. Recipient must have potential for leadership in SLA and is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference. The recipient receives complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel and/or accommodations. The winner is also assigned a mentor to assist with understanding how SLA works and the roles of SLA leaders. More information. The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.
The CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award and the CJCLS/EBSCO Community College Library Program Achievement Award recognizes significant achievement in the areas of community college programming and leadership. Winners are recognized during the Community and Junior College Library Section Meeting at the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award, sponsored by the Public Library Association and EBSCO Information Services, recognizes a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence in service to its community as exemplified by an overall or special program of significant accomplishment. The winning library is recognized at the Public Library Association President’s Program, held during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is provided to an active Special Libraries Association member from a group traditionally underrepresented in the SLA. Recipient must have potential for leadership in SLA and is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference. The recipient receives complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel and/or accommodations. The winner is also assigned a mentor to assist with understanding how SLA works and the roles of SLA leaders. More information. The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.
The Excellence in Small and/or Rural Public Library Service Award, sponsored by the Public Library Association and EBSCO Information Services, recognizes a public library serving a population of 10,000 or less that demonstrates excellence in service to its community as exemplified by an overall or special program of significant accomplishment. The winning library is recognized at the Public Library Association President’s Program, held during the Annual Meeting of the American Library Association. More information. The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is provided to an active Special Libraries Association member from a group traditionally underrepresented in the SLA. Recipient must have potential for leadership in SLA and is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference. The recipient receives complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel and/or accommodations. The winner is also assigned a mentor to assist with understanding how SLA works and the roles of SLA leaders. More information. The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.
The SLA Diversity Leadership Development Program Award is provided to an active Special Libraries Association member from a group traditionally underrepresented in the SLA. Recipient must have potential for leadership in SLA and is required to attend the SLA Annual Conference. The recipient receives complimentary registration to the annual conference and a $1,000 stipend to assist with travel and/or accommodations. The winner is also assigned a mentor to assist with understanding how SLA works and the roles of SLA leaders. More information. The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.
The EBSCO/MLA Meeting Grant Award enables four MLA members to attend the Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association. Each year EBSCO provides awards of up to $1,000 for travel and conference-related expenses to librarians who would otherwise be unable to attend the meeting. Applicants must be currently employed as health sciences librarians and have between two and five years’ experience in a health sciences library. More information.