“The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity Initiatives have been awarded a $728,821 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian Program to create the ARL Minority Fellowship Program (MFP). The MFP will partner with ARL libraries to provide 45 master's of library science (MLS) students from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups with fellowships in research libraries. The program will also provide these ARL Minority Fellows with librarian mentors, opportunities for leadership development, and career placement assistance. Using a fellowship-cohort model, this program seeks to address recruitment and retention of minority librarians by providing them with a close network of peers, while at the same time providing these outstanding students with practical learning experiences to complement their library school coursework.”
The University of Kentucky Libraries is one of the five host fellowship libraries. The other host institutions are:
· University at Albany, State University of New York
· University of Arizona
· National Library of Medicine
· North Carolina State University
The full press release from ARL can be found at http://www.arl.org/news/pr/minority-fellowships-18jun08.shtml and UK will issue its press release on Monday, July 7. I will be attending the first meeting of the planning group for the grant in early August. More details when they are available.
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